Re: A new old diseasel for the Loop-de-Loop . . . 
| March 16, 2017 07:32PM |
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Not sure about diseasels, Dave -
But I've always liked the V&T's yellow with a green stripe, and IIRC the NN has a classy old wooden caboose that's mostly yellow.
BTW, is that the same engine in both of the photos you posted, or is the Chiriqui Land Co. #709 at least a sister of the engine in the b&w builders' photo? What gauge is it / are they, and does #709 or any of her sisters still exist? Being apparently of an age that one of them could have run on the original Loop-de-Loop, IMHO that would be an excellent choice for Jeff's next restoration project – Just don't let Georgiana Condi-Google-Eyes paint it pink!!
- Sincerely, Willie (Wm. Claude Johnson-Barr III, Esq.)
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/16/2017 07:43PM by Johnson Barr.
But I've always liked the V&T's yellow with a green stripe, and IIRC the NN has a classy old wooden caboose that's mostly yellow.
BTW, is that the same engine in both of the photos you posted, or is the Chiriqui Land Co. #709 at least a sister of the engine in the b&w builders' photo? What gauge is it / are they, and does #709 or any of her sisters still exist? Being apparently of an age that one of them could have run on the original Loop-de-Loop, IMHO that would be an excellent choice for Jeff's next restoration project – Just don't let Georgiana Condi-Google-Eyes paint it pink!!
- Sincerely, Willie (Wm. Claude Johnson-Barr III, Esq.)
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/16/2017 07:43PM by Johnson Barr.
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