In this March 2026 episode of Cody’s Office, Senior Editor Cody Grivno explores a fresh lineup of products, including the Broadway Limited Imports HO scale (1:87) theater car and Athearn’s N scale (1:160) 52-foot mill gondola. Cody also highlights the new 2026 Lionel Trains Pocket Price Guide from Firecrown Media. In our modeling tip segment, Cody emphasizes essential workshop safety practices, covering the importance of proper eye, ear, and respiratory protection when working with paints and power tools. Of course, there’s also a detailed Q&A session with Cody covering historical railroad paint schemes and more…tune in for these expert insights!
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Hi Cody,
With many of our old favorite RR paint lines discontinued, I was wondering what Tamiya rattle-can colors are the best match for Santa Fe red, Santa Fe yellow, Santa Fe blue, SP scarlett, and SP lark dark grey. Are there any new RR specific lines of model paints that are good replacements for Scalecoat, Floquil, Modelflex?Thanks for your thoughts! Marcus