The way I see it, the NS Heritage unit is what stirred the whole color controversy back up. They committed to replicating that tiny green tinge as was specified in official PC documents. The result still looks black at first glance, but after staring for a very long time you begin to see the SLIGHTEST tinge of green in the paint. In any event it's certainly way darker than what has been depicted in the catalog.
Mike did reply saying they have done their research and are painting the model based on the official PC specifications for green in the paint. I wrote back requesting him to please take a closer look at all the testimonials by historians and former employees about black being used on the locomotives and also to check this thread where we would all prefer to see the E8's in black. I also sent him a second message asking for a clarification after Alan pointed out to me they could possibly be replicating an ex-PRR unit with PC badges simply slapped over the original Brunswick paint as opposed to the full black repaint. If this is the case I would still rather see a pure PC repainted E8.
