RE: (erielack) Lackawanna F Unit Paint Colors

["Schuyler Larrabee" <schuyler.larrabee_@_verizon.net>]

And the other night, I posted that Accupaint is
manufactured by SMP, which is true.  I also said
they're in Acton MA, which isn't.  They're in
Bolton MA.

Acton and Bolton are almost next to each other.

SGL 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: erielack-owner_@_lists.railfan.net 
> [mailto:erielack-owner_@_lists.railfan.net] On
Behalf Of James G Flynn
> Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 7:12 AM
> To: pcap.bprr_@_verizon.net
> Cc: paultup_@_lucent.com;
erielack_@_lists.railfan.net
> Subject: Re: (erielack) Lackawanna F Unit Paint
Colors
> 
> 
>         Paul,  They're still in business.  I
just bought a 
> couple of bottles of the ERIE colors  three
weeks ago.  Had 
> to have my dealer order them for me, as he
doesn't stock the 
> products, as a rule.
>         
>         Jim Flynn
>         ELHS # 2598
>         jimbatt1_@_juno.com
>  
> On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 20:26:40 -0400 "Paul
Cappelloni"
> <pcap.bprr_@_verizon.net> writes:
> > Thanks Paul.  
> > 
> > I was able to find a thread in the archives
that started with the 
> > question of EL paint mixtures. However, it
turned into a 
> conversation 
> > about Accu Paint and who owned them or even if
SMP Industries were 
> > still in business.  This was back in 1998 and
I have not 
> seen a bottle 
> > of Accu Paint in about 10 years.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > 
> > Paul Cappelloni
> > ELHS #1731
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul)
[mailto:paultup_@_lucent.com]
> > > Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2004 10:54 PM
> > > To: 'Paul Cappelloni';
erielack_@_lists.railfan.net
> > > Subject: RE: (erielack) Lackawanna F Unit
Paint Colors
> > > 
> > > Paul,
> > > 
> > >         I believe Polly Scale Rock Island
Maroon is a dead-on for
> > DL&W
> > > maroon. As for the other colors, well.... :)
> > > 
> > >         - Paul
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Paul Cappelloni
[mailto:pcap.bprr_@_verizon.net]
> > > > Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2004 11:02 PM
> > > > To: erielack_@_lists.railfan.net
> > > > Subject: (erielack) Lackawanna F Unit
Paint Colors
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > What are the appropriate Poly Scale paints
to match (as best as
> > > > possible) the Lackawanna gray and maroon
scheme use on 
> the freight 
> > > > F units?  In the distant past I have used
Accu Paint EL 
> Gray and 
> > > > EL Maroon as well as Floqiuil's EL Gray
and EL Maroon 
> (not on the 
> > > > same model). Has anyone used the Poly
Scale paints in such a 
> > > > project?
> > > >
> > > > I apologize for repeating a question that
has been covered in 
> > > > detail in
> > > > the past.   I just have not been able to
find the thread in the
> > > > archives.
> > > >
> > > > Thank you,
> > > >
> > > > Paul Cappelloni
> > > > ELHS #1731
> > > >
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 

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