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I too have always used plain ol’ boxcar red, first Floquil for many years, and now mostly Scalecoat II spray cans. I also use a lot of Tru-color for brush touch-up, say coupler cut levers and corner grabs. Scalecoat has a decent variety of freight car colors, so I’ve mostly done ok. I’ve tried to tell the difference between this color and the more recent ‘BCR #2’ and ‘BCR #3’, and the oxide red which I use for any of several railroads who I know use it.
My color consultant is of some help, but she has limited experience with freight cars.
I have several colors that I use for tie strip painting, but that should be the subject of another message.
Anyway, since I’m modeling the early sixties, I will need sometime soon to develop a technique for simulating the faded and flaking paint on wooden surfaces. I’ve done ok with some experiments on roofwalks, using the Tru-color 348 weathered gray wood, 349 seasoned brown wood, and 350 natural wood. Tru-color also makes a color 354 galvanized steel, which looks better than any I’ve ever seen.
I’ll note here that I’m mostly addressing plastic surfaces. I haven’t painted anything brass in a while.
RG7
