Hi All -- just started cutting out a batch of 10 well cars for my new railroad. Im hopefully going to be painting them in the next week, and I am looking for the right paint. I need 2 types - the TTX Yellow that is so commonly seen, and also that reddish not quite rust color often seen on rail cars. I prefer to stick with acrylic paints (I commonly use Vallejo Model Color and Model Air) but I am willing to try other brands Thanks TIM
Polly scale and floquil, the standard railroad paint for decades, was discontinued a few years ago. Model Railroad Hobbyist Magazine did a huge conversion chart project to determine matches in other brands of paint. There was a TTX yellow in the PS/F line, but it is paler than most factory painted TTX models from Athearn and others. Model Master Cadmium Yellow is a match for that color. It also says Vallejo Game Air Moon Yellow is a match. If you are looking for a brighter, richer yellow, try Model Master Reefer Yellow. Badger Model Flex has a Trailer Train yellow, but that might be the early yellow and not the TTX yellow. I thought they changed the shade at one point. You could also try Railbox yellow. Both Badger and Model Master make this color. The railroad series in Badger’s Model Flex has a lot of different yellows. You can check out their website, but make sure to click on ‘view larger color chart’ at the bottom for a better view of the colors. If you are weathering, an exact match to any existing cars shouldn’t be a big deal.
If you join the Model Railroad Hobbyist Magazine web site -- which is free to join -- you can download their "Guide to acrylic painting ... in a post-Floquil world." The Guide contains the big chart referenced above by Mr. Trainiac. It lists the Floquil-equivalent colors from the Model Master, Vallejo-MicroLux, and MODELflex lines. If there is no exact match to a Floquil color, the Guide provides mixing instructions so you can create the matching color. Since it costs nothing to subscribe to the MRH site, downloading this Guide is pretty much a no-brainer! http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/ - Jeff
The MRH guide to matching Floquil colors is available on the Testors web site: https://www.testors.com/~/media/Dig...lic-painting-guide-post-Floquil-Portrait.ashx Very helpful. - Jeff
