quote:Originally posted by Lima:
Looked at one at a store this week and it seems the lettering and striping are white. Is this correct? In color pictures it appears to be a aluminum/gray/silver color. If white is accurate was it ever silver?, and when did it change?
Thanks
1) NO, white is NOT accurate!
2) SP always used "lettering gray", which darned neer LOOKS silver, but it really isn't (pretty hard to describe).
If you can find a set of the last run of Champ Decals for Southern Pacific Daylight steam or diesel locomotives, in either HO or O scale, those are an EXCELLENT reference. Also, match them against the Golden Gate Depot Daylight train set, released last year.