HighCommander Wrote:
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> Russ,
> Let's get serious. That great painting by George
> Niederaruer cannot be documented that F&CC 3
> & 20 had green boiler jackets. I doubt if color film
> was availible when the F&CC took delivery of those
> 2 locos. I helped remove the boiler jacket of 20
> back in the eighties when John Bush fabricated
> replacements. There were not any traces of green
> paint on the old jacket. What written proof was
> there that the 3 F&CC locos. (RGS 20,22, &25 had
> green jackets.)? I backed your
> green painting of the K-36 in Chama, as there was
> proof. I think claiming that the F&CC locos had
> green jackets is a stretch. In the words of that
> great philospher Gaylord Farquar, "No chingada mi
> ferrocarril".
> I'm open to rebuttal on my position, anyway it
> could start a whole new thread.
> - Bill
But I
am being serious, Bill -
The painting was not intended to be
used as documentation - it is
based on documentation!
According to the caption under Jeff Ellingson's painting of #3 on page xx of George's book,
'This painting .... shows the Elkton in its original colors per the Baldwin Locomotive Works (BLW) specifications .... which calls [sic] for for painting the locomotive and tender in "Olive Green & Aluminum" and applying "Finish F 10".' There is a great deal of additional information in the caption as to the basis for the colors used. Also, IIRC, within the past year or so someone posted the builder's card for F&CC #20, and I'm pretty sure the spec called for 'Olive Green' with silver trim - this was probably the F&CC standard at the time, no matter which builder constructed their engines.
- Russo (muy) Loco
The guy with the Accurate Historic Paint fetish
p.s. My check for the #20 matching fund was posted this morning. I'll be VERY happy to see #20 running again no matter what color she is, RGS Black
OR F&CC Green - but NOT Tuscan Red or Thomas Blue!!
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/03/2011 08:29PM by Russo Loco.
