Railroad Forums 

  • Pan Am Light Blue color suggestion?

  • Discussion related to everything about model railroading, from layout design and planning, to reviews of related model tools and equipment. Discussion includes O, S, HO, N and Z, as well as narrow gauge topics. Also includes discussion of traditional "toy train" and "collector" topics such as Lionel, American Flyer, Marx, and others. Also includes discussion of outdoor garden railways and live steamers.
It is currently Tue May 21, 2024 12:47 pm

Pan Am Light Blue color suggestion?

Discussion related to everything about model railroading, from layout design and planning, to reviews of related model tools and equipment. Discussion includes O, S, HO, N and Z, as well as narrow gauge topics. Also includes discussion of traditional "toy train" and "collector" topics such as Lionel, American Flyer, Marx, and others. Also includes discussion of outdoor garden railways and live steamers.

Moderators: 3rdrail, stilson4283, Otto Vondrak

Pan Am Light Blue color suggestion?

  by JBConn
 
Anybody have a suggestion for a paint mix or alternative railroad color for the Pan Am Railways light blue as seen on MEC 511?

B&M Blue is too dark a shade and a bit too 'vivid', although it matches the Athearn's Pan Am boxcars pretty well.

Thanks

Re: Pan Am Light Blue color suggestion?

  by jwhite07
 
I was going to suggest B&M Blue... perhaps Conrail Blue or GN Big Sky Blue?

Re: Pan Am Light Blue color suggestion?

  by JBConn
 
FWIW, I took a fresh bottle of Tru-Color B&M Blue, and added 1/4 to 1/3 Tru-Color white. It looks good!
 Return to “Toy Trains, Model Railroading, Outdoor and Live Steam”
 - All times are UTC-05:00 -