Found it. Sorry I don't remember who posted it but they said it was the best color. Vallejo Burnt Cadmium RAL 8012 In their Model color line.

I've tried the Vallejo Red Leather bUT it's a bit off. I'm not good with mixing paints so was hoping someone had already done the footwork on this. If not, time to practice mixing! Mike Conder

The red was posted also but I can't find it.

Ooooooooooops, I should know better. . . . . . .water in the rear, oil in the front. Doug

Should be water in the forward tank and oil in the rear one. There should be a large lid on the water tank, and a smaller one on the oil tank.

May sound like a dumb question, but which of the two hatches on the bunker is for filling water and oil? Looked all over to no avail. Paul

Think the Vallejo color is 71-017 Russion green?

Dusty, That's a good day's work! What's on the schedule for Sunday? ;-) Lee Gustafson

Ended up Simple Greening with Ivory Liquid chaser. So far... 1. Fit body to floor. 2. Drilled/tapped floor for 0-80. 3. Disassembled Blackstone trucks removing side bearer roller assembly. 4. Attach

Someone posted it for a Vallejo color on the old board. I'm looking for it.

Thanks for letting me know, Steve. I'll put the word out to the very few friends I have who model HOn3! Towne 8804 Brigadoon San Antonio, Texas 78254 210-647-1965 prowordsmith@...

I had an HOn3 layout which I had to dismantle when we moved here. I have about 40 freight cars which I painted and lettered with the D&RGW bug herald scheme. I'd like to give them a good home. I

The Brown Book onHO brass . Third edition. Soft cover . Like new . $14. West Side Narrow Gauge in the Sierras by Malloy H. Ferrell. Signed by the author .1st edition 1979. Like new with dust cover.

Hmm ... makes me wonder if anybody has pinned down a similar Tamiya formula for the Blackstone red passenger cars? A friend in England found a bottle of solvent-based red that's a dead ringer, but

I’ve seen this issue before with Blackstone K27 locos. A friend has one that blows the headlight LED occasionally. I just pull out (gently) the circuit board from the headlight and replace the

Dusty I posted a formula to match Blackstone coach green several months back. Look in the messages tab for Matching BS Coach Green or follow the link below. Since this post I have used the formula on

I’ve taken the roof off to weather the insides and install passengers. I also touched up the roof paint after removing the electrical conduit, but I haven’t done anything to the green. If I

I'd like to reletter a Blackstone coach. I'm thinking about removing the lettering with a fiber glass eraser followed by some wet 800 grit. I wonder about about totally removing the paint from the

I have soaked prints in Bestine, allowed to dry, and used a rattle-can of grey primer. No issues with the primer. Rob Bell

I have the same experience as Dale. I've been washing with very warm soap & water, then hitting it with primer. So far, no issues. Got get me some Simple Greeen, though ... Mike Conder