Caboose roof color questions

Tue May 7 11:07:04 EDT 2019

Since the fascias were red, I “assume” the roofwalks and corner platforms were red also?  What if the roof was black … were those items still red to match the body color?

Jim King

 <http://www.smokymountainmodelworks.com/> www.smokymountainmodelworks.com

From: NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> 
Sent: Monday, May 6, 2019 5:38 PM
To: NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
Subject: Re: Caboose roof color questions

Brown is the correct color. But just the roof sheets! The facia was red like the body. Over time this weathered to a dark grey. But don't use straight black. The "old" Floquil "Roof Brown" was not bad, although mixing in a little black would not hurt; but the acrylic Floquil I saw was too light. Red roofs came later.

Jim Nichols

On Monday, May 6, 2019, 1:17:51 PM CDT, NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org <mailto:nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> > wrote: 

I’m gradually gathering a small collection of steam-era cabooses.  Most will require painting and I need to know appropriate roof colors for late 50s cabs.  I know the C-3’s were delivered with brown roofs and I plan to paint mine that way.  My Westside CF’s will have smoke jack caps, simulated tarpaper and tarred seams added to the plain roofs prior to painting.  I’ve seen some color pix that appear to have red and some with black but I have no color pix showing brown.

Is it accurate to paint CF and CG cabs black, brown or red to represent 1957-62?  I’ve been told that Floquil Roof Brown is a good color, followed by weathering.  Since the 2 Westside CF bodies will be identical, I’d like to vary the roof color to distinguish them.

Jim King

 <http://www.smokymountainmodelworks.com/> www.smokymountainmodelworks.com

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