PCC Colors

[Dietrich, Robert J.]

Was  RE: Fall Trolley Extravaganza

I had the pleasure of meeting the Teacher/Trombonist/Conductor/Historian on
Saturday, we has an enjoyable discussion.  Thanks for following up Dennis.


The Fall Trolley Extravaganza was a nice meet, several hundred folks showed
up.  There weren't as many modules as in the past, seems many of my East
Penn Traction Club brethren had other plans.

Dennis' reference to painting PRCo paint comes from a question I was asking
all over the meet.  What model paint should be used to match PRCo PCC
colors?  This begs the obvious question what color was the prototype?  Fred
Schneider told me it is the paint supplier said it is the same as the LVT
Mountain Ash Scarlet.   Ed Skuchas told me it is redder than that.  The
photo on the PTM Poster at this weekend's meet showed the restored PTM 1700
car repainted in a very red hue.  But the cover of the 2000 PTM calendar
shows 1697 much more subdued and orange, a closer match to the LVT photos
I've seen.

The evidence is all tainted; was the restored car painted with the correct
paint?  What effect did time have on the old color photos (we know what
effect time had on the cars)?  And what color was Mountain Ash Scarlet?

Would anyone like to render an opinion as to the color I should use to paint
my weathered PRCo PCCs?

Thanks.
Bob
 -----Original Message-----
From: 	DF Cramer [mailto:dfc1 at alltel.net] 
Sent:	Monday, September 11, 2000 6:17 AM
To:	trolley LIST
Subject:	Fall Trolley Extravaganza

    Greetings to all of you that I met at King of Prussia.  Thanks so much
for dropping by the booth and saying hello.  I was truly impressed with the
level of modeling craftmanship that you all have.  Bravo!

    A note to Bob Dietrich:  I used Badger Model Flex Caboose Red (16-08)
and Antique White ((16-06) on my HO 1700 Series PCC's.  It seems pretty
close to 1711 at PTM, but as I said, I suffer from color blindness.  I also
followed up in your written request about membership.

DF Cramer  Teacher/Trombonist/Conductor/Historian
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