09-21-2012, 09:47 AM
The most common scheme was tan and brown with red roof. The match for tan given in a number of kits is Floquil Mud. The match for brown is Roof Brown with a little Rail Brown added. A fresh roof is Caboose Red.
There were variations, because the buildings weren't all repainted at once. From the 19th century, buildings were all brown with green windows and trim. For a period in the 1940s and 50s, buildings were white with green trim. Some smaller buildings were all tan or all brown. Fo intance, you could get away with painting the coal sheds Vigdis built the other day all tan. Here are a handcar shed and water tank on my layout painted plain tan using Floquil Mud:
There were variations, because the buildings weren't all repainted at once. From the 19th century, buildings were all brown with green windows and trim. For a period in the 1940s and 50s, buildings were white with green trim. Some smaller buildings were all tan or all brown. Fo intance, you could get away with painting the coal sheds Vigdis built the other day all tan. Here are a handcar shed and water tank on my layout painted plain tan using Floquil Mud: