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Color for Engine House - Harry - 03-18-2012
What color wall of Engine House?? Blue or gray or ....?
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help me and thank you
sorry my bad english :|
Re: Color for Engine House - Ralph - 03-18-2012
Hi Harry,
I assumed you meant INSIDE? Here are interior pictues of a cinder block engine house...gray.
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Re: Color for Engine House - Harry - 03-18-2012
Thank you Ralph
I mean outside. (I'm building for scale 1:220)
Re: Color for Engine House - BR60103 - 03-18-2012
Harry: where is the enginehouse? And how old?
Re: Color for Engine House - Harry - 03-19-2012
Diesel, from 1950 to today ????
I have the Diesel GP7, GP9 and GP35
Re: Color for Engine House - tetters - 03-19-2012
If it is wood construction with clap board siding then it is a safe bet that the structure was painted Oxide (Box Car) Red.
Re: Color for Engine House - Sumpter250 - 03-19-2012
If it is a model of a prototype, a little research should give you the proper color. If it is a freelance, you could do as I did.
The engine house, and other railroad structures, are painted the same yellow as the rolling stock, and locos. ( that reduces the number of colors the railroad has to keep in stock, and, it's less expensive to purchase in bulk.)
Re: Color for Engine House - Tyson Rayles - 03-19-2012
Mine is a steel building and I went for beige with brown trim.
Re: Color for Engine House - teejay - 03-19-2012
I was going to say red/red oxide , but perhaps the traditional colours in Germany were something else in 1950's + ?
Terry
Re: Color for Engine House - Harry - 03-19-2012
Okay, my friend, now I know humble.
Mike, your engine at home is good.
Thank you for your help.
Re: Color for Engine House - Rscott417 - 03-19-2012
Tyson Rayles Wrote:Mine is a steel building and I went for beige with brown trim.Does the bay door operate?
Re: Color for Engine House - Harry - 03-19-2012
I put my pictures here:
Everything with my little laser machine.
All are house from Finnboard
>>>>> Finn cardboard (actually machines Finnish wood pulp) is a cardboard-like material that is used mainly in modeling and as an aid in various design tasks.
She is very good with the cutter (in conjunction with a metal ruler) to process and available in various thicknesses and dimensions, the surface (s) are usually not pure white but slightly gray, often there is a smooth and a coarse side. Commercially, they are usually offered in large formats from 70 x 100 cm (27.5 × 39.4 ") and thickness of 1 mm (850 g / m²) to 3 mm (1500 g / m²). <<<<<
Re: Color for Engine House - Ralph - 03-19-2012
Nice little structures. Of the two colors, I personally prefer the tan.
Re: Color for Engine House - teejay - 03-19-2012
The stripes don't do anything for me , personally , since I think most engine houses would be more subdued in colour ...atleast any that I've seen .
Terry
Re: Color for Engine House - nkp_174 - 03-19-2012
For a relatively modern structure like that, blue is a great choice. For a slightly older structure, I'd use a caboose red. Once you get back earlier than that, I prefer straw yellow or a red-brown.