Alco PA-1, New Haven (NH 0766).  The PA-1 units were popular diesels on the New Haven, and the McGinnis red, black and white scheme the most bold and colorful of liveries.  In 1986, I wanted a pair of these units to pull my mid-1950s Merchants Limited, the railroad's flagship passenger train.  As this is a difficult paintscheme to mass produce, I knew I would have to paint it myself if I was to have it.  I started with two Con-Cor undecorated PA units, and airbrushed the grills and nose areas with Accu-Paint stencil white.  Next, I masked off the nose and grills, and airbrushed the lower sides with Socony Red.  The final step was to mask the red sides, and airbrush the entire unit stencil black.  I used Northeast Decals for NH Alco McGinnis units for the nose decals, engine numbers and railroad name.  Clover House dry transfers supplied the side heralds.  The units were airbrushed with a dust and grime wash to simulate recently-painted units in regular service.  The clear plastic nose light was replaced with an MV mirrored lense, with a hole drilled in the back to allow the headlight bulb to shine through.  Micro-Trains couplers were utilized in the front, and Kato couplers in the back.  When Con-Cor re-released their new-mechanism PAs in the mid '90s, I bought some undecorated units, and repowered my originals.  I also utilized the windshield and porthole glass from the newer models.