--- In STMFC@..., Richard Hendrickson <rhendrickson@...>
wrote:

Hard to say in the absence of photos from the era you model. However,
later photos of the cars all show them to be mineral red. And the RPI
site, though sometimes useful, is far from being a paragon of accuracy.

Thank you again. I should have written beige and not tan. The
reference is from a 1991 article in RMC that I must have but have not
yet found the right box. I'm finding the RPI site to be useful but
often too sketchy and raising more questions. It's still great place
to start. -Jim Pasquill