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SP gray - jim currie - 10-24-2025
is there any premixed color that is close to the gray Athearn used on their gray locos lark is too light?
Jim
RE: SP gray - TMo - 10-24-2025
Jim,
I took a look on ebay... Looks like "Tru Color" has some paint that's supposed to match:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/186109130388?_skw=southern+pacific+paint+gray&itmmeta=01K8C9E13KW9F0WRT67TAZY1HC&hash=item2b54f7f694:g:xTIAAeSwvMFouafT&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA8FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1dJiAjtCDeSPKTFgmPttZIhBvPLU9qtKNWDhFi4SQo1xlpGgcHRtE4LtjrjtCbjalnO6OBvNxlnK%2F9GaPKbaZTXUL%2FJgoPqM9dK7PofoY3KVDTrpfryUuFXbYM1J%2BcmXMlvchOkE2UpDL1yBBOUeslJ6pcCT4N%2FTt5R%2FMxQ1eRh0b1Um4Hb0wiyyHrWYYTFiQD%2Bf7pxIr8lh%2Fagg41cNdmjMLafcvG4D7SAd9EmLt0jIiKK26QQOP0kzMtC9oI5DOHDAIIfW1q8reW%2BWaT5UnKqbIcYRg1WYDjcvHbveZV%2BJg%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABFBM9pG4icNm
RE: SP gray - BR60103 - 10-24-2025
Which of these shades is it closest to?
RE: SP gray - jim currie - 10-24-2025
none of the above
RE: SP gray - jim currie - 10-25-2025
well not finding a premix I got out the eyedropper and mixed my own if anyone else would like the mix its 1/8 oz of testers' flat gray 1/16 oz testers' flat white and 20 drops of flat black.
Jim
RE: SP gray - BR60103 - 10-26-2025
Jim: I looked up the Model Railroader Blue Book (ca.1960) and found mixing formulae for Floquil, Roundhouse, and 410M. Do you have any of those left in stock?
The Floquil formula was 4 reefer white, 1 reefer gray, and 2 drops reefer yellow per 1/4 tsp.
The proportions for other brands were quite different.