Missouri Pacific boxcar color

[Rscott417]

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

[Rscott417]

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

[sailormatlac]

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

[Rscott417]

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

[eightyeightfan1]

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.

[Rscott417]

that came out really good, nice decal work. as long as its looks close to the prototype ill be happy with it

[sailormatlac]

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

[Rscott417]

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..

[Rscott417]

Just finished up 2 more ECOX boxcars