up big boy to get reading paint?
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Mike_Arnold
Newbie Modeler
What he said.
i am not even sure how i would want it to look like. what is your oppinion. how would you layout the coloring. i was thinking about putting the green and yellow arrows on the back of the tender and possibly painting the boiler reading lines green. but i am not sure how i would lay it out. any sugguestions ideas pics?
jayl1
Member
Since I once lived in Berks County & model the Reading - Their steam engines were all basic black with a gold READING on the tender. The T-1s, G class & a few others had a gold box on the tender. Their tenders were nothing like the big boy tender. They were all 4 wheel trucks. The yellow/green scheme came with the diesels - I believe with the GP30s. There is a FALLEN FLAGS website that has plenty of steam shots as well as a book called "Rails Around Reading". Also there are books on the G class Pacifics & T-1s by Ben Bernhart/Outer Station Project. (and {shameless plug} I had a hand in producing all three of them). Morning Sun also has the Reading Company in Color V 1&2. PD Carleton also has "Reading Power Pictorial" - an oldie that may be out of print.
It's your road as others have said.
It's your road as others have said.
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Davejb
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I'm a believer of the "it's your road, do what ever you like" theory. If you want it and it doesn't exist, make it, there are no rules. I'm considering renaming my N scale Clinchfield Challenger to Maine Central, did a propotype exist? Nope. Would the rivet counters take great offense? Probably, do I care? Nope
