MTH Frisco E-8 disappointing

I think the lettering and striping should be gold outlined in white??

Jeff78rr posted:

I think the lettering and striping should be gold outlined in white??

The Racehorse scheme evolved over time, losing the white outlines and transmuting into duLux gold (really an almost dull ocher) as the $$$ spent on passenger liveries dried up.  Other than the wretched font of the name, the scheme here reflects a late version of the engines pretty well, except that the gold seems a tad too yellow.

My wife being a Rogers, AR native would still like to have the Sea Biscuit engine. I won’t tell her about the mistake of using type font on the horse’s name.  

I referenced a magazine article with the correct lettering, but did not post it properly yesterday.  So here it is, hopefully in a correct sequence now.

Tony

Hi! I really like my Frisco E8 ABA set!  Have it on the layout right now and it looks good -  attractive paint job - and runs very well.

Nobody's perfect.  When you produce many engines in many road names, someone will eventually make a mistake.  This isn't even close to a deal breaker for me.

The good news is the red is not a shade of pink! 

They look nice. Can you show us a video?

Looks Like TONYMARCHIANDO  slayed the "Messenger" ya Just couldn't find any "MIDDLEGROUND" could ya...

Well it’s always fun to stumble across an old thread I missed when pretty new in the forum. The Frisco is not done very often so this was a welcome issue for Midwest collectors. MTH had issued this about 14-16 years earlier as an ABA - a Long wait if you missed run 1. They seemed scarce as hens teeth as they never showed up in the secondary market. I was both stunned and ecstatic when the new E8s were offered. Even better - now as stand alone models - 2 powered “A” units and an unpowered “A”. Frisco did not have E8 “B”s and MTH nicely chose to issue only a prototypical offering.  With the 3 “A”s offered as such, it was So Nice to buy the 3 with the ability of running a primary powered-unpowered AA and a secondary powered A. Great fun. Great options.  Nice model portraits Tony. I was a freshman at Rolla in 67 too. Though a “little” late to the thread, I’ll add a portrait of mine. 3 E8s and a “bonus” Frisco E7.
Cheers