Looks like all they did was replace the gold stripes and the logo with black and white ones. I personally like this version better. If Lionel were to make this, they could use the tooling from the new ES44's. They might need to tweak the exhaust stack.
Maxrailroad posted:Looks like all they did was replace the gold stripes and the logo with black and white ones. I personally like this version better. If Lionel were to make this, they could use the tooling from the new ES44's. They might need to tweak the exhaust stack.
These are actually rebuilt from Dash 9's, so dash 9 tooling would work. The electrical cabinet, cab, and front end are GEVO parts. If you look, there's 5 steps on the front and 4 on the back. Would be an easy kitbash, just take a dash 9 and chop the front of an ES44 off and stick them together. *Maybe* MTH would do this
I could see Lionel using the ES44 tooling and MTH using the dash 9 tooling just to make it even though it'd be wrong. Someday I'd love to kitbash one though
Trevor
Nice revision of the paint scheme!
My guess is MTH will make this one.
Jack
Is the safety striping iridescent? Sure looks that way. If the importers can make this engine with that feature, that'd surely set it apart from all others.
