Rivarossi HO FEF-3 Question

[Anonymous]

They both are the new releases.
One is the two tone gray and the other black with the light graphite.

These will top out in 19 seconds for 40 feet w/o cars.

Going to sell off my IHC 4-8-2 heavy mountain and my mantua light pacific,
I hope, tomorrow at our second hand hobby shop.

[lupo]

Chuck,
do you have both the new FEF's? and is your set also the reverse color scheme as they advertise?

[Anonymous]

Two color schemes and paid less than I did a few years back thru model expo
when they were the distributor.

[lupo]

QUOTE: Originally posted by locomotive3

Liked my first buy so much, I just bot a second.
This sucker is a mover.

and you'll end up with both color schemes, or do you have 843

[Anonymous]

Liked my first buy so much, I just bot a second.
This sucker is a mover.

[lupo]

Bigboy you don't call it an odd-ball engine, call it a "limited-run, soon becoming an collectors item" engine, sounds much better

[Anonymous]

Strange, Lupo. My Mountain is #7007, while your's is #7009, which is most popular. WHY DO I ALWAYS GET THE ODD-BALL ENGINES!!!!!!???[:P][;)]

[Anonymous]

Ok, thanks Lupo and Aggro. I guess I'll be getting 844. Thanks again!!!!!!

[lupo]

Jonathon,
I put Spectrum 4-8-2 #UP7009 next to #844 and 844 is lighter.
and Aggro you are right, the color schemes are oposite from the pictures on the websites.

[AggroJones]

QUOTE: Originally posted by 4884bigboy

Ok, internet hobbies updated their pictures. Now, side by side, 844 and 840 look like this:






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Those photos are incorrect for the real new models. Thats why I was so miffed.

[Anonymous]

Ok, internet hobbies updated their pictures. Now, side by side, 844 and 840 look like this:






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[Anonymous]

Well, in that case, I'll be getting 844 then. But in the pictures, why is 840 lighter than 844?


I just want the graphite to be lighter than it is on my Spectrum 4-8-2 #7007.

[lupo]

Thanks aggro was getting serious doubts on my eyesight, !

[Fergmiester]

Turtn off the lights

NOW

Can you see the difference?





I didn't think so!

[AggroJones]

I've seen the new 844 and 840 in person, side by side in my LHS. 840 is darker!

http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=10739

[Anonymous]

I think Chief may be right.

[Anonymous]

With Walthers now being the exclusive distributor of the Rivarossi line, paint differences could be the result of Walt's tweaking to re-create as accurately as possible colors of the prototype. Hmmm...I think a phone call is in order to find out for sure.

[lupo]

these are all the pics I dup up,all are Rivarossi,
the last tree are the new Rivarossi 4-8-4's
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[lupo]

I'm sorry Bigboy, I made a typing error!
must get some sleep have been making 4 days of 14 hours work this week

[Anonymous]

So there are two versions of 844!!!? Now I'm really confused!!!

[lupo]

this should be 840,
up coming weekend I'll make pictures from the 840 and 844 I have and try to post them or send them by mail, it is late at night overhere, and the flash on my digicam is awfull!

[Anonymous]

Here we go. I could not find a picture of 840, but I did find 8444, which is the picture of 840 on www.internethobbies.com

[lupo]

Try to post a picture of the 840 and 844 together maybe we can see the difference
I am getting confused overhere !

[Anonymous]

Hmmmm, I just gave www.internethobbies.com a call, and they said that 840 is lighter than 844. They had pictured for 840, 8444. The guy looked on the Walthers site, and sure enough, they had the wrong picture. He said he was very grateful I called, he says it's model railroaders like me that tell them small stuff like that is wrong. He said for me to give all my buddies on trains.com modelrailroader forum his thanks. HOW COOL IS THAT!?[^][^][^][:)][:)][:D][;)][swg][tup][tup][wow][yeah]

[lupo]

Jonathon, you may have a point there, the color light graphite in the picture is much lighter as it is compared with my locomotive !
If I look at all the pictures on the net they are VERY confusing ! isn't there a LHS near you where you can take a look at the color and decide wich color you like most !

WOW I wish in model railroading they start to use a similar worldwide color reference as the Pantone Matching System we use in graphic design.where all colors are represented by a number.

Anyone else around who has both or has seen both to give an opinion about what is going on about this color issue?

[Anonymous]

I think I'll write a letter to www.internettrains.com and tell them their pictures are incorrect.

[lupo]

[tup] yep as far as I can see !

[Anonymous]

So are we all agreed that 844 is lighter than 840?

[lupo]

I looked at the two FEF-3 I had and compared those, 844 is lighter.
but it is a small difference, the light graphite is still dark,
Maybe I can put the spectrum 4-8-2 UP # 7009 next to it, I believe you have that one too, and than compare colors if you want,
let me now, you could go over Aggro's topic as well I think the color scheme in reality is different than as in the advertisement.
LUPO