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Heritage Idea?

Discussion in 'General' started by trainchaser007 (Brandon Adams RIP 9/22/2017), Jun 25, 2010.

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  1. trainchaser007 (Brandon Adams RIP 9/22/2017)

    trainchaser007 (Brandon Adams RIP 9/22/2017) Passed away September 22, 2017

    My plans for the evening were rained out so I decided to look for a drawing of a ES44C4 and give it a "best of both" heritage scheme. I think it turned out pretty nice. (Even managed to get a little |-| in there.) It should be attached.
     

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    trainchaser007 (Brandon Adams RIP 9/22/2017), Jun 25, 2010
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  2. Iantha_Branch

    Iantha_Branch Member

    What's with the gangreen? Get rid of it and make it |-| colors
     
    Iantha_Branch, Jun 25, 2010
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  3. murphy millican

    murphy millican Member

    Here is a better one I did. It isn't totally finished though. It still needs the Frisco on the sides. I'd also make the stripes alittle wider. I made this on paint and used a preformed template I found online. Enjoy!:)
    Ship it on the Frisco!!!



    Murphy Jenkins
     

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    murphy millican, Jun 25, 2010
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  4. Iantha_Branch

    Iantha_Branch Member

    Murphy, can you send a larger version of it in a jpg format. bmp is too blurry to enlarge.
     
    Iantha_Branch, Jun 26, 2010
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  5. HWB

    HWB FRISCO.org Supporter

    love the effort but the results are hideous
     
    HWB, Jun 26, 2010
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  6. HWB

    HWB FRISCO.org Supporter

    screams KCS but the windows arrangement could be an aftermarket add on
     
    HWB, Jun 26, 2010
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  7. murphy millican

    murphy millican Member

    Sorry I'll try to enlarge it when I get home from work today.:(
     
    murphy millican, Jun 26, 2010
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  8. Iantha_Branch

    Iantha_Branch Member

    It is a ES44C4. Only BNSF has them, and they only have 25 so far.....
    It's the same thing as a ES44AC, but it only has 4 traction motors instead of 6, so the trucks have the same A1A arrangement as an E unit.
     
    Iantha_Branch, Jun 26, 2010
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  9. murphy millican

    murphy millican Member

    Hopes this works...[​IMG]
    Ship it on the Frisco!!!




    Murphy Jenkins
     
    murphy millican, Jun 26, 2010
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  10. Iantha_Branch

    Iantha_Branch Member

    Looks preatty good..... for a wide cab. One problem, BNSF don't AC6000CW's
     
    Iantha_Branch, Jun 26, 2010
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  11. murphy millican

    murphy millican Member

    It is just to show that a modern engine can be Friscoized. By the time BNSF got around to working on a heritage scheme they may have some used AC6000CW's.
    Ship it on the Frisco!!!




    Murphy Jenkins:)
     
    murphy millican, Jun 26, 2010
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  12. gbmott

    gbmott Member

    Murphy

    I like it -- I always have like b&y better than the later o&w. As far as I know, all of the remaining unrepowered C60's are on CSX and I see them regularly from my office. As you would expect, they sound different than the C40/C44's having a more deep-throated rumble. A pair of b&y ones on a hot Frisco (the merger never happened) intermodal train storming up Dixon Hill would cause the earth to shake and might even get Don Wirth to take notice (sorry Don)!

    Gordon
     
    gbmott, Jun 27, 2010
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  13. Iantha_Branch

    Iantha_Branch Member

    Well Murphy, unless they second hand purchased them from CSX, BNSF cant get any of em, thanks to EPA :mad:
     
    Iantha_Branch, Jun 27, 2010
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  14. friscobob

    friscobob Staff Member Staff Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Would this be Frisco enough?

    [​IMG]

    A takeoff of the "racehorse" passenger scheme from the E8s applied to an SD70MAC. Kind of a 21st century "Redbird"( slang term for Frisco's passenger units).
     
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    friscobob, Jun 29, 2010
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  15. klrwhizkid

    klrwhizkid Administrator Staff Member Administrator Frisco.org Supporter

    Sorry, but the SD70MAC just can't hold a candle to the graceful profile of the E8. Now try the same with an Acela locomotive and the Redbird scheme - you might have something!
     
    klrwhizkid, Jun 29, 2010
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  16. Karl

    Karl 2008 Engineer of the Year Frisco.org Supporter

    Right church, wrong pew.
     
    Karl, Jun 29, 2010
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  17. Sirfoldalot

    Sirfoldalot Frisco.org Supporter Frisco.org Supporter

    Bob, Make the trucks and fuel tank Silver. Might make it more believable.
     
    Sirfoldalot, Jun 29, 2010
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  18. FriscoFriend (Bob Hoover RIP 4/12/2018)

    FriscoFriend (Bob Hoover RIP 4/12/2018) Passed Away April 12, 2018 Frisco.org Supporter

    I agree. I think you are on to something here!
     
    FriscoFriend (Bob Hoover RIP 4/12/2018), Jun 30, 2010
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  19. murphy millican

    murphy millican Member

    This saturday I worked on the A&M Excursion Train as a volunteer Conductor. Well my friend Barry worked with me and he introduced me to another teenage railfan in the area. Well now we all share a common goal of seeing a A&M engine repainted as a heritage unit into Frisco colors. It would be a prime time to do this because A&M's 25th birthday is coming up. Here is a diagram of a C-420 in B&Y I made. I tried to letter this better, but this the the best I could do. I didn't put these on the diagram but full stripes on the nose adn Chevrons on the rear of the engine would be nice. Also I made two angled safety stripes. It would also look good seeing those all the way down the frame. Hope you enjoy!
    Ship it on the Frisco!!!!



    Murphy Jenkins
     
    murphy millican, Jul 5, 2010
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  20. murphy millican

    murphy millican Member

    Sorry the image will not load. I'll try again later :(
     
    murphy millican, Jul 5, 2010
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