Re: PC: Early PC models

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> From:          "Rob Carlo" <robcarlo -AT- worldnet.att.net>
> To:            <penn-central -AT- smellycat.com>
> Subject:       PC: Early PC models
> Date:          Tue, 3 Mar 1998 22:28:52 -0500
> Reply-to:      penn-central -AT- smellycat.com


While we are talking about PC passenger car paint, does any one know 
the correct formula to make PC passenger car green? I have a B60 
baggage car I want to do in PC, just the lack of paint is stopping 
me.
Bob Stafford
> PC fans,
>      Just for ha-ha's does anybody remember some of the wild PC paint
> schemes on models in the early PC years?   Tyco wins the prize with bright
> green locos with white and red lettering, passenger cars with bright green
> window panels and red lettering/logos.   Con-cor passenger cars had a
> bright green letter board as I remember.  Where did these schemes come
> from?   Only Bachmann was close to accurate with a black GP-40 and "F-9"(
> F-7).   Were there any other  mfrs. of PC models?  
>      Today we have a more accurate Atlas U-33C, but the lettering is not
> quite right.  I just re-lettered mine, after months of debating ( should I,
> or shouldn't I ) but give Atlas credit for even producing a PC model.  
> Stewart also gets credit for the nice PC F unit set!
>       Rob
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