While the look is rather utilitarian, that is the look both the Transrapid and JR-1 have gone for. Drab, or "cold", using shades of white or grey, with bands of colour along the window, attempting to mimic the very aircraft they are trying to be a viable competitor to. This clean, sterile look affords a professional corporate appearance for the operating company.
This is why I added the safety yellow. Hopefully it can minimise the impact of such a feeling, especially when next to colourful freight trains, at least.
Now that I have more time, I've attempted to bring this
old battered up drawing of mine to the excellent standards demanded by this project. The Safety Yellow ends and company colours have been darkened to be more in line with existing graphics - i.e. - The SH 125, and the company colour band that runs the length of the train has been raised to decrease the amount of white around.
Next up, I studied the original Chimera. This is the inspiration for the primarily white scheme, as well as existing technologies. I removed the windows from the engine, as the Chimera does not have any capacity, that was the Millennium Z1, IIRC.
I am aware that Monorail and Maglev utilise the same graphics for rolling stock, but if this goes ahead, I shall go forth on a mad spree of graphics.