It was a cold , damp , dismal late December afternoon with light fading fast . No adhesion problems as the locos had steam jet sanders to squirt sand under the driving wheels if the wheels began to slip on the rails .Yes but I had the wrong kind of leaves on my hill!
Surprised that no enterprising 'Septic has devised a couple of these squirting traction compound under the rear wheels for some of these 1000 +hp street legal cars.....It was a cold , damp , dismal late December afternoon with light fading fast . No adhesion problems as the locos had steam jet sanders to squirt sand under the driving wheels if the wheels began to slip on the rails .
Now there`s a thought ! I feel another retirement project coming on .
I will get my drawing board and pencils out . 
Yes, silver with a red interior really pops.
Hell yes!! Funnily enough , just looking at a pic of a silver 69 with red and looks gorgeous.
Ooooh
each to their own but for me a red on red , black, silver or white is nice but red on blue, yellow, green just doesnt work.
