I've been playing around with Marleyman's SD45 D&RGW repaint. It always looked to bright to me.
I added the logo on the nose, tried to make the shadow lines more visible and mute the colors some. The original is in the background.
On this one I faded out the colors some. The plan is to dirty this one up!
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D&RGW SD45
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D&RGW SD45
by slick204 » Wed May 20, 2015 5:54 pm
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Re: D&RGW SD45
by bloodonfire3 » Wed May 20, 2015 6:00 pm
Excellent work so far...however...DRGW was a little more darker black. What you and Marleyman seem to have is a deep rich blue hue.
Your orange is a little more spot on than the black, but maybe try matching from the photo to get a little more accuracy (if you prefer not to, okay by me).
Image from http://www.drgw.net
Your orange is a little more spot on than the black, but maybe try matching from the photo to get a little more accuracy (if you prefer not to, okay by me).
Image from http://www.drgw.net
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Re: D&RGW SD45
by buzz456 » Wed May 20, 2015 6:01 pm
On my monitor this looks blue. I was under the impression that D&RGW locomotives were black fading and dirtying (my word) to kind of a sooty gray.
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Re: D&RGW SD45
by XDriver » Wed May 20, 2015 7:03 pm
Here's what I have. (Converted SP version repaint.) I believe they had dark blue and dark grey. Not quite black.
To each their own, I guess.
To each their own, I guess.
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Re: D&RGW SD45
by BoostedFridge » Wed May 20, 2015 8:07 pm
Both versions are a very welcome update on the originals! Whether they are a very dark blue, or a very dark grey, they will look pretty similar under a thick layer of coal dust 
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Re: D&RGW SD45
by slick204 » Wed May 20, 2015 9:31 pm
Ahh! I don't have the SP version. That one has a light on the nose and a front plow like the D&RGW. The silver trucks don't appear to be correct either. Oh well.
Anyway, I never realized how blue it was!
Anyway, I never realized how blue it was!
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Re: D&RGW SD45
by Ericmopar » Wed May 20, 2015 10:09 pm
buzz456 wrote:On my monitor this looks blue. I was under the impression that D&RGW locomotives were black fading and dirtying (my word) to kind of a sooty gray.
On my setup it looks like a faded black, to a very dark almost black grey.
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Re: D&RGW SD45
by imnew » Wed May 20, 2015 11:59 pm
BoostedFridge wrote:Both versions are a very welcome update on the originals!
I echo BoostedFridge
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Re: D&RGW SD45
by gtrtroger » Thu May 21, 2015 6:26 am
I was interested in this too, as the DRGW SD45's I have look too blue as well. Tried different weather and lighting conditions in game and it made no difference.....still blue.
Googled DRGW Colors and read a lot of references....
Like this one: http://utahrails.net/drgw/rg-diesel-paint-schemes.php
It appears they should all be "coal" black.
Googled DRGW Colors and read a lot of references....
Like this one: http://utahrails.net/drgw/rg-diesel-paint-schemes.php
It appears they should all be "coal" black.
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Re: D&RGW SD45
by JohnM1945 » Thu May 28, 2015 12:23 pm
gtrtroger wrote...
Just popped out for a look at the real stuff, in our coal bunker. Yes, we really have domestic coal fires in open grates...
Good quality coal is not black, it's dark grey with blueish tints. Some poor quality coal tends to be a touch browner, a bit like lignite.
Tar now, that's like black glass when freshly split...
Just thought that might help...
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It appears they should all be "coal" black.
Just popped out for a look at the real stuff, in our coal bunker. Yes, we really have domestic coal fires in open grates...
Good quality coal is not black, it's dark grey with blueish tints. Some poor quality coal tends to be a touch browner, a bit like lignite.
Tar now, that's like black glass when freshly split...
Just thought that might help...
Kind regards,
John M
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