Re: [CBQ] Mineral red vs Indian red - which was more red (or brown)?

["Richard Gortowski via CBQ" <rgortowski=aol.com@groups.io>]

The Zephyr with the color swatches for structures  is Zephyr 47 (pages 7-10.)  If you're a BRHS member, it's available online as a pdf.  That Zephyr used the term Indian Red and Structural Mineral Red interchangeably for the same color swatch.

Rich G

On Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 08:38:17 AM CDT, CBQ@groups.io <CBQ@groups.io> wrote:

Since opinions are cheap and plentiful, here is one for fodder.  I generally use the term "mineral red" for freight cars and consider it to be a true brown color.  When I have been forced to mix it in the past it is close to 50/50  mix of green and red.  The depot or "Indian red" is much more of a reddish shade. There was an insert for the Zephyr a while back that had color chips of the various structure colors that you may find useful. This reminds me of some forgotten comic, who when describing status used the comparison of a Toyota being maroon while the same shade for a Mercedes is Burgundy.  Happy mixing! Jim Sandrin

On Fri, 30 Oct 2026 at 22:50, Michael Gratton via CBQ <mike=vee.net@groups.io> wrote:

Hi all,

Does anyone have an opinion on which of Mineral red vs Indian red was
the redder colour?

 From photos of depots I have seen, Mineral red is more red and less
brown/maroon than Indian red. Indian red cars appear more brown/maroon
than the depots.

Does that ring true to your mind?

Cheers,
Mike

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Michael Gratton.
<https://mjog.vee.net>

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