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Re: (erielack) Mismatched EL HO Train
Bruce;
n Model RR'ing the idea is to have FUN, and you sound like you are!! I mix
and match and their is great variety in shades , more so on the Erie models,
two different shades of dark green on AHM-Rivarossi/IHC, a third on
Walthers, and The first run of Erie E8's from Proto2000 has a much darker
dark green than the latest run with sound. Seeing that the Recently released
PA from P2K matches the OLDER run E8 I'm stumped on why the difference.
Actually the new model looks more "right" to me, and I thought maybe they
had input from a society and corrected the paint. But when I saw the
current PA I don't know if that theory holds water any more.In any event 2
E8's and a PA and 11or 12 cars sure looks pretty on the club layout..
Bill
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Ipe" <bruceipe_@_gmail.com>
To: "EL Mail List" <erielack_@_lists.elhts.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 9:27 AM
Subject: (erielack) Mismatched EL HO Train
>I have an EL mismatched HO passenger train. The two PA locomotives are
>Proto
> 2000 with the EL paint scheme, but the maroon is quite red. The passenger
> cars are International Hobby with an EL paint scheme this is very maroon.
>
> This model in running from Hoboken to Chicago and at this time in history
> is
> traveling through the Youngstown area. Rather than repainting the cars or
> engines, I am lazy and want to rationalize the difference in colors. I am
> justifying it by explaining that the cars and engines were painted at
> different shops that had different paint specifications. Travel with me in
> my imagination and tell me what EL shops did car/engine painting.
>
> I am just spoofing the amateur and not you knowledgeable listers. Thank
> you
> and please do not berate me on my story or lack of modeling detail.
>
> JB Ipe
>
> On 4/4/07, Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul) <paultup_@_alcatel-lucent.com> wrote:
>>
>> Ed Montgomery asked:
>>
>> > The lead and trailing F's look like Lackawanna's 800 class
>> > passenger units. I would say the lead unit was never
>> > repainted black and yellow. It probably still has its steam
>> > generator but lost the headlight in the door. Any thoughts on that?
>>
>> I'll have to check my collection, but that's a fair supposition you're
>> making. I don't think I remember any of the ex-DL&W passenger F3s
>> receiving B/Y paint (but my memory could be failing me ;). I'm not sure
>> if it still retains its steam generator at this point, though.
>>
>> - Paul
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