Re: V/Line pass. paint scheme question.

[krel4203@netconnect.com.au (Krel )]

>> I love the colours, I just do not like the WAY those colours are applied -
>> it has a sort of stylish look to it on the carriages, particularly the N
>> sets - then it gets ruined by a locomotive at the front.
>
>I reckon it's dreadful, visibilty is poor compared to orange, and it shows up
>the dirt very badly.  Also the stripes along the windows don't look quite right
>- would look much better if they were the full height of the window frame.  I
>can't help but think the dark blue roof would also absorb more heat than the old
>grey.  And on the loco's its a real mess.  Perhaps if it was applied in the
>pattern of the VLP orange/grey, with red cabs and blue carbody - the angles and
>bits sit most uncomfortably on the loco cabs!
>
I tend to like the colours but not the way they have been applied. The
short end of the P class may be an exception - they look okay but the
long end is atrocio atowchu achtr bad..

Cheers

Krel

Just another eccentric crank.