Missouri Pacific Eagle

[DRGW5349]

See the most excellent J. David Ingles Collection of MP/TP photos.
https://www.lakestatesarchive.org/J-David-Ingles-Collection/Passenger-Cars/MPTP/

[ncbqguy]

The links suggested will all be of help, thanks to all!
The Lakes States photos will especially be useful.
Charlie Vlk

[squirrelhunter]

Reviving this thread:

This is a Walthers coach with a MTL balloon roof sanded smooth and MP Scale models 3D printed "Texas Roof" roof ends. This car is a decent approximation of the MP heavyweight coaches rebuilt with welded sides an sealed windowns, the chief issue is all but 4 of the rebuilt cars had vestibules on both ends.


Here's the fully painted version. I used Tamiya TS-32 Hqze Gray on the roof.


Finally I got one of Lowell Smith's new MP coaches
 There are very close to a group of ex Maine Central PS fluted coaches MP picked up around 1960-62. I repainted the roof with Tamiya Haze Gray as well.

Sokramiketes, have you had any luck on getting decals made? I'd definitely be in for a set, the rebuilt heavyweights really should say "Missouri Pacific Lines" in the upper blue stripe.

[Sokramiketes]

RIP Charlie Vlk.  He died before he finished the artwork.  So, no progress on that front.

Thanks for the heads up on the MP Scale roof ends, those are neat.

And yes, I shared my colors with Lowell, and shipped cars over to him at his request for color matching.  He had samples, and then said on one of his shows that he shifted the colors by one value darker (roof) and lighter (window band).

Well, they didn't come out great.  I'll be repainting the roofs, and probably the gray window band.  Lowell's darker roof turned into a greenish dark gray like the old Floquil UP Harbor Mist gray.  It clashes with the MP colors...

[chessie system fan]

This reminds me that I need to finish designing my 14-4 passenger car.  I've done the B&O version.  MP would just need different skirts plus rivets.

And I need to finish that quad door baggage car, too...

[squirrelhunter]

Sokramiketes, sorry to head that, I didn't realize he was the one working on the lettering for you.

I agree, the MP roof gray has more of a bluish tint, that's why I went with the Tamiya haze gray. The color Lowell (and Walthers) used has more of a greenish/yellowish tint to it.

[ntex]

I’ve only been able to locate one BLI E-8 so far. I picked up a couple Kato PA shells if I have to get fancy.

Old topic but was wondering how the BLI E-8 Mopac paint matched up to the Tamiya colors you used.

[Sokramiketes]

Old topic but was wondering how the BLI E-8 Mopac paint matched up to the Tamiya colors you used.

I set aside the project after Charlie Vlk, who was working on decal artwork with me, passed away.  I should get back to it.

Anyway, the only thing I did was repaint the roof of the BLI E-8 to match the colors mentioned here. 

[ntex]

It's good too know that the BLI E-8 matches up to those Tamiya colors. I'm going to try to tackle that Micro-Trains heavyweight Missouri Pacific color fix you did.  It was crazy that the pre-order artwork and the box art looked good but then the actual models didn't. Thanks for posting the work you did on them.

[Sokramiketes]

Sokramiketes, sorry to head that, I didn't realize he was the one working on the lettering for you.

I agree, the MP roof gray has more of a bluish tint, that's why I went with the Tamiya haze gray. The color Lowell (and Walthers) used has more of a greenish/yellowish tint to it.

Yeah, I think Lowell went too Harbor Mist Gray... he had my color samples in hand and at the last minute asked for one shade darker from the factory.  In the darkening, they must have grabbed something with a different tint... Out comes the Tamiya spray can despite best efforts.  Oh well.