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Steve G.

October 19, 2007 02:57PM

Registered: 16 years ago
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After this year's D&S annual fall Photographers' Special (which was pulled by 478) I got a chance to talk to Jeff Ellingson. I said "thanks for keeping the 478 green" as I didn't get much chance the experience the green "472" they had created a year or two ago.

He replied that it had been repainted black, and later given the second green jacket, which is darker than the first version.

It indeed is difficult to distinguish from black, especially in photos.
I know because I was trying to get some good shots of the green engine, and didn't have very much luck.

Personally, I like the look. I think it adds a touch of class. But it's so difficult to tell the difference, I wonder if its worth the trouble.

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