@c.sam posted:I remember having the D&H and Santa Fe Alco PA's back in the early 1990's I think it was with the beautiful chromed finish like these beauties. As pretty as it was, there was too much chrome. Would it be a sacrilege to paint the roofs silver to appear more prototypical? I love the way the two finishes compliment each other like the stainless Santa Fe F7's look. Are the trucks painted black?
And please yank those awful couplers off ASAP!
@William Jack posted:Sorry charlie.........couplers stay........no paint here.......the word here is ..... origional
To each his chrome...
I have two sets of Budd cars (ACL and NH) that have been chromed and it is a bit much and hard to photograph. At the time I bought them AM wasn't listing painted HiRail Budds.
I passed on the Santa Fe PA's because of the chrome, but now I sorta regret it. I keep hoping AM will rerun them with silver paint.
I'd like to experiment with toning down AM's chrome, but these things are just too expensive for experimentation and there's no guarantee the flatter finishes would adhere well to the chrome.
Rusty