I wouldn't worry too much about finding the correct match to the paint chip. Find something that matches the decal set. I recall somebody using Scarlet Red to paint some older WSOR engines, F45s IIRC. That might give you someplace to start.
Here are my shots: WSOR engines The 4011 is fresh out of paint, in decent light. The rest show how it looks different in different light, paint age, etc. Some engines get pretty close to pink.
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WSOR 3801 wrote:I was able to get a pair of paint chips, with codes. The red is DuPont Imron, 1050XW42P. Gray is 41KXW42P. Now finding a model paint to come somewhere close is the fun part. The chips are darker than the factory paint from Atlas and Athearn. Those two don't match, either. I would just like to find something that matches factory paint, to add details, etc.
Is there any chance you could scan or take a picture of them? It'd be really helpful to have something I could print off and take with me to the LHS.