E8 Re-paints

[BoostedFridge]

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That looks great! I like your colour choice for the 'silver'

[jalsina]

Superb Buzz,
It might be your master piece between the E and F units.

[harryadkins]

What color mix did you use for the silver, Buzz? Your mix looks much better than the mixes I've tried.

Harry

[buzz456]

What color mix did you use for the silver, Buzz? Your mix looks much better than the mixes I've tried.

Harry

All three colors are at 170.

[Brickrail782]

If no one else is already planning this, I might try my hand at a Metra E8.

[GERUNIMO625]

Howdy Folks,

Whether you like'em dirty or alittle less dirty, they just got a high green in your direction.

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Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend, take care!

[ET44C4]

Beautiful work...

[buzz456]

Jerry,
I'm sure glad you posted this. I was just going to start on it. Looks great! Now I can wander off and do something else.

[jalsina]

Jerry, don´t use those for passenger trains. You could loose some clients
Good job!

[GERUNIMO625]

Howdy Guys,

Thanks for the kudos!
Buzz, I hope I didn't relieve you of something you wanted to do? We could always use more CNW stuff!
Jalsina, you better believe the CNW used these in regular commuter service. They didn't call the railroad "Cheap and Nothing Wasted" for no reason.

To whom it may concern, in my internet travels/research for these engines I found out some interesting stuff about CNW 5031B (pictured).
She started life as KCS E3 #3:

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Was wrecked, rebuilt, and renumbered as KCS #23:

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Later one of only 2 KCS motors painted white:

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Then she was sold to the CNW, later sold to the RTA, then leased back to the CNW, and finally sold to the Smoky Hill Railway and Historical Society of Kansas City, Kansas where she was parted out and scrapped:

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Sad ending to a hard working Gal, but that is how it goes sometimes.
It would be neat to see a KCS engine like this one so we could complete the story.
*wink, wink, nudge, nudge

[buzz456]

Just a start.

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I may have to do this one while I'm at it.

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[GERUNIMO625]

Buzz!!!
That's so cool you went and did that! Can't wait to line them all up together!

[buzz456]

Is there any chance one of you anal people can find a decent picture of the gray KSC E units from the side so I can see what color and size the printing is on the side. I am just guessing here at what the lettering looks like. I can see enough on my pics I've found to see it's spelled out but that's it.

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[buzz456]

I think this one is about ready to go.

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[ET44C4]

So far so good, Buzz!