Otto~
I hope you kept the LARGEST peeling chips you could pull off the structure, without being seen. I remember years ago reading about people taking paint chips off of rolling stock and structures. They used the chips to match up the proper paint on their models, and for historical reference. You don't see anyone anymore writing; "Oh, I have paint chips from an E-8, and the RIGHT COLOR IS......". So, has this practice been abandoned, or has the concept just not occured to the next generation?
Rest assured from this eye witness, that the green paint you saw was New York Central Jade Green. The Penn Central didn't paint ANYTHING unless absolutely forced. Goodness knows, they didn't even have enough money to finish painting all their aquired rolling stock from the merger. Don't forget that paint has been somewhat bleached in the sun for who knows how long, and probably has a degree of embedded road grime on it.
Speaking of paint, have you seen the freshly painted New Haven Covered Wagons? Instead of Chinese red, they used something closer to fire engine red. That red will bleach out properly in another year or two.
Dieter.
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