@SouthernFan56 posted:I bought a Southern and liked it so well on my small layout I purchased a Texas & Pacific. As for the gray vs graphite, I bought mine to relax. My take is the locomotives produced in Korea are normally spot on. The locomotives produced in China are hit or miss. I am impressed with the sound, whistle smoke, pulling power, and ability to negotiate O36 curves. If they gray where to upset me, I would just weather. I remind myself this is one of my hobbies and if the model performs well I can modify or find a solution to a cosmedic issue. Hey I just got a 3rd rail missing a staton. Am I sending it back...not on your life. I wished we as hobbyist to appreciate how the locomotives have improved over the last 60 years and relax a little.
How about some pics of both of them? Would love to see all the different versions.
You also make a great point about all the impressive features - my gosh, the whistle smokes like a demon! I wonder if it’s a new design, none of my other Legacy steamers smoke like these do. Good stuff.
