[RITSlist] FW: GP35 Fuel Tank Question

[Steven Suhs]

Andy,
   
  I think that when the GP-35's were delivered they had maroon fuel tanks. In later years they got painted black or in the case of those units that got bright red the fuel tanks got a grey paint. What you are seeing (my guess) is the black paint coming off the fuel tank and exposing the maroon, not the other way around.
   
  Steve Suhs

Andy Baldwin <abaldwin9 at cox.net> wrote:
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  I bought one of the Athearn retooled RPP blue box GP35s and want to weather it. The fuel tank on the model is black (the model is of #322 in the maroon with yellow ends and block lettering, Jeff Prince’s Type 6a). The photos I have are all from around ‘75 to ’80 when they were in pretty sad shape. I’m modeling 1970. All of the photos I have of RI GP35s have black fuel tanks, EXCEPT #322. In one photo of the engineer’s side most of the tank is maroon or maybe red primer. Anyone know for sure if this one unit got repainted with a maroon tank?  
   
  Andy B.
   

    
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