I am in the process of acquiring and painting a locomotive in NS paint. It is a very unique locomotive that would never normally see NS paint. I was wondering: What paint scheme would you like to see on a locomotive that will never actually be seen? ------------------ Jeff Norfolk Southern CNO&TP Home Page
Wait a second....is this like the "Emperor's New Clothes"...you know,where only a certain "gifted" few can actually see his majesty's clothing while all us peasants are to dumb to see anything at all?Is this like the Emperor's New Engine?! Tongue firmly in cheek, Gene Jackson
I'll guess you are going to chrome plate it so the reflection is any color or pattern around? Possibly make the body shell clear Plexiglass, then paint it with Gloss Coat? Probably white with a black pony. Why do you come up with these things CON&TP, you just trying to boggle my mind? I'm too old for this! I hated "Thought Problems" in school! HA! OK I'll bite, WHAT??? ------------------ Watash #982 "See you in the Pit"
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by watash: Probably white with a black pony. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> That or Pink with Yellow horse Nah I think that the white engine with black lettering or "negative" type picture. ------------------ TrainBoard.com MEMBER#204 N.A.R.A. Member #8 THE-WEB-PAGE-IS-NOW- UPDATED!! Appalachian & Atlantic Model Railroad "QUALITY at WORK with SAFETY in MIND"
A SD MAC80 in the black and gold of the MONON. ------------------ Member #743 Larry E. Gilbert NARA member #3 ASST. Superintendent Central Indiana Division MWR/NMRA www.members.iquest.net/~leghome/index.html
Do you suppose he found one of those "Investor's Inspection Engines"? You know, the one that's painted with dollar signs all over and has a cab at both ends with no couplers. When push comes to shove, they still don't know which way they are going anyway! ------------------ Watash #982 "See you in the Pit"
Chessie System SD90MAC-HII Chessie System C44-9W Chessie System SD70MAC EL SD80MAC BN SD90MAC ------------------ Theres no such thing as having to many coal hoppers or GP40-2 when you model Chessie System LONG LIVE THE KITTEN!!! LONG LIVE BIG BLUE!!! LONG LIVE THE BN!!! (I am one of those wierd Chessie,CR,BN Fans) I looked at DCC... and stayed DC! Junkyard Wars is a Cool Show!!!
I had no intention of causing debate over WHAT my future locomotive will be! I simply thought I'd ask what others would like to see that simply won't be seen in reality... ...however, I am going to let you guys continue to speculate on my fantasy locomotive. Here's a hint (or two): The locomotive is rated at 3,000hp and will be used for pulling Triple Crown trains on the layout. ------------------ Jeff Norfolk Southern CNO&TP Home Page
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Chessie_SD50_8563: Chessie System SD90MAC-HII Chessie System C44-9W Chessie System SD70MAC <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Anything in Chessie would be cool to see, especially with a wide-nose! ------------------ Jeff Norfolk Southern CNO&TP Home Page
Illinois Terminal SD60M, SD70MAC, CW40-8 or CW44-9! That would be COOL As far as your locomotive, is it a GP60M? No, can't be, wrong Horse Power. I GOT IT! F40PH! ------------------ Brent Tidaback, Member #234 BNSF Railfan-to-the Max and a N-Scaler to boot! Ship it on the Route of The Roadrunners! The Aransas Odessa & Western, a division of the BNSF
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Maxwell Plant: As far as your locomotive, is it a GP60M? No, can't be, wrong Horse Power. I GOT IT! F40PH! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> No on both counts, but good guesses! ------------------ Jeff Norfolk Southern CNO&TP Home Page
High nosed GP40-2 that is white with black lettering. ------------------ TrainBoard.com MEMBER#204 N.A.R.A. Member #8 THE-WEB-PAGE-IS-NOW- UPDATED!! Appalachian & Atlantic Model Railroad "QUALITY at WORK with SAFETY in MIND"
CNO&TP, did you buy "Brutus" from Art, or are you going to paint a Big Boy and put the horse out front? Naw, too much horsepower! Maybe I'll loan you my 0-2-0 "Goliath", Naw too heavy. Looks like you'll just have to go with an old Knuckle Head Harley!! ------------------ Watash #982 "See you in the Pit"
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by watash: Maybe I'll loan you my 0-2-0 "Goliath", Naw too heavy. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Or maybe a 6-8-8-8-6 "toddler" ------------------ TrainBoard.com MEMBER#204 N.A.R.A. Member #8 THE-WEB-PAGE-IS-NOW- UPDATED!! Appalachian & Atlantic Model Railroad "QUALITY at WORK with SAFETY in MIND"
That would work WT&C, "But he gwine ha' steel legs fo' hisn' layout!!" Ole' CNO&TP is pretty cagey, he is probably going to paint the cab end NS and the rest BNSF Punpkin! (I suspect the guys who run those painted funny cars, go haywire from the paint fumes, or matbe go blind from some other activity they indulge in!) snicker, snort, choke, sneer, guffaw, wheeze, gasp! ------------------ Watash #982 "See you in the Pit"
For my fantasy paint job, I'd like to see a P42 in Frisco "racehorse" colors. Also, SD60s, SD70s, C44-9Ws, and some AC power in Frisco colors (not to mention B40-8s and GP60s) Wouldn't a "Wide-nose" diesel look good with a Frisco coonskin logo on the nose? WOOHOO!! ------------------ Southeast....Southwest.. Ship IT on the Frisco! Bob T. Member # 362 http://hometown.aol.com/slsf1630/myhomepage/profile.html
Perhaps he's building a model of the true "fantasy" engine, the 3000 HP ACE3000 4-8-2 condensing steam locomotive hiding in a cowl carbody dreamed up by Ross Rowland and Babcock & Wilcox (who the ambulance chasers just bankrupted). Wouldn't one of those look wild in NS black and white!
How about a Mighty Cab Forward in the Modern SP <font color="red">Bloody </font><font color="gray">Nose </font>colors.. How about any steam loco in something more interesting than BLACK!!!!! [ 12 February 2001: Message edited by: virtual-bird ]
My engine arrived this past weekend. I am already set to begin painting/decaling it and hope to be able to unveil it in a couple weeks.
