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Article #102Re: Why paint items in historic liveries?
From: Spinner
Date: Sun, 29 May 2005 12:21
Date: Sun, 29 May 2005 12:21
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Terry, The shiny finish on the nose cone may be a result of the locomotive cleaning regime of the day. If a locomotive is cleaned by wiping over with an oil based liquid, it will appear shiny no matter what finish of paint was used. Brett Fitzpatrick Terry Flynn wrote: snip > Pet's theory is simply that, and should be viewed as such.. To date there is > no more > evidence than photographs and basic descriptions of 'Grey'. One piece of > evidence against the undercoat theory is one black and white photo shows a > shiny clean smoke box cone. Same book. Undercoat paint usually has a matt > finish. It's not conclusive evidence, so Pet's theory is still in the > running. > > -- > Terry Flynn > > > http://angelfire.com/clone/rail/index.html > > HO wagon weight and locomotive tractive effort estimates > > DC control circuit diagrams > > HO scale track standards
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