10-15-2021, 04:24 PM
You're right, Glen, that colour looks to be a bit "off".
This one is an Athearn coach, painted with Scalecoat-I CPR Tuscan Red
...but these two, from Atlas (formerly Branchline) also seem a bit "off" from CPR Tuscan...on the real TH&B cars, the colour would be the same as those of the CPR, due to CP's controlling interest in the TH&B....
I also have a TH&B car given to me by a friend....it appears to be a kit with metal sides, (and possibly the underbody, too) but the rest of the car is plastic...its colour is somewhat similar to your Branchline swap-meet cars...
It shouldn't be too difficult to strip the paint from the cars' sides and re-paint with a better match. I believe CP's Tuscan Red is available in both Scalecoat I and Scalecoat II, and Black Cat has a very nicely-done decal set for those cars, too, although they're not exactly giving them away.
Wayne
This one is an Athearn coach, painted with Scalecoat-I CPR Tuscan Red
...but these two, from Atlas (formerly Branchline) also seem a bit "off" from CPR Tuscan...on the real TH&B cars, the colour would be the same as those of the CPR, due to CP's controlling interest in the TH&B....
I also have a TH&B car given to me by a friend....it appears to be a kit with metal sides, (and possibly the underbody, too) but the rest of the car is plastic...its colour is somewhat similar to your Branchline swap-meet cars...
It shouldn't be too difficult to strip the paint from the cars' sides and re-paint with a better match. I believe CP's Tuscan Red is available in both Scalecoat I and Scalecoat II, and Black Cat has a very nicely-done decal set for those cars, too, although they're not exactly giving them away.
Wayne