Whimsey? or was this actually done...

[MadMike1024]

on the E7?

[PapaXpress]

kinda... were you thinking?

http://media.photobucket.com/image/rece ... _0104A.jpg

Update: Oddly I cannot find any find any references to an E unit using the black widow schema. One book claims that all of SP's first F and FP units came only in it.

Another interesting note, but off topic. The Blue Streak (which you made a 1940's box of) was running in name only well past 1974.

yea, yea, can't sleep.

[MadMike1024]

kinda... were you thinking?

http://media.photobucket.com/image/rece ... _0104A.jpg

Update: Oddly I cannot find any find any references to an E unit using the black widow schema. One book claims that all of SP's first F and FP units came only in it.

Another interesting note, but off topic. The Blue Streak (which you made a 1940's box of) was running in name only well past 1974.

yea, yea, can't sleep.

Yes, that was the inspiration for this one. I may go ahead and upload it as a whimsey.

[arizonachris]

Mike, you amaze me. Next to the Warbonnet, the Black Widow is my favorite livery. Very nice work, once again!

[PapaXpress]

Mike, could you make the Arizona Eastern? Just to honor this (until now) unheard of Class III?

To those who are interested here is what Wiki says:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_Eastern_Railway

I wonder if Dick would be able to quickly hammer out an E8/E9 (they used the same body) for us based on his E7?

[MadMike1024]

OK, you twisted my arm! I'll pack these together in one package.



Note the blacked out non-working top light, and other specific features. I'll take off the lifting rings, as 6070 didn't have them.

[PapaXpress]

hehehe

Mr Cowen does have an E8 (E9 has the same body) in MSTS... I wonder when he will convert it over????
http://www.dickyjim.com/page13.html

[Chessie8638]

The SP only had 5 E7A units delivered (#6000 - #6004. One A unit was rebuilt as number 6017) And they were painted into 3 scheme during their careers.

- Golden State (sets 6000,6001 and 6002): http://espee.railfan.net/nonindex/e-uni ... erenyi.jpg
- Daylight (sets 6003 and 6004): Note photo shows the 6000 as it was painted into this scheme later in life http://espee.railfan.net/nonindex/e-uni ... jewell.jpg
- Bloody Nose (all sets painted by 1965): http://espee.railfan.net/nonindex/e-uni ... engler.jpg


http://espee.railfan.net/spe-07.html

[MadMike1024]

The SP only had 5 E7A units delivered (#6000 - #6004. One A unit was rebuilt as number 6017) And they were painted into 3 scheme during their careers.

- Golden State (sets 6000,6001 and 6002): http://espee.railfan.net/nonindex/e-uni ... erenyi.jpg
- Daylight (sets 6003 and 6004): Note photo shows the 6000 as it was painted into this scheme later in life http://espee.railfan.net/nonindex/e-uni ... jewell.jpg
- Bloody Nose (all sets painted by 1965): http://espee.railfan.net/nonindex/e-uni ... engler.jpg


http://espee.railfan.net/spe-07.html

like these? This to represent 6003.

[Chessie8638]

Perfect, through the Golden State scheme looks more red to me then orange in the photo. Unless vermilion red looks that way, not sure. Awesome work non the less!

[PapaXpress]

Mike, you're a time machine... and it's awesome.

I hope you will add a brief history in the Readme, or something to get the downloader hooked into looking it up on Wikipedia or espee.railfain.net.

[MadMike1024]

Perfect, through the Golden State scheme looks more red to me then orange in the photo. Unless vermilion red looks that way, not sure. Awesome work non the less!

I was a little unhappy with the color as well. Rather than mess with the main color layer, I added a transparency and put about 11% density yellow on it. The result was a more orange body, and the cream looks better too.



This is the Rock Island pair of the set. Yes, I said set... passenger cars as well.

[imnew]

Love it ! Great job on these !

[buzz456]

Whine snivel, now if we could only get Mike to do a Soo F-unit..........
Buzz

[MadMike1024]

Whine snivel, now if we could only get Mike to do a Soo F-unit..........
Buzz

Look around, they've been done...

Meanwhile,



Another denizen WIP for San B...