MadMike1024 wrote:Hawk now has the SOO F3A-1 / F3A-2 set, and an A-B-A Minneapolis and Saint Louis set.
Chessie8638 wrote:Cotton Belt in the "Black Widow" Scheme: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=1634037
St. Louis Southwestern Railway in the "Confederate Grey" Scheme (black and white photo): http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=1564066
Yellow on the top (Cab Windows, Roof, etc). Grey for the middle section. Yellow for the nose and stripes. Red for the lines (separating the yellow and grey). Black for the trucks and lower part of carbody.
Edit: Here is the only "Photo" I can find of the scheme in color: http://www.rebelrails2.com/store/images ... sSignS.jpg
MadMike1024 wrote:I plan to dig out the FT paintbox soon, Have a M&StL to do, and that Rebel looks like a challenge. What I needed to know is what to letter the above?
espee.railfan.net wrote:All were delivered in SSW version of SP's Black Widow paint, yellow carbody handrails and grabirons, and a single headlight.
The Black Widow paint was basically the same as SP's, even allowing for the 'Sunset' medallion at the bottom of the nose door, except in its place they had a reflectorized bead board with the roadnumber In the place of the upper signal light they carried a Cotton Belt medallion. The A units were lettered St.L.S-W (centered between the carbody doors, below the louvers), later changed to Cotton Belt in 15" lettering circa 1955. The road number appeared in the upper rear panel below the air intake circa 1958. The B units never carried the roadname, and only carried the roadnumber in 10" script centered on the carbody side after 1958. All units had the roadnumber in black, in very small lettering centered on the red lower carbody stripe. Judging from photographs, perhaps not many F units received scarlet and gray paint. Those that did, have basically the same lettering style as in Black Widow paint.
espee.railfan.net wrote:All were delivered in SSW version of SP's Black Widow paint, yellow carbody handrails and grabirons, and a single headlight.
The Black Widow paint was basically the same as SP's, even allowing for the 'Sunset' medallion at the bottom of the nose door, except in its place they had a reflectorized bead board with the roadnumber In the place of the upper signal light they carried a Cotton Belt medallion. The A units were lettered St.L.S-W (centered between the carbody doors, below the louvers), later changed to Cotton Belt in 15" lettering circa 1955. The road number appeared in the upper rear panel below the air intake circa 1958. The B units never carried the roadname, and only carried the roadnumber in 10" script centered on the carbody side after 1958. All units had the roadnumber in black, in very small lettering centered on the red lower carbody stripe. Judging from photographs, perhaps not many F units received scarlet and gray paint. Those that did, have basically the same lettering style as in Black Widow paint.
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