Union Pacific Little Nugget-Circa 1938

[Brannigan]

Hello all,

This is my first post.

I am currently attempting a color rendering of the Union Pacific Lounge Car Little Nugget from the City of Los Angeles. Right now I am at a stand still on a couple items. First is the brown on the skirting and roof. Looking at Wegman's American Passenger Trains book, he shows the power units m-10004 (I think) as having a reddish brown roof and skirting. However, looking at the B&W pictures of the train in the Pullman Standard Library vol 13, the brown appears to be a dark brown. Which is the correct shade of brown?

Secondly, I wonder if anyone has any details on the unique symbol on the side of Little Nugget. It looks to be a pentagon colored gold.

As a side note, the yellow was difficult to match, but I settled on a Gold Ochre which is a dark yellow and to me looks as close as possible to Armour Yellow. Any suggestions are greatly welcomed. When I am done I will gladly post my image.

Thank You all for the help!

[Brannigan]

Another question I have is regarding the lettering. In the Pullman Paint and Lettering Book by Dubin, it is stated that UP streamliner lettering prior to 1941 was silver with black outlines. However, in the Pullman Standard Library Vol 13 and in Kratville's Union Pacific Streamliners it is stated that the lettering is gold. I am attempting to illustrate Little Nugget as it appeared in early 1938, so I want to make sure I illustrate it correctly. E.g I don't want to have the lettering in Scarlet Red (as I originally planned) if it was in fact in gold or silver in 1938. Being that the pictures are in Black and White, it is hard to determine some of the colors, and thus the questions regarding them. Thanks to anybody who can help answer any of these questions or direct me to the place to find the answers.