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| Author: | JimLundquist [ Sat Oct 27, 2018 1:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | SP color chips |
Does anyone have authentic Southern Pacific color chips for depot buff and Brown m Thanks. |
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| Author: | jayrod [ Sun Oct 28, 2018 4:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: SP color chips |
Jim, Exact colors will depend on your era. Try the Niles Depot Historical Foundation in Fremont. They've done research on SP depot colors. Web page with color info including Munsell numbers: http://www.nilesdepot.org/centerville/colors.html Let us know what paints you come up with and I'll add them to the list. |
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| Author: | Randy Hees [ Sun Oct 28, 2018 12:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: SP color chips |
The Niles Depot chips were done for the nearby Centerville Depot.... and are based on forensic paint research, not on SP drift panels (but they are well researched.) CSRM's library has some SP drift panels, but I don't know if those include depot paint. Other SP drift panels are in private collections, and occasionally surface... |
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