Is it me, or is the red on the new Gilbert Smoke Fluid tank car on the light side - almost rose, not red? I like the graphics of mine, but expected the red to be more red. What's yours like? I added a photo of mine. Maybe the "pinkish" tone is correct.
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Wow, I was told that Lionel would not make the smoke fluid tank car, now I can look forward to getting mine, I am still waiting for my Milw Rd U boats.
Ray
Just remember most if not all, Lionel catalog images are not a photo of the actual product, they are graphics overlayed on an undecorated model.
Rusty
I do not have mine in front of me (yet), but compare the red with that on a LN late '50s Gilbert red and white box or the red on a LN red/white/black set box lid from the same period. The red on the set boxes is somewhat pink in hue because the red ink is printed on white corrigated cardboard. If the color is close to one of those, then it can be argued that the tank car is "correct".
Bob
Thanks Bob. I added a photo of my car to my original post.
Thanks Bob. I added a photo of my car to my original post.
Here's an interesting photo (taken from eBay, no offense to the seller, but I found elements of it interesting in terms of colors). By comparison to the red controller button and red roof of the shanty, the box does have a rose or pinkish hue to it, so maybe the tank car is spot on.
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Received my smoke fluid tank car today. Viewing in natural lighting (rather than artificial), I was able to find red and white component boxes and set box end labels that are close to the color on the tank car. The boxes do vary. Some original Gilbert boxes are more red in hue, but the tank car appears to be reasonably close to others. The car's finish is more matte than the red lithography on P8-9 (but half century old) boxes which can result in perceived differences.
Pretty car, BTW, for the Flyer crowd.
Bob
I found my order was canceled do to lack of interest. Only two were ordered and dist. did not want to sit with 10 on his shelf. Min order was case of 12 cars. I went to another dealer and purchased one there.
Ray
I just got my car from Charles Ro. It was on backorder so they must have more in stock. The color appears to be very close. It's a great looking car. Coming from the packaging / printing industry all colors (Can't remember the Pantone(?) swatches.) can vary slightly among box manafacturers and the printing process. We used to make predominantly red boxes for a major company. There were slight variations throughout the process. No color is absolutely correct or dead on.
Phil