Prototype modeling - how far can you take it?

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But they weren't red...they were brown! Yep yep! A very reddish brown!

Funny, the red under all of the yellow and green on our P&LE caboose is almost a Regal red. My old boss, who happened to be a trainmaster on the P&LE told me the Steel cabs were red. I once saw a color photo taken at an event in station square in 1959 and the Caboose was Red, not Brown. The only color pictures of P&LE cabs that I have are paintings by railroad artists so I won't go farther with this, but the paint evidence on our caboose is enough to convince me.
Charlie

Charlie, I know nothing about P&LE cabooses. I had no doubt from your first post they are red...I meant it in a facetious way.

Mountain Man, in the context of a reply quoting me, I interpreted these as being towards me:
"the Thomas the Tank Engine statement does reinforce my point enormously."
"I've been hanging around forums like this for years, and the constant complaint of modelers, including virtually all of them on this forum, is that the hobby is fun except for the rivet counters."
"Count 'em all you want, but either be consistent in your philosophy and leave the rest of us alone or take up knitting or something."
It is fine whether it was directed at me or not...I doesn't bother me.

There's nothing wrong with non-standard ideas. I think most of us would prefer seeing them. If they are innovative and unique, all the more so! Besides, you have expressed much interest in both the F&CC and Silverton...two awesome railroads. I'm sure that plenty of the diesel era guys have little interest in us steam guys' locomotives, and vice-a-versa, but can still either learn from each other or ignore threads. You might be surprised at the positive reaction you might find that you receive. I think that everyone on this forum understands how awful it is for someone to flame someone's hard work...and hence none of us will...if someone is willing to share.

Michael