What kind of red should I use for a Union Pacific paint scheme?

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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I know what kind of yellow and grey to use, but I have no idea what kind of red to use.

thanks in advance

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Blood red.
They squeeze it out of their employees and the model railroading manufactures !!!

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okay…seriously, now. What kind of red should I use?

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UP modelers get to pick from 5 choices. Coal drag picked the first one. The other four are:

B) The same color as the ink on UP’s profit-and-loss statements.

C) The same color their senior executives’ faces should be.

D) Scotchlight Reflective Tape red, since that’s what the striping and lettering is done with on the real deal. So get some of that tape, a straightedge and a razor blade, and start slicing (to scale, of course).

E) If ya gotta have a serious model RR answer, Floquil Caboose red or Scalecoat Santa Fe red have worked for me. Or there is Microscale decal striping.

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Thanks, fiverings. I went to my LHS and bought both the Polly Scale ATSF Red and the Floquil Caboose Red. I’ll try them both out and see which I like better.

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“Angry-Litigator’s-Face Red.”[}:)]
Mike

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I use SP daylight red by Scalecoat.