Ron has the ability to do painting here, but the more complicated schemes are sometimes best done by those who specialize. That's the case with the new RS-11s. When my club talked about the Detroit and Mackinac cars for our event, we showed it to Ron and his foreman, Joe, and they said that although it could be tough, they could handle it in house. The result was as good as any I've seen. From Joe's comments at the time, the tough part was getting the maroon and white to look the same over different undercoat colors. It looks OK to me!
So the paint scheme for the Meteor, not being that complicated, should come out just as nice. It almost makes me wish I had bought one of Lionel's Northerns.
It's also a treat to visit his facility. He has the space to store extra stock, and seeing shelves and shelves stacked with various shells and chassis is like visiting a candy factory! BTW, he's in the process of moving to a larger place... I wish him the best.
Oh, and David, I don't think that "jigged" up is all that wrong. As you know, in a factory, jigs and fixtures are used all the time. 
