Mike buy a set of the new Sunset FT's and I'll paint 'em for ya
Originally Posted by Steve "Papa" Eastman:
Marx flavored version.
Steve
Hello Steve.........
Did you paint that yourself ? It REALLY looks good !!!!!!
the woman who loves the S.F.5011,2678,2003,200
Tiffany
Yes I painted it and used Microscale decals.
Steve
Steve
Very nice. Dark blue with just the yellow "cigar band" and stripe up the nose has an all business - look
Steve, I agree with Tiffany that your diesels look fine. 
Love those Marx E7s, whether factory or custom. Looks like you slid somebody else's running gear under the powered unit, eh?
Mike, I think I saw a Varney H0 version of this back when I was a kid. I remember thinking it looked mighty plain compared to the Lionel Warbonnet.
What about this one
Originally Posted by Tom M:
I think this paint job by Lionel is pretty sweet. I would buy one.
Tom, I have this set on the Forum, For Sale section. And...yes they are gorgeous. My email is in the "ad" Thanks.
Originally Posted by Passenger Train Collector:
With all do respect, Mike, I sure hope that this version is not done in the future. Next to a Warbonnet, it is pure ugly. I realize that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, but I sure don't like this one.
Go Yellow Warbonnets (a set you have).
PTC, as a die-hard Santa Fe nut I must say I agree with you 100%. It is jugly.
Originally Posted by Matt Makens:
What about this one
I would say this one is ULGY HGLY.
Originally Posted by Matt Makens:
What about this one
Wonder what the story is behind this one?
Culled from another forum, One time only for a special GE train (called Golden Values or something like that). PA #53 was painted into a gold variation of the Warbonnet. The red was painted gold, the silver remained silver. The nose cigar band was a dark blue.
Steve
Originally Posted by John23:
Originally Posted by Matt Makens:
What about this one
Wonder what the story is behind this one?
Not exactly my favorite;
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You put that one together with a red one and a blue one and you can have a Lifesavers train
Originally Posted by Steve "Papa" Eastman:
Not exactly my favorite;
These last two, Gold nose and Green nose, are both neat 'EXTREEE' oddities.
Thank you Matt and Papa, for posting.
Ralph
Originally Posted by Steve "Papa" Eastman:
Not exactly my favorite;
PHOTOSHOP!
Just like this one:
Rusty
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Originally Posted by Steve "Papa" Eastman:
Culled from another forum, One time only for a special GE train (called Golden Values or something like that). PA #53 was painted into a gold variation of the Warbonnet. The red was painted gold, the silver remained silver. The nose cigar band was a dark blue.
Steve
Originally Posted by John23:
Originally Posted by Matt Makens:
What about this one
Wonder what the story is behind this one?
And only lasted for a few weeks.
Rusty
Originally Posted by mike.caruso:
Has any manufacturer ever produced this version of Santa Fe F units? It's not a bluebonnet. It's not the traditional Santa Fe "freight color scheme" of blue with the yellow striping.
It was an ill-fated attempt, during the Korean War, to save a few bucks on paint. The railroad didn't like it and abandoned it after painting only a small number of units. I don't like it either and would personally not ever spend money on a unit in this scheme. It's one of the forgettable moments in Santa Fe history.
Originally Posted by SantaFeJim:
Originally Posted by Matt Makens:
What about this one
I would say this one is ULGY HGLY.
With the same good luck that put me at trackside for the one and only trip of 4-6-4 3460 (Blue Goose) to the Los Angeles Division, "I was there" for this, too.
I was in 8th grade at St. Mary's School in Fullerton, and, after school, I walked down to the LAMTA bus station for the bus toward home. The bus station was adjacent to the Santa Fe station, and the gold PA1 was sitting on the house track, coupled to 3 or 4 streamlined prewar Budd passenger cars with their trucks painted gold, displaying GE appliances to distributors and dealers. I went immediately to the engine. A Fullerton police officer tried to run me off, but, fortunately, the Assistant Trainmaster, Mr. Rose, saw me and gave me carte blanche to poke around as much as I liked. Naturally, I missed my bus, but they ran hourly and I was only in a little trouble for coming home late. It was worth the scolding.
And, Santa Fe Jim . . . the engine actually looked better in person than it does in the photo.
