[PRCo] Re: 3800 cars

[Edward H. Lybarger]

The trim in the photo looks gray because it was gray.  The cream appeared
most likely because it was on hand for the PCCs and they didn't have to
stock another color any more. 

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Schneider Fred
Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 4:56 PM
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Subject: [PRCo] Re: 3800 cars

Probably nothing wrong with your gray except (1) you photographed it under
tungsten lighting which adds orange to it and (2) the original  
scene was taken on a cloudy day which adds blue.     If you want to  
make the gray as unrealistic as the photo Bob, then add blue.   Come  
up to Lancaster some time and I'll dig out some old photo manuals with the
Kelvin color temperature scale in it that shows just how much different
hours or the day or a lack of direct sunshine can affect outdoor
photography.

But it still needs an Iron City Beer advertisement, don't you think!!!!!

And when did you build Charleroi Car House (or is that Tunnel)?




On Feb 25, 2010, at 2:44 PM, BobDietrich wrote:

> Gents:
> I finally finished those 3800 cars that I got from Howard Andrews 
> about 3 years ago - well almost, I still need seats.  Thanks a million 
> Howard, without you none of us would ever be building 3800 models.  
> I'm attaching a comparison picture of my 3802 and the real thing.  I 
> want to show that my gray trim is prototypical and that no matter how 
> hard I try I can never get my models as ratty looking as the real 
> thing.  Maybe I should throw it into the shop vac a couple times.
>
> Anyway, thanks to Howard and everyone else that helped with this 
> project.
>
> Bob
>
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