banjoflyer posted:Bob Bubeck posted:The pilots should have been painted gray. Any review worth its salt would have to state the obvious. It is the color that I posted about and Gilbert got the color correctly.
Bob
Bob, you are absolutely correct as to the pilot needing to be gray as shown in the prototype #125: <snip>
But I can live with it.
The real good news is the redesigned electro-couplers which actually work. They are a vast improvement over earlier attempts by Lionel such as those on the SD70's which you mentioned in a thread some time ago. I complained to Lionel about them at that time (Dave Olson) and they listened.
A mention of following prototype paint schemes to Lionel (talktous@Lionel.com) might result in better results in a future run of the UP units.
Mark
Or, the customer can paint the pilots gray. But, gee wiz, why not just get it right to start with? 
And then, there is Greekchief's assembly problem.
As you are, I am glad that the electrocouplers 'work'. Looking forward to getting my NKP version (which, correctly, does have black pilots).
Have fun.
Bob
