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Need help from the MoPac folks...

Unread postPosted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 1:28 am
by MadMike1024
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Does the Eagle blue look right? I have a good Jenks chip for the freight version so that'll be OK.

Re: Need help from the MoPac folks...

Unread postPosted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 8:55 am
by buzz456
It's so much fun trying to match a color and then get it into the sim................
Mopacblue2.jpg
Mopacblue1.jpg

Re: Need help from the MoPac folks...

Unread postPosted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 9:42 am
by TDHenderson
I believe Jenks Blue was used in this logo. Perhaps that will help.

Missouri_Pacific_Screaming_Eagle_Herald.jpg

Re: Need help from the MoPac folks...

Unread postPosted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 11:39 am
by MadMike1024
TDHenderson wrote:I believe Jenks Blue was used in this logo. Perhaps that will help.

Missouri_Pacific_Screaming_Eagle_Herald.jpg


Thanks for that, I was going to do the long hood eagle paint.

Re: Need help from the MoPac folks...

Unread postPosted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 3:00 pm
by Chacal
Stop guessing and use the RGB values!

http://www.art-paints.com/Paints/Airbru ... -Blue.html

Re: Need help from the MoPac folks...

Unread postPosted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 3:59 pm
by buzz456
They sure don't always end up looking right in game. Some of them look fine and others look way off.

Re: Need help from the MoPac folks...

Unread postPosted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 5:35 pm
by MadMike1024
Chacal wrote:Stop guessing and use the RGB values!

http://www.art-paints.com/Paints/Airbru ... -Blue.html


Thanks, but that is the freight Jenks blue ( I can use it) the passenger car color was called Eagle blue, and it was lighter in tone.

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I need to fix up the numberboards otherwise it's done. The freight version, if you have the PRR loco will number dynamically, and if you have the LV early version it will be a single.

Re: Need help from the MoPac folks...

Unread postPosted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 7:29 pm
by buzz456
Beauty!

Re: Need help from the MoPac folks...

Unread postPosted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 10:55 pm
by ErikGorbiHamilton
buzz456 wrote:It's so much fun trying to match a color and then get it into the sim................
Mopacblue2.jpg
Mopacblue1.jpg


Is that a GE with an EMD cab?

Re: Need help from the MoPac folks...

Unread postPosted: Fri Dec 05, 2014 3:27 am
by MadMike1024
BNOV2 wrote:
buzz456 wrote:It's so much fun trying to match a color and then get it into the sim................
Mopacblue2.jpg
Mopacblue1.jpg


Is that a GE with an EMD cab?


MP was famous for rebuilds of the odd variety.. Hows about a RS-11 with the radiators off a GP30? (and the 567 that went with them.)

Re: Need help from the MoPac folks...

Unread postPosted: Fri Dec 05, 2014 8:43 pm
by MadMike1024
buzz456 wrote:Beauty!


To plain... same series a little later. They finally wound up in Armor yellow and dove grey at the end.

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Oh, does anyone else vote for a little weathering?

Re: Need help from the MoPac folks...

Unread postPosted: Fri Dec 05, 2014 8:53 pm
by Chacal
Yes of course!
Given the choice between clean and weathered, I always choose weathered.

Re: Need help from the MoPac folks...

Unread postPosted: Fri Dec 05, 2014 9:39 pm
by dejoh
Getting close. A tad darker. Used to see MP rolling through Chicago Heights, Il. in the 80's. C&EI: Chicago & Eastern Illinois. When they merged. !!*ok*!!

Re: Need help from the MoPac folks...

Unread postPosted: Fri Dec 05, 2014 9:39 pm
by ErikGorbiHamilton
MadMike1024 wrote:
BNOV2 wrote:
buzz456 wrote:It's so much fun trying to match a color and then get it into the sim................
Mopacblue2.jpg
Mopacblue1.jpg


Is that a GE with an EMD cab?


MP was famous for rebuilds of the odd variety.. Hows about a RS-11 with the radiators off a GP30? (and the 567 that went with them.)

I would love to see that!

Re: Need help from the MoPac folks...

Unread postPosted: Sat Dec 06, 2014 12:48 am
by MadMike1024
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