November 21, 2014 05:51PM
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capchris Wrote:
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> Thanks for your comments. I've forwarded them to
> Karl and John. I believe we'll choose the RGS
> configuration. I believe that it was modestly
> shiny, as would be appropriate for hauling Mears'
> car around, even though colors on the railroads
> were fading to black.
As delivered new, this locomotive was painted in Baldwin's Olive Green and had a lot of striping with a planished iron boiler jacket.* By the time it emigrated to the RGS, it would have been in the D&RG's late 1880's black overall with a lot less striping, though the bare metal boiler jacket remained. Photographs suggest this was the style retained by the RGS. Subjective preference for different color styles notwithstanding, the later paint job would have the practical benefit of being a lot easier to keep clean-looking in day to day operation.
*The planished iron boiler jacket cannot be reproduced today with 100% authenticity owing to the unavailability of the material; whether you choose some other form of bare metal or a close-matching paint, any option will necessarily contain some element of compromise. The D&RG did
not use genuine imported "Russia iron" but instead used cheaper American-made planished iron jackets.
The boiler might be a tough choice. These engines were originally made using the optional 40 inch boiler with 144 1.5 inch tubes; the other boiler was 42 inch diameter using 112 2 inch tubes (8-18.5C's were built with either). I've always wondered about the drafting qualities and resistance to clogging of the small tubes. Period sources have very mixed opinions on their merits. I'm certainly interested in what you choose with respect to the boiler.
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