Are you wanting to repaint the one you are showing in the picture?
I think it looks good. :dunno:

 

Thanks for the nice comment, Ed. It's not that I'm dissatisfied with the Williams units; they're great, but I had to use a clear spray gloss to try to get some of that original Lionel sheen, and it didn't work. I'm hoping someone has a good idea on how to get that glossy look in the paint, because I want to paint an old SW2 in a Texas Special scheme...

 

Have you tried a furniture polish? Something like lemon pledge?

If you using new paint I would guess that a gloss paint would get the shiny look?

 

I have found that the Elmer's line of paint markers come in many Lionel colors. I use the bright red to touch up small scratches on my Texas Special. It's almost a perfect match.

http://www.elmers.com/products/paint-pens-and-other-supplies/paint-markers/

They can be found at many art stores and at Walmart.

 

Thanks to Ed and Big Al for good suggestions. I went back on some old CTT mags. and found an article about the formulation of the gloss-red paint for the Lionel #38100 Texas Specials from a few years ago. Apparently Lionel had a hard time replicating that "auto body" hard-gloss finish itself and was determined to keep the correct formulation to itself. So I'm kind of back where I started, which is okay. If it were easy for guys like me to do a total knockoff of a special paint mix, they'd sell fewer items...