Auville/Iaeger engine shed color question

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Mike,

There's a good, clear, color photo showing the brown and gray/silver of 
the Auville engine house on pg 3 of this publication.  
https://www.ebay.com/itm/284601944145?hash=item4243990851:g:Dh0AAOSwo5Zh0icF 
   Nice small pub that I've enjoyed having for years.

The same photo is in the archives but it doesn't seem to show the colors 
quite as clearly as the printed version.
https://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=207955

Hope this helps,  John Garner  Newport VA



Hello crew,
I am cross posting this discussion, from the facebook group: Fans of
the Norfolk & Western and Virginian Railway in order to hopefully get 
some
assistance from the guys who are not on facebook.

I am attempting to determine the accurate color scheme for the engine
shed.  I am attaching a couple images which help to understand how the 
trim
was painted, but we are not very certain of the wall color.  From the
Archives drawings, I know that the walls and roofs were covered with  
J.M
Transite Corrugated Roofing and J.M. Transite Corrugated Siding, and
asbestos cement product.  This would likely mean it was a light gray 
cement
color, unless it was painted.

The very dark b&w picture is from just after the shed was built, and the
roof appears to be a similar color to the siding, which seems reasonable 
if
they were both asbestos-cement products.
In the color picture with the white and blue car, it seems possible the
side wall is painted white, even though the end wall appears more gray.
This could be due to smoke.
The trim appears to be a reddish brown, and I wonder if it is the same
color as station trim at the time?
The cupola is labeled as being the same corrugated siding as the side
walls.  In the old b&w picture, it does appear to have been painted a 
dark
color on the sides, and matching cement or white on the ends.

The color images were identified as Bill Gordon pictures, and the b&W 
are
Archive pics.

Finally, if anyone has any pics they can share, I would be very, very
appreciative.  I hope to model the service area over the next year.

Thanks for any help you can provide.

Mike Rector