Rovos 5E1 paint finished
- Barend Botha
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Rovos 5E1 paint finished
Is that a freshly painted 5E1 in Rovos livery I spy through the fence.?. Very "cool" I think!
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- Luca Lategan
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Re: Rovos 5E1 paint finished
Very good indeed!
AND, the chances of it actually being cept that way is not to bad either...
AND, the chances of it actually being cept that way is not to bad either...
Luca Lategan...
Re: Rovos 5E1 paint finished
That's not exactly what I was expecting, but it looks fantastic, and Luca is right - This 5E1 stands a better chance of being kept clean than any of TFR's 6E1s or 18Es in purple!
Re: Rovos 5E1 paint finished
Not what I expected either! I thought it would be a more refined and discrete!
- John Ashworth
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Re: Rovos 5E1 paint finished
Bright and cheerful, but still refined, I think. Since Rovos Rail has so many international passengers, it's nice to see the national flag on the locomotive.
Re: Rovos 5E1 paint finished
I will be interested to see how it matches with the coaches......
- Steve Appleton
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Re: Rovos 5E1 paint finished
Kevin, apart from using the same green background, it doesn't. The frames of the coaches are painted white, whilst the loco frame is yellow. That looks mismatched when at the head of a rake of Rovos coaches. In addition the yellow body stripe looks strange and contrived because it is not carried through onto the coach bodies.I will be interested to see how it matches with the coaches......
CJ's photos at http://www.friendsoftherail.com/phpBB2/ ... 138&t=5884 illustrate the problem perfectly.
"To train or not to train, that is the question"
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This is so weird - more so as ROVOS are usually so good when it comes to attention to detail and execution...........
THe engine would have looked classy very easily with matching coach colours and reduced flag etc...
THe engine would have looked classy very easily with matching coach colours and reduced flag etc...