The Green Dorfan

mikemike,

Search Standard Gauge Under the Tree on Youtube and you'll see the previous MTH release of the Green Dorfan in action,

Sunrise

Thanks

I did not purchase the green Dorfan that was just released.  However, I have the MTH 10-1214 green Dorfan steamer and the 10-5031 green Dorfan passenger set.

I took the tender in to an automotive paint specialty store to get the paint matched.  He put the tender under his scanner and then went to look it up on his computer.  As he was doing that, I was looking at the tender and thinking out loud, and said that I'd never really noticed how close the color is to John Deere green.  He looked at me funny and back at the computer, and said, "close?  It's identical.  It comes up a perfect match."  So he didn't mix any paint for me, I just used off-the-shelf John Deere green.

I know MTH did some John Deere box cars and such, and apparently somebody figured, close enough.  Original Dorfan green was much darker and not as much yellow; actually closer to Oliver green, if you're gonna get into tractors with it.

So there you have it.  MTH used John Deere green on their Dorfan.  Don't know about the recently-released set, but I would imagine it's the same.  

Thanks for the information.  I love John Deere Green. Is it a high gloss finish?

The Green Dorfan? And his sidekick Kato?

If they had made a green 3930 type, I would have bit the bullet and ordered it as well as the Bonnie Blue steamer.

Steve

Yes, MTh  high gloss John Deere green.

The T-Reproductions green 3930 is a closer match to original Dorfan green... which means it doesn't match the MTH cars.  I use it on the Dorfan freight.

The catalog implies the Ives  red 1134 couplers will fit the Dorfan green cars. Does anyone know the length of the green Dorfan cars?  The 418 cars are to big for one part of my layout. (scenery issues)

The MTH green Dorfan cars are 13-1/4" long without couplers.

You can put any Standard Gauge couplers you want on the Dorfan cars - Dorfan, Lionel, Ives, generic hook.

Thanks, They will easily fit my inner loop then.  They are on the way!!!!! Once again thanks for the information!!!!!!