Jeff Badger Wrote:
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> I will chime in here just this once as I usually
> do not comment on much of anything in this
> forum anymore.
But . . . but . . . We miss you, Grumps!
> The color scheme was chosen by McHugh. It is
> their colors and I am sure Russo will approve.
Actually, Jeff -
It is a little too bright a green for me. I'm more a fan of D&RGW's "Moffat Green", which is less shiney and a bit more olive.
For an example of what I consider pretty much the perfect green – plus it's been applied to a Steam Loco, not a diseasel –
see the second photo on [
ngdiscussion.net].
OTOH, since we're talking about locos that never served the Loop in its C&S days, I'll submit the following Greenie for consideration
:
And I might as well confess that I've always been green with envy at your ability to attract the finest in
firemen firepersons
:
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 09/11/2017 11:57PM by Russo Loco.