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Yes Chuck 'THEY WERE' along with all the Geeps, and post FT's . You doubt the research provided by the experts used by Scott? 

 May I suggest some advice; when approaching a question like this publicly provide some evidence backing your argument.

Like most of the schematics these prototypes used, road grime and use did change it rapidly. Like the green that faded to gray in a month on the hoods of F's. 

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Yes Chuck 'THEY WERE' along with all the Geeps, and post FT's . You doubt the research provided by the experts used by Scott? May I suggest some advice; when approaching a question like this publicly provide some evidence backing your argument.

I thought Chuck was just asking my question: Did the Bumblebee paint scheme use Grande Gold, or some color of cream?  You really cannot tell from photos, even though your spectacular photos in the first post indicate Grande Gold.  I doubt he was questioning Scott or you.

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Yes Chuck 'THEY WERE' along with all the Geeps, and post FT's . You doubt the research provided by the experts used by Scott? May I suggest some advice; when approaching a question like this publicly provide some evidence backing your argument.

I thought Chuck was just asking my question: Did the Bumblebee paint scheme use Grande Gold, or some color of cream?  You really cannot tell from photos, even though your spectacular photos in the first post indicate Grande Gold.  I doubt he was questioning Scott or you.

Well in reality his question is rather vague and not conclusive in my opinion. I did NOT take it personal however his statement implies the color is 'WRONG' and not like the prototype hence an erroneous model, and to the uneducated public this can be taken as doubt despite the facts. Isn't that the problem with the internet in the first place. No editors.

Scott Mann, 3rd Rail & company worked very hard to provide the most accurate model for the price. Often times the builder can make mistakes that in a timeline of production cannot be corrected despite how correct or incorrect the research provided is. Many so called experts have been wrong in other projects but in this case they got it right. Fact

Bob, I agree with you that I could have taken the statement incorrectly; However I found his comment unwarranted; in your courtroom an expert witness must provide evidence of such arguments, are you not? Like you always say Bob, ...opinion.. however in this circumstance the paint was the same uniform black and whatever gold or yellow you want to call it. This is not an argument but fact that can be proven beyond any shred of doubt with photo and written evidence it just needs to be presented. I started to present some evidence in some random photos found in a Google search he could have easily done also and not written the statement in the first place resulting in this rebutle.

From what we have decided at Division Point among the experts is its white cream with a hint of yellow. Certainly NOT a black pilot on these units. 

Opinion and facts 

On the argument of color Attached are some rather good arguments presented by Rusty Traque some time back 

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 If this is all in the sake of argument and not the presented facts then I am out of it. I don't like to play games when it comes to a fine product such the SD9's from Scott. These are fine models and casting doubt on them over unfounded opinions is blasphemous. Opinion 

 

Oh NO! -now we are really goofing around. 

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Which yellow, gold, cream.. oh now my eyes have gone crooked. 

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Chuck Sartor posted:

I wasn't questioning anyone's facts, I was just unsure. The pictures answered the question. Take a chill pill Erik. For all I know, some could have been delivered with a yellow pilot, another could have been delivered with a black pilot.

Of course you didn't. I had it completely wrong. As far that chill pill goes Chuck; good idea. 

It's easy to get carried away with our passions. And yes this is one of my passions. 

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So back to my question:  in the above photo the GP or SD appears more "Grande Gold" than does the F-unit.  I personally love the Grande Gold (same as Daylight Orange) and do not want washed- out cream on my black diesels.  Are these SDs painted with Grande Gold, or some version of cream - yellow mixed with white?

Understand, I paint my Diesels the way I want - but it is fun knowing what the Rio grande did.

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Erik:

Your photography is outstanding. Two words; Role Model

I took photography in high school (when dinosaurs roamed the earth) for a fine art requirement and the teacher "Ansel Lavansil" used to say lighting is a big factor and natural sunlight was your best friend. We did black and white back then. There was no digital, and any indoor shooting was done with incandescent lights to override the yellowing from florescent lighting (the good old days). Your use of the outdoor "shooting stands" really brings out the models, which is why I'm trying to build one to use to photograph my trains.

AGHRMatt posted:

Erik:

Your photography is outstanding. Two words; Role Model

I took photography in high school (when dinosaurs roamed the earth) for a fine art requirement and the teacher "Ansel Lavansil" used to say lighting is a big factor and natural sunlight was your best friend. We did black and white back then. There was no digital, and any indoor shooting was done with incandescent lights to override the yellowing from florescent lighting (the good old days). Your use of the outdoor "shooting stands" really brings out the models, which is why I'm trying to build one to use to photograph my trains.

Thank you Matt 

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