Julian;
I agree with what everyone has said. CPR Tuscan is very hard to model.
ALL colours change ( weather) over time caused by various factors of the
elements - sunshine, temperature, harsh pollutants in the air (eg. soot),
and cleaning compounds. I've also seen how a colour photograph can be
manipulated to give almost any hue of a colour desired. Also lighting for
model railroads is far different than outdoor light no matter how bright or
dull the day is.
One good CP Tuscan model paint to use is Scalecoat. The only problem is
getting it into Canada, as it is solvent based. I've used it (along with
some good friends) for most of my CP passenger and motive power. If you
want to lighten it slightly from the bottle, you need to mix orange with
it. Years ago Floquil did make a CPR Maroon colour, but sadly they
disappeared. When the motive power and passenger cars were done in Tuscan,
there was always a variety in shades as equipment aged from the paint
shop. Years ago I spoke with someone in the paint lab in Weston Shops
(Winnipeg) and they told me the colours might have shifted as they hadn't
been refrigerated! They were only able to give me spectrometer readings
for the diesel gray and yellow. They didn't have any tuscan. Just be
aware, the steam gray is slightly darker than the diesel gray.
What you've got looks fine. The decal colour looks like a freshly painted
shade while your tender looks like one that's been around a bit.
Keep up the good work!
JIm Little, MMR
On Thu, Apr 22, 2021 at 6:41 PM Julian <nineveh612@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi everyone,
I am in the process of decalling a Van Hobbies CP Hudson (2816) using
black cat decals. However, I noticed that, although they say they are
Tuscan, they look very dark maroon. When I look at pictures on line the
side boards and tender sides are definitely Tuscan red not deep maroon like
the black cat decals.
Can anyone shed some light on this as I have done half the engine and
can’t help thinking it looks wrong.
Thanks
Julian
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