I had the same issue with the last run of the GLa PRR hoppers. I pre-ordered assuming they would be like the previous runs, same color, and accurate PRR trucks. When they came they were a sort of focal orange or something. I'm not a color snob, but I wanted them to match the ones I had. They look totally out of place, and I ordered all 3 sets in Pennsy and the berwind set. But worse than the color, they put some sort of generic bettendorf style truck with plastic bolsters on them. The first runs had PRR "Crown" truck. So I am in the same boat now I am afraid to pre-order because I might get some that I really don't want.
They may have been trying to get a little away from the more tuscan originals to a lighter freight car color as was the case earlier in the 20th century.
