Auville/Iaeger engine shed color question

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grabbed it. thanks!
Mike Rector

On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 3:02 PM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:

> 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
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