Turtle Creek Engine

[McFortner]

I've been trying to figure out what color scheme would work with my Turtle Creek cars for an engine. The cars I'm painting maroon with the white lettering. I think this maroon/light blue scheme works well. What do y'all think?

Michael

 

[Lackawanna Jim]

Very nice Michael!

Perhaps some white outlining around the black lettering, to make it stand out? I guess that depends on how light the blue would be... Regardless; I like it very much.

Jim

 

[Sir_Prize]

Yup! That'll look great!
The blue needs to be lighter.
Perhaps a dark sky blue.... ummm ya... What I said.

 

[Tyson Rayles]

Nice but I would either lighten the blue a couple shades or make the lettering maroon also.

 

[McFortner]

I have a pale blue color called Bluebell that I think would work well.

Michael

 

[McFortner]

Oops! Forgot the picture!

 

[Gary Pfeil]

I like that one a lot better!

Gary

 

[Tyson Rayles]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh, now that's right on the money! Sharp color scheme and looks proto to boot!

 

[Russ Bellinis]

Originally posted by Tyson Rayles
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh, now that's right on the money! Sharp color scheme and looks proto to boot!

The third thing in its favor is that it looks like an easy scheme to mask as well! A sharp color scheme that looks proto and is easy to mask and paint is a hard combination to beat.

 

[McFortner]

Thanks for your comments. When I went to the Railroad Paint Shop to get the line drawing to play around with colors on, I saw they had a link to Designing Realistic Model Railroad Paint Schemes and I checked that out. I'm glad I did since it showed how the prototypical railroads did it.

Michael

 

[Ralph]

I like that last version!
Ralph

 

[60103]

Right, Michael, you want as many of the colour separations as possible to come at the rivet lines or panel separations as possible. And the next loco will be a Geep, where the lines are completely different.

 

[McFortner]

On a simular note, this is how I'm gonna do my NSR engines. I have not decided on black or white lettering yet. It depends on the exact color blue or teal I use.

 

[spitfire]

Looking gooooooood Mac! And congrats on the house!

cheers
Val

 

[Russ Bellinis]

Originally posted by McFortner
On a simular note, this is how I'm gonna do my NSR engines. I have not decided on black or white lettering yet. It depends on the exact color blue or teal I use.

This one looks neat, but it will be much more difficult to mask.

 

[RailRon]

Michael, to be honest I didn't like those paint schemes, but first I didn't know why. Then it dawned on me: That cyan background is extremely disturbing, so that the different blues 'bite' each other.

So I changed the background - and presto: Now this design looks great! I'd go for a light blue with black lettering - or a dark (gauge?) blue with white lettering.

Ron

 

[Greg Elems]

I like your choice of motive powr too.

Greg Elems