Erie Lackawanna SD80MACs?

A friend has been making 80mac after 80mac in Ho scale of these things, to be incorporated into our joint "Modern North jersey" layout, which is basically New Jersey if the PRR hadn't killed the CNJ and LV, the Reading was still around, and the EL dominated the Northern sections of NJ.

Anyway, I decided to make a few of these as a pack for MSTS, most in the EL grey/maroon, and 2 in the black/yellow heritage colors. Any comments or suggestions?

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Here's what the project is at right now.
I would do more, but the stripes are giving me problems, and I have low patients, so fuck it for now. I'll revisit these in a bit.

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Well, even with the image uploader sucking as usual, here it is. EL SD80MAC 5024 complete. This was done earlier today, and I quickly made 7 sisters to go with it. Once the Erie and Lackawanna heritage 80MACs (5001 and 5002) are finished from the creator's plans, the 10-Pack will be released. Enjoy the sneak peak at Youtube as well, check out our latest video to see some in action.

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Here's part 2 of the "Modern Day Erie Lackawanna" Pack:

12 Erie Lackawanna SD40-2s

(No, the EL never had SD40-2s, in the whole Modern EL story, these SD40-2s were purchased to replace locos like U25Bs and most GP7s (road switchers)

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Awesome, the one piece windshield is a nice touch.

That will be removed...it's what happens to .ace files when my comp screws them up when I convert them to bmps.

Anyway, here's part of the "Modern EL Expansion pack" (which will include modern CNJ, Reading, and LV stuff):

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10 SD40-2s, 8 SD80MACs (still haven't worked on the Heritage units) and the bonus pack of the 2 CNJ SD40-2s.

what a lineup!

Here's the completed 5001 (Erie Heritage Unit).
Once the Lackawanna one is finished, the 10-Pack of SD80MACs will be available to download.

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And the photo above is missing the EL Herald on the long hood, you get the idea...

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That's the (almost) final Erie Heritage unit, and the lackawanna one will look similar. Note there are some color mismatches, thats all that's left to be fixed.

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While on the same train, I guess I'll throw a photo of the Hercules's cars I re-textured and weathered a bit.

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