The black & yellow color scheme was used primarily on freight engines prior to the introductionof the O/W scheme. The red color was used primarily on the E-units, although a handful suffered the indignity of being painted O/W near the end of passenger service.
<font color="336633">Right I found my USB cable so here is a couple of pics of my first Frisco car (awating paint).
<font color="336633">This is going to be the brown one, I shall post a couple of photos of the rebuilt hi cube waffle side as soon as I get the new waffles on. Here is a link to the prototype (although this has a replacement door). Frisco Boxcar
<font color="336633">Well I have ordered the decals I need and I have the paint in stock so I guess I had better crack on and get the second car ready! here is a couple of shots of what I done so far. No doubt a few comments about ME painting a Burlington Northern Boxcar in Frisco...... Starting boxcar.
<font color="336633">The unwanted waffles cut off, all raised door detail and door rails also cut off.
<font color="336633">Last one for now, the new door (which came off an old Athearn 40' hi-cube) placed on the side to get an idea of how it will change the look of it
<font color="336633">Thanks Bob, I hope to get some more done to it by the weekend in between coats of paint on my custom painting. I shall post pics as I get them done.
Here are some pics of the completed PS 50'6" boxcar, it just needs weathering. I have fitted KD 58's and Kato trucks to this one.
