Which blue for my freelanced road

MRL blue

Or

WABASH blue

This is for the main body color of the power

 

MRL Blue would be my vote sir.

 

Both mixed 50/50 - makes it unique.

Don

 

I’d be happy to vote, but can you post color chips or pictures of the locomotives in those colors?

 

I agree with Dale, color samples and/or photos would help us choose.

Joe

 

pics from rrfallenflags.org

Wabash



or mrl




this is for a Midwest freelance with the blue

 

Era?

If you are modeling the 1940's-1960's, WAB blue.

If you are modeling the 1970's until now, MRL blue.

Blue paint fades horribly, older blue paints were much darker (B&O, WAB, MP, N&W, C&O, etc). More modern paints have more stable pigments and allow brighter blues (ROCK, CR, MRL, B&M, etc.)

 

Wabash had two blues, one the early one that came with the F units as pictured. Later when repainted in the solid blue paint scheme the blue was a lot lighter. Scalecoat II makes the later version of the blue paint, for the older version it must be mixed with black to darken it.

This is the solid blue paint scheme.



Rick Jesionowski

 

I like the later Wabash blue.

 

I admit to being somewhat of a traditionalist, hence my choice. Difficult to choose though.

 

So far the Wabash blue is leading by big numbers

as I should have stated

Fall of 1979

Loosely based on the BN/DRGW/RI/SLSF

Picture I wanted to post was the Wabash early F unit scheme

Couldn't find a decent photo

 

That's why I'm going with a darker blue

Agree the BSB was almost as bad as RI bankruptcy blue

 

Will be using tru color paints

 

Vince, I tried Tru-Color paint and could not even get it to spray, so it went into the crapper along with acrylics.

Rick Jesionowski

 

I have no problems with it at all

Lays on very nicely using acetone 50/50 mix +/-

 

Thanks to all who looked and voted it shall be Wabash blue to go with my roads paint scheme

Thanks again everyone

 

Welp Wabash blue I got was nothing like the darker Wabash blue I was after soooooooo.

I ended up switching to L&N Dark Blue thanks for all the input y'all