Post by Santa Fe Sammy on Apr 20, 2015 7:57:09 GMT -5
These have been finished for a few months now, but here's the story of how they came about.
After not building anything worthwhile for a long time, last year I gathered all the parts needed to build an ABBA set of ATSF GP60's. After building 4 GP60M's this way over the last several years, I decided to go ahead and add some more to my roster since I really wanted to try and build some GP60B’s that would run well with my 60M’s.
These are all built from the P2K GP60. Simple build, cut off the cab and sub bases. A few other small bits (like relocation of the brake levers on the 60M’s) and add the new items needed for the conversions and we’re off and running. The additions are old Railpower items, such as the new cabs and the new front clips for the GP60B's. Of course, just a few weeks after I acquired all the parts I needed for the builds, Fox River Valley announced they were coming out with these (at some point). Undeterred by the news, I pressed on with my project. After all, I'd done things the hard way for years, so why stop now? Besides, I got the P2K's for dirt cheap anyway. Onward!
Here are a few pics that show the before, during and after:
A few closer shots of the B units. These have Smokey Valley stations and hand bent hand rails.
And, here’s the group, running together – as God intended in true Santa Fe fashion.
After not building anything worthwhile for a long time, last year I gathered all the parts needed to build an ABBA set of ATSF GP60's. After building 4 GP60M's this way over the last several years, I decided to go ahead and add some more to my roster since I really wanted to try and build some GP60B’s that would run well with my 60M’s.
These are all built from the P2K GP60. Simple build, cut off the cab and sub bases. A few other small bits (like relocation of the brake levers on the 60M’s) and add the new items needed for the conversions and we’re off and running. The additions are old Railpower items, such as the new cabs and the new front clips for the GP60B's. Of course, just a few weeks after I acquired all the parts I needed for the builds, Fox River Valley announced they were coming out with these (at some point). Undeterred by the news, I pressed on with my project. After all, I'd done things the hard way for years, so why stop now? Besides, I got the P2K's for dirt cheap anyway. Onward!
Here are a few pics that show the before, during and after:
A few closer shots of the B units. These have Smokey Valley stations and hand bent hand rails.
And, here’s the group, running together – as God intended in true Santa Fe fashion.
