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Missouri Pacific boxcar color - Rscott417 - 01-29-2012 Can anyone help me out to determine what color this boxcar is. im trying to model eco easts 60' boxcars which are ex-MP boxcars Re: Missouri Pacific boxcar color - Rscott417 - 01-29-2012 Did some searching around, I guess it's just one of the many versions of boxcar red...i thought there would be a distinct color for it, ill just wing it Re: Missouri Pacific boxcar color - sailormatlac - 01-29-2012 Pinpointing a boxcar red exact color is a tricky endeavour. If your car won't be in pristine condition, a close match up would be enough since weathering and fading may alter drastically colors. Good luck! Matt Re: Missouri Pacific boxcar color - Rscott417 - 01-29-2012 yea i was reminded that no car is ever the same and i cant nitpick. im just going to do one half of them with floqil boxcar red and the other with a mineral red and see what happens Re: Missouri Pacific boxcar color - eightyeightfan1 - 01-29-2012 This car is an Athearn Genisis undec that I painted using Krylon reddish-brown primer. I thought it wasn't going to come out as boxcar red, and was going to live with it, but I'm happy with the results. Re: Missouri Pacific boxcar color - Rscott417 - 01-29-2012 that came out really good, nice decal work. as long as its looks close to the prototype ill be happy with it Re: Missouri Pacific boxcar color - sailormatlac - 01-30-2012 Krylon Red-Brown primer looks a little bit too much red when applied, but once decalled, sealed and lightly weathered, it gives an excellent result. Your car turned out very nice! Matt Re: Missouri Pacific boxcar color - Rscott417 - 03-08-2012 Finally got around to painting and finished decals on one of the ECOX boxcars. I used Polly Scale Mineral Red, I'd say it's close enough.. Re: Missouri Pacific boxcar color - Rscott417 - 04-10-2012 Just finished up 2 more ECOX boxcars