Manufacturers often times get a little "over creative" with applying
road scheme. Athearn was notorious for this in the 60's and 70's, I
seem to remember them offering a Chinese red DD35A at one time
Thank you kindly,
Michael Matalis
mmatalis@sprynet.com
See my photos and my ugly mug at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/prairierailfan/
On Apr 29, 2009, at 6:00 PM, Russ Strodtz wrote:
> MP15's ?? I think the BN got four units that had been built by
> the SLSF. Other than that, no. Models are models, locomotives are
> locomotives, often are not the same.
>
> Russ
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> Subject: [CBQ] CB&Q MP15
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>> I often check Caboose Hobbies' website for CB&Q/D&RGW models which
>> are
>> available or coming up and noted something quite irregular today.
>> They
>> listed a Con-Cor CB&Q MP15, numbered 576 or 580, painted in the
>> pre-1958
>> blackbird scheme. I questioned this because I thought MP15s were
>> built in
>> the 1960s and would be painted Chinese red on the CB&Q. I checked
>> the
>> BRHS roster and found no MP15s listed there. I also checked the
>> EMD MP15
>> on Wikipedia and found that it was built from 1974 to 1980, which
>> would
>> have been the BN era. What is the story on this model, especially
>> painted
>> in first-generation colors?
>> - John Manion
>> Denver, CO
>>
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