10-12-2010, 08:36 PM
I'm having trouble deciding what i should do. The bottom line is, I just came into possession of rare and expensive commuter car kits (they're $180 a piece). they are "Arrow III" EMU married pair kits. There is a low chance I'll ever be able to get more any time soon.
They're only made in short (200 unit) runs and are ridiculously expensive for kits (though they are highly detailed kits). I have 4 married pairs (8 cars), with another three (6 cars) on the way. In the end, I'll have a total of 7 pairs that I'm unsure of what to paint.
The prototype ran them in 8 to 12 car trains during rush hour, and 6 car trains for locals.
Basically, they have worn two paint schemes:
1976-1981 "NJ DOT" scheme, which matches the time period i model.
![[Image: pictures%5C16264%5C1004.jpg]](http://rrpicturearchives.net/pictures%5C16264%5C1004.jpg)
1981-Current day, which matches the trains i know from child hood Christmases outside Metropark Station, in Edison, NJ. (indeed, i credit the Arrow III and the E60MA with getting me into modeling in the first place, as well as leading me to modeling the NEC).
![[Image: pictures%5C30388%5Cnjt1472.jpg]](http://rrpicturearchives.net/pictures%5C30388%5Cnjt1472.jpg)
again, i don't think it will be viable for me to buy enough of these models to have a full train of both.
They're only made in short (200 unit) runs and are ridiculously expensive for kits (though they are highly detailed kits). I have 4 married pairs (8 cars), with another three (6 cars) on the way. In the end, I'll have a total of 7 pairs that I'm unsure of what to paint.
The prototype ran them in 8 to 12 car trains during rush hour, and 6 car trains for locals.
Basically, they have worn two paint schemes:
1976-1981 "NJ DOT" scheme, which matches the time period i model.
1981-Current day, which matches the trains i know from child hood Christmases outside Metropark Station, in Edison, NJ. (indeed, i credit the Arrow III and the E60MA with getting me into modeling in the first place, as well as leading me to modeling the NEC).
again, i don't think it will be viable for me to buy enough of these models to have a full train of both.
Modeling New Jersey Under the Wire 1978-1979.
![[Image: logosmall.png]](http://i543.photobucket.com/albums/gg445/CAB_IV/Model%20Trains%202013/logosmall.png)