[ImporterImportee1]

@Trainmaster wrote:

I was able to get a good sample of the paint that was under the sill stripe. I matched it to a chip off of another cab and came to the determination that Imron Safety Red was a near perfect match. I cannot locate the paint chips that I made up for models, but, as I recall, Tru-Color Caboose Red was a match to the Imron color chip that I had. If I were to paint a scale model I would definitely use that color.
It is important to keep in mind that, over the years, different brands of paint were used. That would definitely create variations in color. Also, there are variations between batches made by the same supplier. My caboose was repainted in 1981 at Sedalia, so it was probably slightly different in color than when it was first built.
I hope this helps.

Kevin, I have read your posts about your restoration project of 13569 and admired it from afar. Thank you for the advice about using TC Caboose Red as a spot-on match for my transfer caboose model.
I need to balance the requirements of a perfect color match to the prototype body color (TC Caboose Red) vs. obtaining a perfect match of the model body to the red in the model buzzsaw decals.
I’ll paint up two test swatches of TC Caboose Red and TC Vermillion Red and place buzzsaw decals on each. I will report on the results for those that are interested.
Again, thank you for weighing in!

[ImporterImportee1]

@[email protected] wrote:

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.

[ImporterImportee1]

@[email protected] wrote:

Charlie, thanks for the comment about the handrails.

I have seen the A-Line sunshades with the brass mounting pins indeed look like they’d resist handling better than paper or styrene. I’ll give them a look and thanks for the tip.

I have primed, painted, measured, drilled, and installed the A-Line sunshades and they look very good. They’ve also withstood some handling.

Thanks again for the tip.

[ImporterImportee1]

Charlie, thanks for the comment about the handrails.

I have seen the A-Line sunshades with the brass mounting pins indeed look like they’d resist handling better than paper or styrene. I’ll give them a look and thanks for the tip.

There were many factors that lead me to choose 1963 as the year to model: I prefer running boards on freight cars, I like first and second gen diesels, I wanted to model a year after the 1951 flood which I will depict on my structures with a flood high-water line, I like cabooses (especially transfer cabooses), and lastly: the Kansas City Terminal RY received their SW1200s in 1963 and I really liked those engines (plus a NYC SW1200 is a good starting point to model a couple of them. Of course, they have handrails that will need to be modified, too to create a representative model of the KCT SW 1200s.)

Other than a “show” SD40-2 that I run just for fun, I’ve been successful staying within the 1963 modeling year.

[Author]

Posts