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[chicken45]

I asked this question before, but the post got buried in between other conversations and no one responded.  So, I'll ask again, reminding you that I am red-green colorblind.

What color do you all see for the brick and the trim in the photo photo in the previous post by @chicken45?  There's no way that I'll be able to do the fancy paintwork on the bricks around those windows and doors, because my "bricks" are way oversized and do not line up as nice as the prototype's.  I'll cheat and just paint the windows and doors that trim color.

To me, the bricks look white and the trim is red.  Correct?  What shade of red?

Thanks,
DFF

To me, it looks like a browner boxcar red.

[eric220]

It's definitely a dark red or maroon. To my eye, there's a bit of purple hue in there.

[davefoxx]

Thanks @chicken45 and @eric220.  We can agree that it's not a "caboose red" then, which I think is the only can of red spray paint I have.  I'll check the inventory tonight, but I probably will have to buy a new spray can of paint.  No biggie.  The good news, for me, is that when it's painted, it might look "off" to y'all, but it will look fine to these colorblind eyes:





DFF

[wazzou]

The trim certainly looks like a darker brownish red but is there a better lit photo somewhere?
The lighting in that shot almost makes me think the main body of the depot is a light gray?

[Lemosteam]

Thanks for all of that, @wm3798.  To complicate the matters, here's a picture from 1986.  It has the multiple planes and at least the middle section is somewhat curved:



Also, as you can see, in 1986, the roof was not standing seam metal but was diamond-shaped shingles.  I couldn't find anything in N scale to recreate that, short of shingling the roof by hand.  That's not going to happen.  Thoughts?

DFF

Better pic here in the sunlight guys.

@davefoxx , So using my handy dandy this: https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?topic=37774.0 process and the pic above, I come up with Testors "USSR Light Topside Gray" for the brick and True Color #88 "Engine Maroon" as the closest matches I could find, see below.  Others may disagree, and that is quite expected, but I looked through only three common brands to find these.

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Dave the process at the link above may help those who are color blind because the way the process works, when the copied color essentially disappears over the intended color (assuming you can still see unique pixels) then you are very close.  My files have the product name or number with them so you can know what to buy...

[eric220]

You know, in that photo, they just look like unpainted red brick similar to the chimneys.

[svedblen]

You know, in that photo, they just look like unpainted red brick similar to the chimneys.

Could it be that the colors are slightly off? Should not the red on the crossing gates be more like in this photo:

(Photo by Shane Trotter)

[wm3798]

Having actually seen the building, I think you can safely go with a darkish "Brick" red and get satisfactory results.

Lee

[Lemosteam]

Guys, I'm trying to help by giving him actual color names that he does not have to visualize, um, because he can't. 

As far as the colors being identical between two unique crossing gates, well, i would assume they varied as much as anything else.  Can you say DGLE?

I see the difference between a sunny day and a cloudy day.

For the building I agree with @wazzou on the gray, especially when compared to the white posts in the foreground.

JMHO.

[davefoxx]

Thanks for the replies, guys, and thanks for the paint recommendations, @Lemosteam.  John, you're right, I really need to be pointed in the direction of a specific paint color name, so I appreciate your time and effort.

I have to admit that I always thought the building was white, but looking at the crossing gates, the roadside posts, and the "Aberdeen" sign, it clearly is a shade of gray.  I'm actually relieved, though.  There are a number of other DPM-style buildings in Aberdeen that are white (although now I'm not so sure ), so I would like some variation.

DFF

[wazzou]

I have to admit that I always thought the building was white, but looking at the crossing gates, the roadside posts, and the "Aberdeen" sign, it clearly is a shade of gray. 

DFF

Also, the window casings, doors, fascia, gutters and downspouts appear to be white making the siding color standout even more as gray.
Reminds me of my beloved Washington State Cougars. 

[Chris333]

Whatever colors they are. Good luck painting that! 

[davefoxx]

Whatever colors they are. Good luck painting that! 

I'm simplifying it.  There's no way I can paint that brickwork pattern around the windows, doors, and corners, partially because the oversized bricks on my station wouldn't line up nearly as well as the prototype's pattern.  I'm going to paint the doors and windows red, the walls light gray, and the fascia and downspouts white.  Good enough for me.

DFF

[Lemosteam]

Also, the window casings, doors, fascia, gutters and downspouts appear to be white making the siding color standout even more as gray.
Reminds me of my beloved Washington State Cougars. 

Aye and the drip edge is red too!

[davefoxx]

Aye and the drip edge is red too!

I'm glad that you mentioned that, because I need to figure out how to model that, if I'm going to install downspouts.  I assume a strip of styrene painted red, with a small hole drilled where the downspout connects, would suffice.

DFF