11-29-2015, 02:35 AM
cnrglen Wrote:I primered the boiler last night and painted the smokebox
Searching the 'net' for photos and it looks like Canadian pacific painted their smokeboxes in a darker gray so I that's what I used.
Except for working on a few details this project is now on hold until I get the new tender. (about a week or two)
The CP "Eastern Lines" used a mixture of oil and plumbago (graphite) on smokeboxes.
"Western Lines" added "litharge" (white lead), sometimes omitting the graphite giving a more yellowish-white shade, which weathered reddish with rust.
Dan M.