I just purchased a Cambells water tower kit , I’m modeling the NYC, is there any official color the NYC painted their water tanks? I’m modeling the 1940’s.
This is a circa 1900 photo but the wooden water tower looks pretty dark to me…
http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/nyc/nyc-sylsta-adm.jpg
The one in this ca 1950 photo does too…
http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/nyc/nyc-sprdep-ark.jpg
LOTS more here…
http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/nyc/nyc.html
Good luck,
Jeff