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Post by NS91 on Jul 11, 2012 16:41:44 GMT -5
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Post by Randy Earle on Jul 11, 2012 17:43:06 GMT -5
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Post by NS91 on Jul 11, 2012 18:20:38 GMT -5
Thanks Randy, it looks marvelous. Couple quick questions, how did you remove the internal filter hatch, the blower housing and the grills? Oh and what horns and plows. ;D  |
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Post by Randy Earle on Jul 11, 2012 22:15:54 GMT -5
To remove the parts I just drilled around the perimeter of the part and then broke through. Files were used for clean up. Horns are Miniatures by Eric H-20, and the plows were DW 234.
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Post by liengineerbob on Jul 12, 2012 7:01:57 GMT -5
Randy.....what deck treading set did you use??
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Post by Randy Earle on Jul 12, 2012 9:46:47 GMT -5
Randy.....what deck treading set did you use?? Cannon GP38-2/GP40-2. ***just a note, the cab interior is only there for the photos. It's from my End of the Line "Southland" GP38-2. |
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Post by ThoroughBreed on Jul 12, 2012 13:02:15 GMT -5
Looks great!!!!
I have always wanted to do one, then shop it with NS paint that was fading, but had the ac on the roof and maybe a gps dome.
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Post by railroadjeep on Jul 12, 2012 15:15:59 GMT -5
***just a note, the cab interior is only there for the photos. It's from my End of the Line "Southland" GP38-2. I just watched that movie the other day! Any pictures flloating around here of that GP? |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2012 16:45:05 GMT -5
Managed to pick up two reasonably cheap Athearn BB shell's a couple of weeks back on that most well known of auctions sites, one of which, is a GP50. They are both very impressively painted for Southern and despite my love of NS I fear I may not be able to bring myself to strip them for re-painting. Both have been given a high short hood, from what I believe may be an Atlas shell, I have shown a comparison of the stock BB end and the high nose in one of the photo's below. The molded on details are not an exact match, and I need to acquire two headlight fittings but otherwise I think these are fine and intend to add just the specific details required to make them accurate enough. So stand-by...    On this last photo you can see two BB frames that I have mounted a Kato motor on, I intend to do the same for these two as I have the motors but I left my plasticard at home and will not be able to finish the mountings for a few weeks so I will show those in the near future.  |
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Post by nssd70m on Jul 13, 2012 6:40:26 GMT -5
It was you that got them shells. I was watching those two Southern BB shells you got. I was going to buy them but I changed my mind. When I reconsidered about not buying them, they were gone. Nice purchase. Earl... Managed to pick up two reasonably cheap Athearn BB shell's a couple of weeks back on that most well known of auctions sites, one of which, is a GP50. They are both very impressively painted for Southern and despite my love of NS I fear I may not be able to bring myself to strip them for re-painting. Both have been given a high short hood, from what I believe may be an Atlas shell, I have shown a comparison of the stock BB end and the high nose in one of the photo's below. The molded on details are not an exact match, and I need to acquire two headlight fittings but otherwise I think these are fine and intend to add just the specific details required to make them accurate enough. So stand-by... On this last photo you can see two BB frames that I have mounted a Kato motor on, I intend to do the same for these two as I have the motors but I left my plasticard at home and will not be able to finish the mountings for a few weeks so I will show those in the near future. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2012 10:02:31 GMT -5
Lol I'm afraid so. I wanted the high short hoods but have not been pleased at my attempts with C&C kits and with problematic eyes these were to good to pass up. I'm concentrating on new motors at the minute but lighting and details will follow, then sound hopefully.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2012 18:03:35 GMT -5
Randy, weren't you going to build a GP49? just checked out that thread with some ideas in mind to.do one myself and just wondering if, like the GP59, they have fewer hood doors and the inertial filter hatch and engine compartment further back as a result of the shorter prime mover? Not really researched this one yet. Sent from my GT-I9100 using ProBoards |
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Post by robdawg on Jul 13, 2012 20:16:46 GMT -5
The high hoods on these look like and most likely are the old Front Range high hood kits from way back. These were available up to a few yrs ago.
Rob
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Post by Randy Earle on Jul 13, 2012 22:14:39 GMT -5
Randy, weren't you going to build a GP49? just checked out that thread with some ideas in mind to.do one myself and just wondering if, like the GP59, they have fewer hood doors and the inertial filter hatch and engine compartment further back as a result of the shorter prime mover? Not really researched this one yet. Sent from my GT-I9100 using ProBoards I was, but I have other things I have to finish first. I think we hijacked this thread. |
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Post by sd45longhoodfoward on Jul 31, 2013 8:10:40 GMT -5
wILLIAM
your gp50,s came out pretty well.
its funny how some of the build we do really start out as an unsure project and wind up as confidence builders/ i am at the moment rebuilding 3 Athearn gp 40x,s/ i just got a shippment from Athearn yesterday of 3 handrail sets and 3 Qfan sets/i was so bent on i had to get C&C short high hood kits but it wound up i didnt need them/haha The will be Southern Units of course #s 7000/7001.7002 Gp38-2 #5231 and a Santa Fe gp40x that were lashed up for testing Here in VA to see if the High HP units performed ol mode well in radio control Mode AKA LOCOTROL a member of Southern mod;ers group sent me the photo of this It relly impressed me so I am building the consist! as a project at the present/any way enjoy bud!!
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Post by NS91 on Jul 31, 2013 10:49:23 GMT -5
wILLIAM your gp50,s came out pretty well. its funny how some of the build we do really start out as an unsure project and wind up as confidence builders/ i am at the moment rebuilding 3 Athearn gp 40x,s/ i just got a shippment from Athearn yesterday of 3 handrail sets and 3 Qfan sets/i was so bent on i had to get C&C short high hood kits but it wound up i didnt need them/haha The will be Southern Units of course #s 7000/7001.7002 Gp38-2 #5231 and a Santa Fe gp40x that were lashed up for testing Here in VA to see if the High HP units performed ol mode well in radio control Mode AKA LOCOTROL a member of Southern mod;ers group sent me the photo of this It relly impressed me so I am building the consist! as a project at the present/any way enjoy bud!! Terry those aren't mine. I ended up selling this project when I changed my era. Those are two the SD80MAC picked up. |
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Post by alaskarailroadguy on Dec 7, 2014 1:35:31 GMT -5
quick question, does the radiator fans on these 2 GP50 bodies come off and is there a part# for them? Im looking for a pair
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Post by sd45longhoodfoward on Dec 14, 2014 14:50:09 GMT -5
quick question, does the radiator fans on these 2 GP50 bodies come off and is there a part# for them? Im looking for a pair I dont know if the fans come off or not /but you can get a set of fans from Athearn that fit the Southern GP 50 I don't have the stock part number but look it up |
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