Looking forward to seeing your progress! I have considered painting up some Red Caboose kits I have in that same paint scheme have the decals but have been shying away with horror of trying to mask the grey & Maroon over all those doors hinges and door latches without paint leaking, then trying to get the decals to go on straight over them. What kind of masking tape do you use. I often mask for the next color then in your case would spray another grey coat along the mask lines before doing the next color to help seal the edges of the tape.
I try to use that great Tamiya paint for most projects if I can get colors close to what I need. Can normally spray on a light coat then after 20 minutes it is dry enough to put on more coats and leave it for an hour before applying the decals or masking for the next color. The Tamiya paint goes on silk smooth and does not run with light coats. Sure beats pulling out the airbrush then having to clean it after each coat. I just finished with Tamiya paints a E8B in Southern Pacific, was able to sand off old Amtrak colors clean and paint and mask and next color then use a silver paint pen to do the stripes on the rivet strips all in one day with the great Tamiya paint! Did not have the exact color but spraying; an orange then yellow paints got the colors to match close enough to the engine and baggage cars both with different shades of red and orange.
Looking forward to your progress great project!
