Question for all you LIRR fans about MTH VO 1000 Paint Scheme

I will look for color photos later at home

Black with gold letters, silver or white on the lower ends and aged yellow grab irons, 1950's. Pages 24 & 25, Diesels of the Sunrise Trail book.  #'s 450 & 410.

Way before my time of grey & orange. in 64. 

Looks like they had white pilots after 1950

I always thought that these were Brunswick Green with gold letters "as delivered"

greg773 posted:

I always thought that these were Brunswick Green with gold letters "as delivered"

So did I.... but I knew about the white pilots. I'm surprised to learn they were actually black. Wonder if Mth knows this....

SIRT posted:

Black with gold letters, silver on the lower ends and aged yellow grab irons, 1950's. Pages 24 & 25, Diesels of the Sunrise Trail book.  #'s 450 & 410.

Way before my time of grey & orange. in 64. 

Correct me if I'm wrong but haven't you worked with Mth on some of their past NYC area models like the SIRT s-2? Do you know who to email over there to make sure they do this one correct? I would hate to pay like $400.00 for an incorrect Brunswick green version of this engine; now knowing it was indeed black.

Dj'sOgaugetrains posted:

SIRT posted:

Black with gold letters, silver on the lower ends and aged yellow grab irons, 1950's. Pages 24 & 25, Diesels of the Sunrise Trail book.  #'s 450 & 410.

Way before my time of grey & orange. in 64. 

Correct me if I'm wrong but haven't you worked with Mth on some of their past NYC area models like the SIRT s-2? Do you know who to email over there to make sure they do this one correct? I would hate to pay like $400.00 for an incorrect Brunswick green version of this engine; now knowing it was indeed black.

Just the SIRT Staten Island S-2 AlCo. Bill Siemens was the color scheme guy. Might still be there, not sure. I gave up sending them stuff. They didn't seem to be interested in suggestions.  

Brunswick green looks black in old photos. It could be correct as well?  I'm sure MTH has a good collection of photos to go by. White was used but later on they experimented with silver as on an S-2 & C420 looking for better safety. I'm sure the diesel will be correct but keep in mind the LIRR tried different versions at times.   

SIRT posted:

Dj'sOgaugetrains posted:

SIRT posted:

Black with gold letters, silver on the lower ends and aged yellow grab irons, 1950's. Pages 24 & 25, Diesels of the Sunrise Trail book.  #'s 450 & 410.

Way before my time of grey & orange. in 64. 

Correct me if I'm wrong but haven't you worked with Mth on some of their past NYC area models like the SIRT s-2? Do you know who to email over there to make sure they do this one correct? I would hate to pay like $400.00 for an incorrect Brunswick green version of this engine; now knowing it was indeed black.

Just the SIRT Staten Island S-2 AlCo. Bill Siemens was the color scheme guy. Might still be there, not sure. I gave up sending them stuff. They didn't seem to be interested in suggestions.  

Brunswick green looks black in old photos. It could be correct as well?  I'm sure MTH has a good collection of photos to go by. White was used but later on they experimented with silver as on an S-2 & C420 looking for better safety. I'm sure the diesel will be correct but keep in mind the LIRR tried different versions at times.   

Thanks for the info; and I feel the same way about Mth's customer service these days. They were so much better 10 years ago!

I try to collect 1 or 2 pieces from each era on the Long Island. If it's done right this will be a sharp looking engine pulling freight and passenger alongside my Lionel b6. 

Anybody pick one of these up? Anybody have pics? Thanks!

So what color is the new MTH LIRR VO 1000?

Shack posted:

So what color is the new MTH LIRR VO 1000?

https://youtu.be/8l4J3wfXtSQ Brunswick green, no white pilot.....