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Re: (erielack) Structure Color Scheme

Dave and all,

In painting my structures for DL&W, I have found that Floquil Pullman Green 
and SP Scarlet seem to be a pretty good match for the DL&W structure colors. 
My layout is lit by Cool White Fluorescents, so your results may vary with 
different lighting.

Bill Botkin
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From: "Dave Rutan" <rutan3_@_nac.net>
To: "EL List" <erielack_@_lists.elhts.org>; <WlClvrh2@aol.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 6:18 AM
Subject: Re: (erielack) Structure Color Scheme


> Bill,
>
> I only research the Sussex Branch, but the rest of the DL&W sometimes 
> leaks in around the edges.  Barn red is what I would use without an actual 
> sample of the color.  I modeled a Branchville station kit which I placed 
> at 1910 and used red oxide for the color.
>
> From my doings of the stations on the Sussex Branch, I've determined 
> enough to convince me that about the time of WWI (1915 for Newton) the 
> DL&W painted their stations a light gray with green trim. The hue is up 
> for grabs, but I'm guessing a neutral gray as it was described as 'drab' 
> and also as possible matching the concrete of the newly paved lower Spring 
> Street in Newton.  Colorized postcards, while not 100% reliable for hue 
> (or even color sometimes) do correlate what I've found as mentions in the 
> newspapers of the time.
>
> Around WWII (definitely by 1947 in Newton by a color photo) the DL&W was 
> painting stations (maybe not all) in the familiar dark green and red trim. 
> Again, I speak from my Sussex Branch obsession, but I think it reflects 
> the railroad generally.
>
> Dave
>
>>  >From Archives_@_Railfan.net
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>> Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 00:16:50 EST
>> From: WlClvrh2_@_aol.com
>> Subject: (erielack) Structure Color Scheme
>>
>> The color scheme on DL&W wooden structures during my 'railfan career' 
>> has
>> been a nicely faded Forest Green with Chinese Red trim. I understand that 
>> prior
>> to 1910 century, the color scheme was a barn red.
>>
>> Is this correct? Were there any earlier schemes, or branch  variations?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Bill Culverhouse
>
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