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The following paint manufacturers and formulas have been reccommended by fellow Missouri Pacific modelers. We've also included comments that may be helpful. Remember, this is meant as a guide - a certain amount of these recommendations involve individual preference. The MPHS itself does not try to promote one of these companies or their products as better than another, or claim any of these paints as being 100% accurate. And with all that said, we'd like to thank all those who have put in their two-cents worth of advice! |
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Scalecoat II Paints (All are based on the orignal EMD color cards) |
| Light Eagle Blue Darker Eagle Blue Eagle Gray Eagle yellow Jenk's Blue - coming soon |
| Des Planes Hobbies Custom Scalecoat Paints |
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Des Planes Hobbies carries a line of custom-mixed Scalecoat paints (a good paint match for the blue on LifeLike Proto 2000 FA2's and GP-18. The blue used on these models is darker than that on the MP GP7 and FA1's) Among the colors are: 2 oz jars are $4.00 each. The url for their page is
DesPlanes Hobbies. |
| Floquil
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(note that these formulas are for the older Floquil paints) |
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"Ask Paint Shop" MR, March 88, page 110 Grey Cream/Yellow The following have been pulled from Floquil color charts found on the net. Missouri Pacific: Blue Gray Emblem Red
Texas and Pacific Railway: Prototype paint numbers.
"Vermillion" red used on MP cabooses: Vermillion/
Chicago & Eastern Illinois: (Found on BL2s) (Found on BL2s) |
| Badger Modelflex Paints |
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All colors made from DuPont High performance Rail coatings color samples: MoPac Jenks Blue 16-86 Also note that John Lee (railroad hobby consultant for Badger) has developed the pre-war Eagle Blue. Though not marketed by Badger, it is It is the Badger formula, and is marketed by John with Badger's blessing, as are several other low demand railroad colors. John Lee and Dan Osborn regularly provide clinics on using water based paints, specifically Modelflex, and are the clinicians on a soon to be released video by Badger. Painting Tips
Modelflex sprays out at 18 to 20 psi. It is not necessary to have a compressor with an air tank to spray water base or solvent base paint. I would suggest that you spray using the largest needle and head, water base is a heavier paint and needs a larger needle and head to spray. (thanks to John Lee)
Modelflex paint must be sprayed directly out of the bottle without thinning! If you put anything in Modelflex but distilled water, it isn't Modelflex anymore. Examples of airbrushes designed for water-based paint - Badger's 155 or 360 in double acting or the New design 200 for all of you single acting guys and gals. Larger fluid passage and universal tip/needle combinations. Water-base will never flow like solvent - but it will never eat your
nervous system or your plastic model, either! (Dan Osborn) |
