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SP modelers: HH660 photo?
« on: January 27, 2015, 04:46:16 PM »
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I'm looking for a photo of an SP tiger striped HH660 that would be a good weathering candidate.  This is close:

http://espee.railfan.net/nonindex/hh_photos/1003_sp-hh660-yardclerk.jpg

I understand that they would have been painted in tiger stripe from 1950-58.
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Re: SP modelers: HH660 photo?
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2015, 04:53:15 PM »
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According to Smaus' article in the August 1995 issue of MR, some gray and red units faded so much so that the tiger stripe scheme was seen peeking through.  Photos of that I would really really like to see. 
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Re: SP modelers: HH660 photo?
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2015, 05:54:40 PM »
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Not the same model, but maybe I should do something like this:

http://espee.railfan.net/nonindex/s06_photos/1275_sp-s6-brian_paul_ehni.jpg
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Re: SP modelers: HH660 photo?
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2015, 08:33:45 PM »
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Here is what I would do.  SP probably repainted into Bloody Nose around '58 (like the photo of 1001 on the espee site).  The HH660s were scrapped in '62, so that probably isn't enough time for the grey to fade and flake off.  Do the Bloody Nose scheme, and pretend the unit lasted until the 80s.   :tommann:
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Re: SP modelers: HH660 photo?
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2015, 10:36:28 PM »
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Just posting so you don't feel all alone in here.  lol.  :lol:
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Re: SP modelers: HH660 photo?
« Reply #5 on: January 28, 2015, 10:53:57 PM »
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SHHHHH! We were finally getting some insight on Tom's thought processes! :D
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Re: SP modelers: HH660 photo?
« Reply #6 on: January 28, 2015, 11:02:32 PM »
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Watching the creative process   ;)

Have you found any pictures of the tiger stripe scheme bleeding through the gray and scarlet?
You could always patch it for a shortline or industrial railroad... I've always loved some of those SP patch jobs...

or paint it Milwaukee like you know you want to... ;)
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Re: SP modelers: HH660 photo?
« Reply #7 on: February 03, 2015, 04:35:40 PM »
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Tom

Have you tried the Yahoo espee group?  Dave Strapac of Shade Tree Publishing SP's historics Diesels fame and author of many SP specific titles is on the list,  There are others as well that might point you in the right direction for hidden tiger bloody nose paint specimen.

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Re: SP modelers: HH660 photo?
« Reply #8 on: February 03, 2015, 10:57:51 PM »
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Here's a website w/ a couple of HH660 pix: http://espee.railfan.net/sphh-660.html
Scroll down to bottom of the page to see more SP loco pix.
Thought the bloody nose scheme started in 1965.
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Re: SP modelers: HH660 photo?
« Reply #9 on: February 03, 2015, 11:35:18 PM »
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Quote from: Spades on February 03, 2015, 04:35:40 PM
Joe Dave Strapac of Shade Tree Publishing SP's historics Diesels fame and author of many SP specific titles is on the list,

Fixed that for you
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