dPrasse:
Yes, KCS had a great looking "original" schemes.
Never really cared for the all-red, but I do like the "Blonde" scheme.
In regards to the KCS FM Erie-Built's, LOVE the "Chop Top" versions!
Here's a pic shot by my late friend, of a Chop Top in a consist at a location that's just 14 miles from where I live:
So cool! IF someone made a good looking, good running, plastic model of a Chop Top (UP had them, too) in HO, I could almost guarantee there would be a leased Chop Top unit operating on my KC&G!
Andre