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Re: Surprise, new train set
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Sun, 10 Feb 2002 20:42:58 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Josh Baakko writes:
> In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > In lugnet.trains, Josh Baakko writes:
> > > In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek writes:
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> > > > The warbonnet scheme has been applied to a LOT of different locos over the
> > > > years, including some in service today that havent yet gotten repainted in
> > > > BNSF colors. I think there was even a dark blue/yellow variant for ATSF
> > > > freight service at one point, and you can argue that one of the current
> > > > multicolor BNSF schemes is derived from the warbonnet scheme.
> > >
> > > The Blue/yellow isn't considered a warbonnet though ;-) Only the
> > > red/yellow/silver... There was also a red/yellow design for the failed
> > > SP-SF merger...
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> > Yes there was a red/yellow. Those are both warbonnets. The distinguishing
> > characteristic of the warbonnet scheme is (according to ATSF historians,
> > writing before you were born) the shape of the demarcation between the front
> > color and the rest of unit color, not the colors used, nor whether the
> > colors are separated with stripes.
> >
> > So you're certainly entitled to the opinion that those schemes aren't
> > warbonnets, but it's not an opinion that's generally held.
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> I've allways seen, warbonnet, blue/yellow, & SPSF red/yellow, I figured the
> warbonnet was the red/silver.
OK. So you were just asserting, then, without any research behind it? Thanks
for clarifying that point.
Warbonnet is a shape. Think about the traditional "warbonnet" headdress of
the plains Indians and you'll see why it's a shape rather than a color
scheme. Hope that helps.
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Message has 3 Replies:
 | | Re: Surprise, new train set
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| Good point Larry, in fact if you type "Warbonnet" into the Google Images search engine, most of what you get are pics of indian head dresses. SteveB (...) (23 years ago, 10-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Surprise, new train set
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| <snip> (...) uuum, yup, but then, I KINDA did research, but not as much as I should have eh!? I guess a Model Catalog isn't enough these days! (...) Yups, I see that now, thanks Lar! Josh (Who really likes BNSFmore ;-)) (23 years ago, 11-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Surprise, new train set
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| In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek writes: <snip> Thanks to Kevin's post reminding me of this resource, here's a blue/yellow warbonnet... (URL) (23 years ago, 16-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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