Yeah you see a variety of colors used on EL models from different sources. I noticed a difference in going from a flat panel monitor to a picture tube type. For some reason it's about the only railroad where there's such a variance in the colors used. Maybe it depends on what pictuire they're using and the different shades of the colors used on different units.
But those codes work well on real objects. The boys painted their rooms with the Home Depot system and I almost had my wife talked into using the EL colors in the office. Almost.
Mike Spinelli
"Paul R. Tupaczewski" <paultup_@_comcast.net> wrote:
> I don't know if anyone can mix model paints using RGB codes
> (Red Green Blue) but here they are:
> http://www.3dtrains.com/guides/msts_colors/railroad_colors_na_
> index.shtml
>
> This is geared toward Train Sim since we use RGB codes for
> colors on computers, but I know places like Home Depot uses
> these codes to mix interior paints (you've seen he
> commercials where you can paint your room in official team
> colors). It may be possible for someone to do the same with
> model laquers.
>
>
> Mike Spinelli
Now that I have a few minute breaktime from painting my new daughter's
bedroom :), let me chime in on this one...
First off, using RGB codes for matching is a very tricky thing, unless all
your devices (monitor, printer, etc.) are color-calibrated. One person's
monitor may not show the same color exactly the same as another person's.
It's a tricky deal to use RGB codes. Currently, the best and most accurate
color-matching technique is to use industry-standard "Pantone" colors.
Pantone is a company that puts out color booklets of thousands of different
colors (think of it as going to your local Home Depot and picking up all the
paint cards at the Behr booth! :) This is the defacto standard used in
printing for color matching, and most model manufacturers also use this as
their standard as well.
How to equate Pantone color to a model paint is another story entirely! But
at least with the Pantone color match, you have a good starting point.
- - Paul
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