Erik C Lindgren posted:So envious Doug those BlackBirds are SWEET! I already have OMI brass samples factory painted; these I think are better!
Thanks nothing to be envious about. I got lucky and picked up the second SP SD 7 when The C&S did not come in the Chinese red scheme( 1959 deliveries) as ordered and canceled the second CB&Q SD9. The good thing. The C&S SD9 survived in that scheme until a year after the merger.