Jim Waterman posted:terry hudon posted:I saw this on the ives section on $bay,,,i thought it was just unpainted silver all over,,,i got it and wow,,,,brass frame,,,i have a spare motor to install,,one headlight is wired,,,,,no markings anywhere,,,i 1st thought before I got it was to have it painted black,,,but I really like it ,I would say its a pilot or 1 of a kind,,,,,anybody have any thoughts,,,,,its one of my fav standard loco (just sayin mth)
Hey Terry
I was so tempted to pick this one up due to the unpainted nature of it. Several folks made this repro over the years. Might have been an early Jim Cohen but probably a Williams (the same Stout Auction that this originally came from had several of these locos in different states of completion, some without motors, some painted). My plan was to try a buff this up and keep it all varnished bare metal. Pride Lines also made the loco (and then MTH later, most likely not this loco).
Jim
thanks jim,,,,its one of my top 5 electrics,love electrics with rods,,,i wish mth would have made them in other colores, the transition cars that go with this,,,franks roundhouse did sets in the late 80's with 385 in different colors,,,ie pink,blue,red with black,,,,which I all the car colors,,,,,,missing York and seeing sgma's
