Thanks Jon.......I confirmed that they were painted maroon......LMS maroon as the book shows. Now to go find LMS colors at my local Virginia Beach hobby shop!! 
Perhaps Norfolk and Western Maroon will be a close match.......
Rik.....yes, I do think she will look pretty "snappy" in her proper livery! Funny thing about this project, for the first time I am building a model in large scale and the idea of scratch building more and more of the parts (bits
) has given me a lot of pleasure. Most of the tasks have been simple problem solving projects and knowing I"m building a model that will be viewed at 8 feet away has made the decision a simple one.
I figure the dollars I've saved building her will offset the dollars spent to RC/Battery her.......It's certainly a trade off I can live with.
Next task is to find suitable couplers and to lay in a supply of parts from GRS so I can begin building a string of cattle wagons and boxes for her to pull (oh, not to forget a brake van!)
thanks again for following along as comments are a large part of maintaining my enthusiasm........tom
Perhaps Norfolk and Western Maroon will be a close match.......Rik.....yes, I do think she will look pretty "snappy" in her proper livery! Funny thing about this project, for the first time I am building a model in large scale and the idea of scratch building more and more of the parts (bits
) has given me a lot of pleasure. Most of the tasks have been simple problem solving projects and knowing I"m building a model that will be viewed at 8 feet away has made the decision a simple one.I figure the dollars I've saved building her will offset the dollars spent to RC/Battery her.......It's certainly a trade off I can live with.
Next task is to find suitable couplers and to lay in a supply of parts from GRS so I can begin building a string of cattle wagons and boxes for her to pull (oh, not to forget a brake van!)
thanks again for following along as comments are a large part of maintaining my enthusiasm........tom
