The Golden Locomotive Part Two

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The Golden Locomotive Part Two

Unread postby Chessie8638 » Thu Jun 30, 2011 5:16 pm

This time it's CB&Q 4-8-4 #5632 painted gold (water-based paint) to celebrate the 50th anniversary of service to Casper, WY which ran on October 20, 1963.

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Another view (looks more Silver then gold here): http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... ?id=806336
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Re: The Golden Locomotive Part Two

Unread postby steve_the_slim » Thu Jun 30, 2011 6:38 pm

Looks like somebody forgot to finish painting one of those brass models!
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Re: The Golden Locomotive Part Two

Unread postby Kali » Thu Jun 30, 2011 7:34 pm

Hah, that does indeed look like a brass model! I wonder what the Gtrax SP&S Northern would look like in brass.
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Re: The Golden Locomotive Part Two

Unread postby Shortliner » Thu Jun 30, 2011 9:12 pm

Eww...that's just ugly.
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Re: The Golden Locomotive Part Two

Unread postby arizonachris » Fri Jul 01, 2011 1:55 am

Shortliner wrote:Eww...that's just ugly.


Yeah, gotta agree with you on that one.
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Re: The Golden Locomotive Part Two

Unread postby shicoe30 » Fri Jul 01, 2011 3:00 am

umm...this is hideous....what were they thinking?
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Re: The Golden Locomotive Part Two

Unread postby wc71046 » Fri Jul 01, 2011 3:16 pm

How do you keep it clean? !**conf**! !**conf**! *!question!*
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