Reply To: Prepping brass caboose

[Jerry Michels]

My choice of BCR for MoPac cabooses is just a common term. There were many shade variations of this common reddish brown both as originally applied and as faded by sun and darkened by soot and dirt. In my opinion, unless you are intending on replicating a fresh from the paint shop caboose, the shade, within reason, is inconsequential. If you have a string of cabooses on a layout, varied shades of “BCR” will look more realistic than a string of glossy cabs in the “correct” color. Just my opinion. Jerry