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I’m hoping this is a common question with an easy answer. I am modeling a MP transfer caboose in KC in the 60s/70s that was painted red. The red was a perfect match for the red inside the buzzsaw herald.
I have painted test swatches of “Caboose Red” and “Vermillion Red” and found that Vermillion Red is the closest match to the red of the buzzsaw logo. It’s a little dark and will need to be lightened up with some white.
On the transfer caboose, I am confused as to what was the covering on the windows?? It is painted red, but isn’t solid red. It may be a screen, but I see it is not on the openings on the doors. And why would someone have painted the screen? I don’t paint my screens on my house, for example.
Can anyone help me and identify the material?
Thank you.
