Model Railroading > Athearn SP Halloween F7s

For those waiting for the Genesis SP Halloween F7 units,they hit the shelves today. Nice unit for the SP Folks.

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Kewl Dude!  It looks bitchin.  Thanks for postin.

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Unique paint scheme also applied to T&NO Fs 630, 631, and SP 6342, and 6364.

Regards, Jim Evans

If there were four examples, can you still call it unique?

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Not MY Words

They look worse in real life than they did in the announcement  brochure.  

I would have modeled another railroad if SP had chose this scheme.  

The ALCo PAs they did in this scheme were hideous.  

The B units lost out in this scheme and the S/G as they became one solid color with no trim.  

SP did two f units in this black and orange, but used the masking of the scarlet/grey scheme with the wings.    

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Here's a link to the prototype 6364 and 630:

https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?11,4014216,4014216#msg-4014216

I'm with Larry020, really don't like this scheme. The Cotton Belt used a similar scheme on its switchers and RS units
and they were hideous as well. Fortunately they redeemed themselves with the Black Widow look.

That said, Athearn nailed the scheme with the model shown, so kudos to them for that..

Ugly.

Bill Deaver
Tehachapi, CA

Got mine on order! It way not be the prettiest but it's part of Espee's history.

Thanks Athearn for doing something so unique.


sphauler

What time period were these units in that scheme?

Rick

It's not my favorite version but interesting to mix in if I were modeling that period. Unfortunately I don't have enough funds to go that far out of my modeling focus.

I recall one of our former forumite who has passed on painted one like that and showed us photo's back in 2014.

Cheers, Jim Fitch

rschonfelder Wrote:
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> What time period were these units in that scheme?
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> Rick

The photo's linked above give 1962 dates.

SP was pulling out all the stops to cut paint cost and this is a prime example of what NOT to do.

I have a hunch that the scarlet/gray scheme came about because those two colors are a close match to U.S.Navy "Deck Gray" and "Insignia Red", and as the SP served the Navy Supply Depot in Oakland, they could get a LOT of War Surplus paint for little or no cast.

Just hunch.....

MojaveBill Wrote:
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> Ugly.


It's cute!

SantaFeRuss

rschonfelder Wrote:
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> What time period were these units in that scheme?
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SP started experimenting in 1958. I believe some units lasted til 1970's

I have to agree this is an interesting paint scheme but I did not order one, I ordered the AB Black Widow set and picked them up today. Very nice set and the Tsunami2 like in the low nose GP9 is wonderful.

sphauler Wrote:
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> Got mine on order! It way not be the prettiest
> but it's part of Espee's history.
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> Thanks Athearn for doing something so unique.
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> sphauler

Amen! I've got one coming my way as well.

Cheers,
Harry

SantaFeRuss Wrote:
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> MojaveBill Wrote:
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> It's cute!
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> SantaFeRuss

Ugly. I concur.