I’ve had these for a while, they seem pretty much complete but pretty much all the paint on the roof has peeled. I’m thinking of taking them partially apart to properly repaint the roofs, ends and details. I understand from a little research that there is a good bit of timeline detail color variations, but I’d like to go back red/brown ish on the roofs as oppsed to the later black. Question is, what is the right red and then I will have to figure out if I want to weather it a little also. The sides are decent, but looks like they have been weathered some already including some fingerprints. I seen a few sights reference Tuscan red but not sure .... what is the consensus of the board? Also should the underside be red or black? Trucks I think should be black. What are the proper truck model for these? I have a few options from my small pile of Lobaugh parts. One more question, what couplers will fit the end sills? Kadee’s won’t. Don’t want to cut them up. I have some Kemtron, scalecraft, and a few others.
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