@Rusty Traque posted:I recognized the heritage of the Lionel locomotive but chose not to mention it. The depth of the black was pretty obvious to me at first glance, but seeing everyone is fixated on the orange... The comparison is compromised by comparing a "traditional" locomotive vs a "scale" one.
Rusty
I agree. And I would add that nearly 100 percent of Milwaukee Road fans who operate toy trains are fully aware of the excessive depth of the black paint on that traditional model.
As for the orange coloring, I have seen shade differences in every scale for Milwaukee Road models. I used to watch many a Milwaukee Road train roll by in Winona, Minnesota, while I was in college and even I can’t tell you which orange is “correct” anymore.