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 Posted - May 22 2007 : 12:51:58 PM
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Poll Question:
For 5 years I've been kicking around a few paint scheme concepts for a general STC locomotive appearance.
The setting is the mid-late 70's through the early 90's... more and more likely narrowed to 1977-1983.
I designed these (using blanks from the Railroad Paintshop website) even before I devised the Saint Canard's "Tree / Track" logo, or settled on the corporate font. I've since painted a fleet of covered hoppers, a caboose, auto racks, coil car, and a few boxcars... but still no motive power.
Not sure I would necessarily go with the winner here, but I am curious if any particular one resonates more strongly with people overall?
So.... number the following images from top to bottom, 1 thru 5... and cast your vote!
I hope to paint two locomotives this summer....
Saint Canard Midland Railway - paint scheme proposals
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 Posted - May 23 2007 : 12:32:45 AM
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I checked the results before I voted and now I can't vote.
But, I was thinking that the bottom painted locomotive looked best... but even further, if you carried the slant to the numbers 7638 as well.
Top the nose with flat paint of the bluish color. (cuts down the bright glare from the sun.)
Put that tree on the nose, too. It looks good following your road name... sorta Main Central like.
Perhaps carry the blue through the cab or by matching the angle on the long hood.
No, it won't look like csx! You haven't any grey showing!
Well, that's my $.25 Canadian (which, I hear is getting close to American $$'s.)
Good Luck, GIC!
John
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Is that a power-trip or just another pick-up line?
Edited by - zebrails on May 23 2007 12:34:54 AM
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 Posted - May 23 2007 : 04:36:56 AM
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Hi GIC,
I like #5. It seems less busy and more corporate. Great job on all though.
Mike
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Posted - May 23 2007 : 10:07:53 AM
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based on the voting, you should do the layout like #5 in the #4 color scheme.
very cool stuff.
scott
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Posted - May 23 2007 : 6:06:14 PM
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| #5...just a classic style.[;)]
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Posted - May 25 2007 : 1:33:39 PM
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Wow... thanks for the compliments. And I'm surprised the green one is doing so well.
The curved one was my favorite as well, but will be much harder to paint and that's why I didn't "render" a green one. But to make a fair comparison, I may render that after all and put it to a side-by-side comparison. Blue&Yellow is winning but perhaps only because the curved one happened to be that way?
I should just do one of each. Bah... sometimes it's hard to be a CEO! [:P] [;)]
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