I had a discussion with the owner of a decal company that makes train decals. I ordered a set of his excursion Locomotive decals. The 844 and the 4014 numbers as well as the Union Pacific on the side of the tender are light gray. I wrote him and said that on the locomotive they look bright white. He wrote back and said I was wrong and the prototypical colors on the side are either a light gray or a silver and that the sun made them look white in the photos. I have looked closely at my MTH Challenger 3985 and it looks white to me. My Big Boy 4009 looks like a silver. When I look at the restored 4014 and the 844 (after it was returned to the black color, looks white to me. I have a gray tone 811 that I am thinking of converting to the black 844. Opinions on the numbers and letters color?
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