Amen to @Apples55. He has reasonable expectations and they likely will be satisfied. The stuff happy customers are made of.
That said, I don't think the discussion of colors and their "correctness" is silly, but it may be intractable. Perceptions vary, and they matter to different degrees, depending on how you approach and value modeling. As a general matter I agree with @harmonyards take on this as expressed in his posts above, but that's an argument I've been making here to no avail for 20 years or more. It's one I never expect to win.
My own NYC collection is schizophrenic when it comes to the "right" shades of gray. How many do you see here? (Ignore the "experimental" aluminum-gray Commodore Vanderbilt.)
My personal favorite is shown below. This is, of course, a factory painted Lionel - Smithsonian 1938 car -
And here is a close second, a Weaver 1940 car repainted with Scalecoat NYC grays. I always felt they were the best NYC colors right out of the bottle -
Beauty or, in this case, accuracy, is in the eye of the beholder.
Enjoy your hobby.
- Mike
