POLL: UP's New DRGW Heritage Series Paint Scheme

coloradorailroads Jun 20, 2006

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What do you think of the new DRGW-inspired Heritage Series locomotive paint scheme?

  1. I love it and can't wait to photograph/model it

    32.1%
  2. I like it enough not to throw ballast at it while it goes past

    44.9%
  3. I hate it...what were they thinking?

    14.1%
  4. I'm not a Rio Grande fan and/or I don't care

    9.0%
  1. John Barnhill

    John Barnhill TrainBoard Member

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    Hey Mike, thats been my screen saver ever since the last time you posted it! :D :D
     
  2. Greg Elems

    Greg Elems Staff Member

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    There isn't a question I'd vote on in the poll. While I'm not impressed and cynical about the reasons behind the units, I'm glad to see UP get some good press. I see the WP unit periodically and the most irksome part of that paint scheme is the wet looking feather. I might take a picture of it if it's convenient. I do know what they were thinking though when they conceived the idea to paint them.

    Greg Elems
     
  3. Gabriel

    Gabriel TrainBoard Member

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    Its not too badly done. I do think they should have stuck with the originals.
     
  4. Gabriel

    Gabriel TrainBoard Member

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    Its not too badly done. I do think they should have stuck with the originals.
     
  5. Joe Daddy

    Joe Daddy TrainBoard Member

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    Gaudy, certainly no UP hearld.

    :thumbs_down:

    Bob, u can look at it this way, few modelers are gonna shell cold cash for a gaudy paint job like this one.:zip:
     
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  6. coloradorailroads

    coloradorailroads TrainBoard Member

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    Unless, of course, they're a Grande fan :teeth: Then they might.
     
  7. Jack Doran

    Jack Doran TrainBoard Member

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    I don't like it. They should have used the Orange and black scheme with speed lettering down the side of it. If It this looked this bad I can only imagine on what the CNW heritage unit will look like. I hope they do that one in the lighting scheme.
     
  8. YoHo

    YoHo TrainBoard Supporter

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    What would be the point in doing the lightening scheme? UP stole the lightening scheme from them. You can see it any time you want in Harbor mist gray and Armor yellow. Granted the nose is slightly different, but the premise was taken.
     

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