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Fantasy paint schemes
Posted by SOU Fan on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 9:33 AM

What paint schemes would you like to see.  I am trying to figure out what people would like to see on a modern day loco.

I myself am a Southern fanatic.  I would post a link to my auction but I would get in trouble.Sad [:(]

 

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Posted by WCfan on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 10:53 AM
A Wisconsin Central paint scheam on a CN loco. Maybe like UP's hertage scheams.
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Posted by csmith9474 on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 11:08 AM
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Posted by trainfan1221 on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 11:46 AM
I've always wondered how an Erie-Lackawanna scheme would look on a modern loco.  Maybe in a slightly updated form?
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Posted by SOU Fan on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 11:48 AM
 csmith9474 wrote:

This comes to mind. Wink [;)]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=003&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=130113925362&rd=1&rd=1

 

I'm working on a 8-40CW and SD75M in that paint scheme right now.

 

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Posted by SpaceMouse on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 12:44 PM

Hogwarts.

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Posted by wedudler on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 12:48 PM

That's my private roadname scheme:

 

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Posted by SD60M on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 2:25 PM
I would like to see a SD70ACe in BN whiteface paint.
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Posted by river_eagle on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 5:13 PM

Missouri Pacific Eagle colors!!!

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Posted by twcenterprises on Thursday, May 17, 2007 2:59 AM

How's THIS?

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Posted by CSX_road_slug on Thursday, May 17, 2007 5:25 AM

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Posted by scottychaos on Thursday, May 17, 2007 7:10 AM

I plan to build a set of these in 1/29 scale:

 

http://gold.mylargescale.com/scottychaos/LVRR_SD70.html

 

and on the "it could actually happen" side, I would love to see Susquehanna paint one of their big 6-axle Alcos into their yellowjacket scheme:

 

Here is the actual photo:

http://www.railfan.net/railpix/submit/subphoto.cgi?scotlawrence/cartier41.jpg

Scot 

 

 

 

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Posted by pike-62 on Thursday, May 17, 2007 10:44 AM

 trainfan1221 wrote:
I've always wondered how an Erie-Lackawanna scheme would look on a modern loco.  Maybe in a slightly updated form?

 There was a gentleman at the Batavia, NY train show a couple of years ago who painted some fantasy schemes on modern stuff. I do not recal which engines he used, but he did a Lehigh Valley early diesel scheme and a Erie lackawanna Grey & Marone along with some others. They were done on SD70 style engines. They looked real good. I have a couiple of pictures but, I can not seem to locate them.

I did some D&H lightning stripes on some spectrum B23-7's a few years back. I did not know they never had any. I sold them a couple of years ago and got more for them than I thought I would. I do want to paint up a Lehigh Valley in a fantasy Bicentennial scheme to go with their caboose. I would like to think that they maybe had plans to do one but never got around to doing it before the great merger.

 Actually, I just remembered that I painted a couple of SD90's for Dave Francis a few years back.

 

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Posted by csmith9474 on Thursday, May 17, 2007 11:08 AM
I was looking at the Tower 55 offerings in what they call their "classic concept series". They are neat, but I just don't see them being big sellers. It really seems like a niche thing to me.
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Posted by SOU Fan on Thursday, May 17, 2007 11:12 AM

I just got a SD70MAC(Kato) that I am going to paint for Southern.  I will post pictures whenI get it done.

 

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Posted by tankertoad70 on Thursday, May 17, 2007 11:39 AM

Nice concept scheme for GN units there!!!  I would love t' see Athearn do a GP50 and 60, and an SD40-2 in GN's BSB. 

Doing an SD70MAC in NP would be great also.
Yeah!! [yeah]
 

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, May 17, 2007 3:14 PM
 wedudler wrote:

That's my private roadname scheme:

 

Wolfgang 

Nice!

I would share mine, but I haven't actually repainted any units yet. It's going to be dark blue with a yellow stripe and lettering.

 

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