Lionel Big Boy excursion version question

@Jack118711 posted:

Hey everyone! So odd question... anyone know why Lionel didn’t paint the tender axel tips white on the new excursion version? It seems every photo of 4014 I can find, the tender axel tips are white and sometimes the rear wheel axels on the locomotive are also white. Just curious...

For what it's worth, that is NOT "white" paint. The UP began painting the journal covers Bright Aluminum, sometime in the early 1950s (some folks refer to it as 'silver paint'). The thought was to show potential lubrication fluid leaks, which would quickly & easily show on the Bright Aluminum paint. Also, the center hub of the engine truck wheels were also painted Bright Aluminum, in oder to match. All the UP 4-8-4s, 4-6-6-4s, and 4-8-8-4s received such treatment.

Another note, the numbering and lettering on UP steam locomotives is also NOT "white"!

@Hot Water posted:

For what it's worth, that is NOT "white" paint. The UP began painting the journal covers Bright Aluminum, sometime in the early 1950s (some folks refer to it as 'silver paint'). The thought was to show potential lubrication fluid leaks, which would quickly & easily show on the Bright Aluminum paint. Also, the center hub of the engine truck wheels were also painted Bright Aluminum, in oder to match. All the UP 4-8-4s, 4-6-6-4s, and 4-8-8-4s received such treatment.

Another note, the numbering and lettering on UP steam locomotives is also NOT "white"!

Thanks for the info! It’s really strange then why it doesn’t have it but the first run edition does considering, as you pointed out, the silver wasn’t  applied until almost 10 years after it was built.

The steam channel did a youtube review of this engine and it does have the silver painted covers on the tender. maybe the lionel catolog artwork was just shown wrong. I get mine in a few days from trainworld so I will find out then thats for sure.

Jack here’s a video of my Big Boy first run. Aluminum journals👍🏻

@N&W 1218 posted:

Jack here’s a video of my Big Boy first run. Aluminum journals👍🏻

Very nice! Yes the first run edition had it from Lionel, just not the “excursion version” for some unknown reason.

@Lionelzwl2012 posted:

The steam channel did a youtube review of this engine and it does have the silver painted covers on the tender. maybe the lionel catolog artwork was just shown wrong. I get mine in a few days from trainworld so I will find out then thats for sure.

Please keep me updated!

The picture in the lionel catalog of the Excursion Version #4014 (2031261) shows black journal covers.(see photo)  But they delivered with bright aluminum(silver) covers.