Anyone else surprised/disappointed by the color of MTH’s Canadian Pacific Military Heritage engine?

It's not that easy to compare the pics with the catalog.  Do you have a side pic of your engine without the foam inserts that's similar to the catalog pic?

It is also on the wrong prototype.

- Crank

Mike,

The CP site states "CP 6644 wears the camouflage colours applied to Royal Canadian Air Force "Spitfire" fighter planes flown at the Allied invasion of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944." The picture of the actual engine at their site (below) shows the drab green.

Frankly, I would try to return the engine to the seller especially if you were planning to have this engine lead other drab-green military cars in your collection. Your engine doesn't look like the one in the catalog nor the one in real life!

Wow, usually I see people complain about something that’s a shade or less off. This is not even in the ballpark.

The shade of green used by MTH is like 'FURX' green

Are u sure this isn't a lionel engine?  With that big a goof in color.

Yes it's usually a Lionel goof but this time the other guy did it. Quite unusual for them.

OMG, imagine how the olive drab CP 7020 Army green would have looked if MTH had made that one!!!  This is a really _bad_ outcome with the 6644 D-Day unit.  How disappointing to have ruined a beautiful paint scheme for those of us willing to shell out nearly $500 bucks for this particular CP engine knowing that it isn't the right prototype model (SD70ACe instead of the SD70ACU (SD90MAC rebuild).     These should be recalled immediately by MTH and repainted correctly to the colors that properly honour the D-Day veterans as CP intended and that we buyers wanted and expected.

Photo is from CPR.ca Media page of public use images

That's truly an awful color. 

It’s off a lot.  I would give the same advice to return it or see if MTH is going to address the issue. Unfortunately with their “closure” there may be no fixing it.

Just shows that it can happen to anyone. What the response from MTH is will be the telling part of this thread. This is a rare color mistake from MTH.

Looks like more of a lawn service tribute to me.

If the RCAF aircraft had been painted that bright green during the war I believe they would have been sitting ducks for anti-aircraft fire.  

Uh oh, looks like these were subbed out to the painters at the Lionel factory.

Just have Harry Heike weather it, you'll never notice.

@EMD posted:

The shade of green used by MTH is like 'FURX' green

Good observation.  Here’s the FURX green for comparison.

That color doesn't come close to what I ordered. Thanks Mike for the photos!

I have one of these on order & will be contacting my dealer today. My desire for this engine just evaporated.

What is interesting is that MTH has done such a great job with its other military paint schemes.

Just a heads up for those who ordered this.  MTH does not plan to correct the color.

I saw the real one 2 weeks ago in Unionville OH leading CSX eastbound intermodal Q166. Yes, that color on the MTH model is way off on that camo green. Also, 6644 is an SD70ACU which MTH should of put the paint on an SD80MAC or SD9043MAC mold to at least give the same type of design.

Got mine, also not happy with the green.  How does one go about contacting MTH to say something about it?  If they will take them back to repaint, or do a shell swap for the right color, I'm all for it, as long as I can see an example of the repaint first (Don't want it to come back looking even worse.).  If they will only do refunds, then I'm keeping it as I'd rather have one with the wrong colors over not having one at all.

@mike.caruso posted:

Just a heads up for those who ordered this.  MTH does not plan to correct the color.

Hey Mike, would you elaborate on the source of this info?  Was it a 'no' from someone who was actually empowered to say 'yes' ?

I sure wish the community could raise enough concern that MTH would actually give buyers the outcome they deserve.   Sad way to exit the business by leaving a bad taste with the customer... 

Bryan