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 Posted - March 05 2015 : 9:39:22 PM
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Up for comments
Possible Paint Scheme for T&RGRR FT ABA set
Regards, John
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Posted - March 05 2015 : 9:49:06 PM
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Looks good John, very believable. Is that a white or solver band on the bottom?
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Posted - March 06 2015 : 11:37:27 AM
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Jerry,
The paint is silver, this was a standard scheme for the Denver and Rio Grande. I have Bachmann units to modify. I am hoping to just remove the factory letters and replace them with custom decals. We shall see, after this never ending move is done.
Regards, John
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Posted - March 06 2015 : 12:18:22 PM
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quote:Jerry,
The paint is silver, this was a standard scheme for the Denver and Rio Grande. I have Bachmann units to modify. I am hoping to just remove the factory letters and replace them with custom decals. We shall see, after this never ending move is done.
Regards, John
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction. <> Albert Einstein
Originally posted by JRG1951Â -Â March 06 2015Â :Â 11:37:27 AM
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OK, was going to say I would choose silver for that myself. That's a smart way to do it I think, modifying an existing scheme - and it is one of the better-looking ones out there.
I can certainly relate to your moving woes - things are moving excruciatingly slow for us. Hope yours are resolved very soon.
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Posted - March 06 2015 : 12:31:53 PM
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| I'll be looking forward to photos of your finished work John. Even while I'm modeling steam era stuff, those diesels have some fine color schemes and I have a certain fondness for the Denver & Rio Grande from it's history of being the first train I believe to come to our town of Manitou Springs as the Denver and Rio Grande West in 1880 something or other. There was a "ski" train run out of Denver recently. I guess there's some thought being given to resuming that regular service.
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Posted - March 06 2015 : 3:46:45 PM
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Barry,
Here is first set delivered to the T&RGRR. Not very good pictures.
This scheme is similar to the early D&RGRR Scheme.
I will try to document the new set when I get to work on it.
Regards John
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Edited by - JRG1951 on March 06 2015 3:50:27 PM
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Posted - March 06 2015 : 7:06:05 PM
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| Those are both really nice liveries. But since you already have the DR&GW paint, go for it.
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Posted - March 06 2015 : 7:09:07 PM
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quote:Barry,
Here is first set delivered to the T&RGRR.
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Have to say this is my favorite scheme John. Reminds me of the black/gold Monon scheme.
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Posted - March 06 2015 : 8:00:07 PM
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 You're right. It does look like Monon locks.
-Steve
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Posted - March 08 2015 : 7:08:04 PM
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Looks good! Could've sworn you posted the first picture before, a long while back...
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Posted - March 09 2015 : 12:23:34 PM
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Conner,
It was this picture, I had forgot about it. I am old and I not sure what I had for breakfast this morning. This was the original idea, but I needed FTs as my time period is WWII.
Regards John
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