Re: Flanger 015

Posted by Dave Eggleston on
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/Flanger-015-tp19711p20037.html

Ultimately, all of this depends on what era and what time of year you're setting your model in--and a ton of speculation on maintenance.

I'd agree this looks more, in my mind, like the start of the season. What we know the RGS did in later years may or may not reflect the pre-C&S or C&S practices. Flangers were important and religiously kept functional but were in heavy use for months and pulling them from service during winter to paint blades could be debated.

From b&w photos it's hard to tell if dark patches seen on the blade was paint or is it how the light was hitting the complex curve of the surface--there are photos showing the curved outer lower quarter shiny with the rest dark and others showing it dark with the rest looking shiny.

Then there's the question of the durability of the period paint--it got a lot better by Keith's era. Also that by 1910 they were flanging a lot less railroad than before that year.