How many have custom painted their GG-1 to a whole different road name?

If I ever get one, it would be repainted for the C&NW.

I must have used the wrong paint, mine shrunk!

Chris S.

Gerry I told you that lightning stripe GG1 causes apoplexy every time a picture of it is posted.  Way to go Gerry.

Ted Bertiger posted:

Chris,

You could always paint those GG1's into sports team engines. Just don't paint one in green for the NY Jets as it will derail every time you run it!

But seriously, you can paint one in a sports team. I do shows and run the Jets engine with the cars. Amazing how many folks comment on the sports ones than the regular engines/rolling stock.

Well Ted I could do that but that idea went over like a lead balloon when I painted up the tinplate box car and ran it at Trainstock remember? Especially one particular Dolphins fan!  😝

Well Ted I could do that but that idea went over like a lead balloon when I painted up the tinplate box car and ran it at Trainstock remember? Especially one particular Dolphins fan!  😝

And that Dolphins fan laughed at my team and I dare not say what the Pats guy had to say. Regardless, sports boxcars and engines delight the folks at shows.

FireOne posted:

I must have used the wrong paint, mine shrunk!

Chris S.

Looks like you also gave it a double nose-ectomy    

How could a person learn how to paint engines like this? These are awesome. Where do you get the decals? I think it would be a lot of fun to be able to do this.