MTH new South Shore MU set

MTH has yet to offer an accurate representation of any South Shore equipment.  (The Little Joe is a Milwaukee Road version...)

It's hard to trust catalog colors/artwork for any manufacturer.  Most images are of an undecorated model with the decoration Photoshopped on.

Rusty

The color is close just a bad picture.  It is indeed orange not yellow.

Good morning Mallard,  You are correct in that this model is very generic. The door windows are incorrect, and as for paint, car #17 may be close but so is 101.  It's a draw as far as paint go's.  Real equipment age in time, so the colors could fit (or be overlooked) it's up to you.  As Rusty has pointed out, it's hard to trust the art work colors.  I can recall a CTA alpine white that came out more or less tan then white in the past.  Bruce

Am I just being obtuse but when I read the excerpt from the catalog.There was a picture of an alleged South Shore train. but then all the text had to do with MP54s and electrification around Philadelphia.The South Shore line never got east of Indiana.MTHs writers don't seem to know their RSs from a hole in the ground.At least write somthing that makes sense. 

It's important to remember the "South Shore" MU's are part of the RailKing line, which means, it's faithfulness to the prototype varies (Even as an MP54, which are also cataloged on the same page...) 

There is no reason to expect 100% fidelity in the RailKing line.

Like catalog artwork, catalog text should be taken as a guide, not gospel.

Rusty

If you are going to show a South Shore car then say something about the South Shore Line.If you are advertising an MP54 then tell about Philly.It is not the function of the catalog to give misinformation.That is just plain sloppy.