Just looking for an Opinion....

[Green_Elite_Cab]

Once again, I have reached a level of indecisiveness, and so I figure I'll try and break the tie with a poll.

Essentially, I wanted to model the E8s that would be Pulling commuter trains around New Jersey during 1979, but there are several choices.

Conrail of course had it's share of tired E8s in various predecessor schemes (PC, EL), and even had two blue ones. On December 2, 1976, 19 E8s were transferred over to NJ DOT, and received a "Bluebird" paint scheme similar to the U34CH locomotives of the time period.

None of these paint schemes (except some EL ones) are available. Even if they were, Most E8 models in HO have portholes, which would need to be filled in, negating any factory paint job. I will have to paint myself a few units!

So, Which ones should I paint? Below are photos. Only going to do one now, but these usually ran in pairs, so I'll leave the option to pick 2.

NJ DOT- Blue and Silver with red pinstripes



NJ DOT #2- Similar to the first, but with a "straight" nose stripe



Conrail- Penn Central Patch- Dirty black with patches, if any.



Conrail 4014- Erie lackawanna Patch Job



Conrail 4022- Former Erie, Only E8 in full Conrail colors. First Office Car Special E8



Conrail 4256- Former PRR E8, Blue with CR patches only