really want an atlas SP bloody/scarlet nose trainmaster

Yes, it was a good time to railfan that area! You never knew what might show up.........
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=102838&nseq=4

 

What was cool also was that the commuter power always made trips on freight trains to Roseville and back on weekends, so you would see them shiny units on the front of freights. Cool for modeling too!

 

Here's my 'commuter' SD9 with a barrel light installed pulling WofT cars.

 

Just the SD9....

 

And the Atlas Trainmaster....

 

I have yet to detail this unit. Cant wait to get it done!

 

Heres the comparison photos of the brass and Atlas models.

 

Brass on left, Atlas on right. I do like the big SP on the front and will add that to the Atlas.

 

Brass in front, Atlas in back. Atlas has better looking grills, better louver detailing more accurate for an SP unit, better walkway tread, wrong horn...easy fix.

 

Brass left, Atlas right....
Better truck detailing on the Atlas. Looks like I know my next brass unit to sell on EBay! LOL

 

Brass trainmaster on commuter run.

 

Meet.....

 

Trainmasters are real beasts of a machine!

 

Same here Otto.....I really thought they were ugly then. I dont know how you would describe it.....either they aged nicely, or our minds did.

 

LOL....they always looked good to me in the 80s! Oh to be a teenager again!