Color blind

Posted by countryboy304 on May 09, 2015; 3:05pm
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/Color-blind-tp2208.html

OK all,

I've been a stalker here for a while and decided to join. I've re-entered the modeling after many years and changed from the D&RGW to the C&S. I've been buying up reference books and such but have not found much reference to colors the C&S used. I see where the cabeese had a brighter color red than the freight rolling stock and see where the COMO station has been painted several different colors over time. All the pictures I see are black and white and are hard to determine the correct (or closest match) colors used.

Can anyone tell me or point me to a list of colors that were used by year with appropriate swatches for reference? Maybe no one has every compiled such a list. I'm trying to do the late 20s.

I love the posts and discussions with the old pictures. I've spent hours reviewing them. Great work everyone.

Phil