FSM Freight House # 150

[Willwood42]

Hi Tom,

    Nice build. If you completed this 40 years ago, did you have George's color ad in the June  issue of Railroad Model Craftsman to work from. The instructions give hints of what colors to use for some of the castings, but I would love to see George's version.

Thanks   -david

[tom.boyd.125]

Hi Tom,

    Nice build. If you completed this 40 years ago, did you have George's color ad in the June  issue of Railroad Model Craftsman to work from. The instructions give hints of what colors to use for some of the castings, but I would love to see George's version.

Thanks   -david

David,
THANK YOU for your comment on this build. Followed the instructions in this FSM kit to paint and weathered everything with Floquil solvent based paints. Not sure if George Sellios did a color ad of this freight house when it came out in 1976, but George had his built up freight house along with a sawmill diorama at the Chicago National NMRA convention back in 1976 and was able to talk to him their and take some photos for reference back then that helped as a color reference with my build. Currently George Sellios does not have this one on his layout, but it was on the early FSM layout at one time.
Tom

[Willwood42]

Hi Tom,
   Thanks for the information. If you were able to see the original, I think I will use your photo as a guide to painting some of the castings. One of the problems now with following George's instructions is that they no longer have solvent based Floquil paints. Heck they don't even have Polyscale anymore. I know there are websites that give other brand equivalents, but one of them had Model Master Military Brown as a substitute for Floquil Tuscan and I don't think it is even close.
Anyway thanks again   -david 

[bparrish]

David... 

Contact tru-color in Arizona.  Talk to a guy named Owen. (I think).  He can get you aimed at what crosses over.  Be sure to tell him whether you are brushing or spraying.  I order everything for brush and thin it myself. 

See ya
Bob

[Willwood42]

Thanks Bob, There is even a hobby shop not too far from me that carries their paints  -david

[postalkarl]

Hi Tom:

You are quite welcome. Always like seeing your work. Yep you got a lot in that kit for $36.95.

Karl