| Posted by FSWood on June 13, 2023 | |
Less comprehensive than I was expecting to see when clicking the notification bar.
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I just drove through Waycross a week ago. So disappointed I missed this. Love the classic Chessie System scheme, always one of my favorites.
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I'm not a fan. I think the whole unit needs to be Chessie. I also did not like the Baltimore and Ohio heritage painted unit that came out a few weeks ago.
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Interesting concept. I am intrigued to see what other paint schemes will look like. L&N, Seaboard, ACL, B&O? How far back will CSX go?
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Either paint it all Chessie or nothing at all. Don't care for the CSX front. Although, it does have bright colors.
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It's all about marketing, to show CSX leading the way from their predecessors. Not to make us happy. I for one like the fade scheme idea.
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I'd have to agree with the "all or nothing" approach, these look kind of hideous. That "transition" between the CSX front and the Chessie hood looks like it was done by a "tagger" running out of paint. And if they want to do a "Chessie" heritage unit, they need to pick something older with enough hood space for the "billboard" lettering. This looks like "N Gauge" decals on an "HO" model.
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Count me as another all or nothing. I think they have enough hood space for the proper sized lettering. B&O had a GP9 in the 6600 series that had small lettering on it, but it was a one off I think. This doesn't look right in my opinion.
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| Posted by FSWood on June 28, 2023 | |
Actually, it looks quite right for something knocked out by Model Power or Tyco circa 1977.
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