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 Post subject: Re: Alternative Examples of the Reading's Postwar Paint Colo
PostPosted: Tue Mar 28, 2023 7:02 pm 

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No worries, Eric. You and Pete are about the only ones not in our Mexican railroading clique to bother with this, anyhow. Just remember, if it looks right with my eyes closed (while passed out from too much Tequila), it's good enough for NdeM....

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 Post subject: Re: Alternative Examples of the Reading's Postwar Paint Colo
PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 9:27 am 

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The Brewsters are too green, Valencia Orange is too orange, and Scarlet is too red...


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 Post subject: Re: Alternative Examples of the Reading's Postwar Paint Colo
PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 10:14 am 

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This color here, General Motors WE5885, is the reddest color labeled as Orange in the fan deck, eh?...


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 Post subject: Re: Alternative Examples of the Reading's Postwar Paint Colo
PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 10:38 am 

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"Christine" is a Toreador Red car...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth_Belvedere#1957–1959

The color was first introduced by Chrysler for the 1958 model year...


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 Post subject: Re: Alternative Examples of the Reading's Postwar Paint Colo
PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 11:13 am 

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The car with giant tailfins definitely looks Mexican.

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 Post subject: Re: Alternative Examples of the Reading's Postwar Paint Colo
PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 11:46 am 

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How does this look to you, Sammy?...


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 Post subject: Re: Alternative Examples of the Reading's Postwar Paint Colo
PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 12:17 pm 

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I think it's pretty close... LOL


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 Post subject: Re: Alternative Examples of the Reading's Postwar Paint Colo
PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 12:38 pm 

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It's within the realm of possibility, but NO TWO NdeM paint jobs are quite the same.... now I'll try looking at it with my eyes open.

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 Post subject: Re: Alternative Examples of the Reading's Postwar Paint Colo
PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 5:03 pm 

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None of my Venetian Yellow samples exactly match, Sammy, just like Mr. Uebele's Pullman Car Color Greens, and Toreador Red is just one of those funky changeling colors.

Like I said, I'm trying to go by what you guys said. Toreador Red will look pink under the right circumstances but it may not be the only fleet color in that orange-red range that does that. If I say it's like a darker coral pink or salmon color, would that help?

Here's a calibration check with the new scans of GMC Brewster Green and GMC Venetian Yellow since I'm quite certain they are the correct colors for this particular application...


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 Post subject: Re: Alternative Examples of the Reading's Postwar Paint Colo
PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 8:45 pm 

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I'll have to take your word for it, Pete. All I know about the Reading is what some of my friends have told me, I have ZERO first hand experience. (So it looks right to me.)

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 Post subject: Re: Alternative Examples of the Reading's Postwar Paint Colo
PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 10:02 pm 

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Well, I have even less first-hand experience with the NdeM, Sammy, so keep that in mind. LOL Do you have any idea of when that red nose color was first used since that could be an important bit of information as far as possibly dating it. There's always an intriguing chance that color originated with the railroad hence the name "Toreador Red".

The Reading and NdeM both ran Baldwins, at least some of the time...


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 Post subject: Re: Alternative Examples of the Reading's Postwar Paint Colo
PostPosted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 11:53 pm 

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When did NdeM start using red ?? When they ran out of orange.

The word "Toreador" means bullfighter, so I'd guess that shade of red corresponds to the cape that is traditionally used by a matador to rile up the bull.

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 Post subject: Re: Alternative Examples of the Reading's Postwar Paint Colo
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OLE!!!...


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Today, Sammy, the yellow is Dulux Gold... LOL


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 Post subject: Re: Alternative Examples of the Reading's Postwar Paint Colo
PostPosted: Sun Apr 02, 2023 1:02 pm 

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That is unlikely, Pete. Try looking through "NdeM in Color" for your examples, that book is generally pretty close.

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