Car 36 finally made it outside today to show off its new paint scheme, during a needed switch move. Basically it looks very good, although there are several things still missing. The most obvious is the lettering on the letterboard, which I still hope to do before the pageant. Then there's the side sills and end bumpers, and the car itself needs poles and bases. And on the other side, all the windows and doors need to be repainted. But we're getting there.
Here's the obligatory 3/4 shot with the 309 in the background. I had wanted to do this switch job yesterday, but a thunderstorm was approaching fast so we had to put the 308-319 back into the barn as quickly as possible.
Here's what the four-car train will look like. This picture is a little deceptive: the train isn't actually made up, since I need another control jumper, and there are some problems with the control pipe gladhands. But those will be addressed soon. And it turns out we have just enough room for all four cars between Central Ave. and the connector switch. A few years ago I wrote a post lamenting that "Blue Is Going Out of Style". That's no longer true!
