As many here on the forum know, I model the Penn Central railroad. Penn Central is not one of the big names in model railroading. Manufacturers do not offer a lot of product in this paint scheme because of the limited following. The green cars probably sell better than the black locomotives just because they look somewhat attractive. Atlas O has probably been the most prolific in their offerings. MTH, Lionel and WBB have had limited offerings.
There are several locomotives that I have been waiting for the manufacturers to produce in Penn Central paint. The first one was the GP9. I got tired of waiting and purchased an undecorated Atlas O unit. This was my first attempt at painting a locomotive. Thank goodness the color scheme is pretty simple, Shoot it black and apply decals.
The next unit on my list was the K-Line GP38. This unit was cataloged but never produced due to the demise of the company. I decided to find a used K-Line unit and repaint it into PC colors. I recently found one with TMCC and Railsounds. It was a non-dynamic brake equipped unit. I found that Lionel used the K-Line tooling on their TMCC GP38s. I was able to purchase a dynamic brake blister from Lionel. I changed the lights to LEDs and am preparing to upgrade the controls with an ERR Cruise Commander M. After painting the loco and applying some light weathering, I can finally say "I got my K-Line Penn Central GP38."
Now, if I can just get the manufacturers to paint a GP35, a SD45 and a SD40 in PC I'll be a happy camper.
This is the K-Line GP38 I just finished
Atlas O GP9 I did a few years ago. I scratch built the transfer caboose it is pulling.
Tom
