@gunrunnerjohn posted:I would hasten to add that in real life the colors would hardly be a perfect match, once wind and weather worked on them for a spell, color shades would be all over the map.
I totally agree, which is why I think the hemming and hawing over shades of the same color is often way over the top.
I have the CC PRR Sharks, and they are a bit "greener" than most of my other PRR Brunswick Green locomotives. I believe true Brunswick Green is very close to black, and the CC PRR Sharks are probably a bit too green. However, they're good looking engines, so I'll keep them.
Ditto. I just got the Legacy PRR single stripe units, but I’ll definitely be hanging on to the CC IIs. The paint on those is pretty sharp.
Legacy version, notice the jet black trucks and fuel tank vs. the color of the body.
Here are four different “DGLE” offerings all from Lionel. CC II shark is second from right, 2021 Legacy shark far right.