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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2013 19:42:18 GMT -5
Yes I have seen her work and she is one of the finest modelers around. Her work is by far historical.
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Post by Arved on Mar 21, 2013 20:19:34 GMT -5
She uses the PIA (now PSC) stantions. If I'm not mistaken, so does Dave Hussey. I find absolutely nothing wrong with their handrails, and they're head and shoulders above the other PSC handrail stantions, as well as any other, save Utah Pacific for GE models. Now, if we could get a good Alco stantion...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2013 20:20:34 GMT -5
I had some of those and in my opinion they are crap. Still need a lot of cleanup. Way to thick.
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Post by Arved on Mar 22, 2013 21:34:26 GMT -5
You might have got a bad batch. FWIW, Gordon Cannon did the masters for PIA. He also did the GSB SD40-2.
So what does Chris Z. use? I'm always interested if there's something better.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2013 19:30:04 GMT -5
Chris has used the PIA ones. He spends hours filin gthem though. I mean really filing them thin.
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Post by postman on Jun 16, 2013 3:16:22 GMT -5
Wish Athearn release a CSX GP39-2 and a GP38-2 locomotive because I´m modeling a South Florida CSX local train and need GPs.
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Post by ChessieFan1978 on Jun 23, 2013 7:47:31 GMT -5
Where did Athearn announce a GP39-2 ? All I saw was a whole new Locomotive at the National Train Show in Atlanta.
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Post by diesel on Jul 4, 2013 11:29:21 GMT -5
Although I see that this thread has shifted towards handrails, something that we all have mixed feelings on, I do remember what an Athearn exec told me when the Genesis GP38-2 came out. That is this new line of geeps is designed to be modular since 38-60 share some similar features eventually they will all be made. I asked specifically about the GP50 and it came out the next year.
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Cutting down the Atlas frame is 2-fold. You don't need to take that much off, but since I do it all by eye, I don't have a real measurement. A guess would be 3/8" at most. The second thing you'll need to do is modify the fuel tank. It'll all be pretty self explanatory once you have the model apart. I noticed a similar fuel tank issue with P2k GP38-2s, there is a gap left in the fuel tank after you cut away excess (bogus) frame.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2013 10:03:45 GMT -5
Where did Athearn announce a GP39-2 ? All I saw was a whole new Locomotive at the National Train Show in Atlanta. It is not official. The GP38-2 parts sheets lists parts for the GP39-2. So inadvertently it was announced without announcing it. |
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Post by ChessieFan1978 on Jul 12, 2013 21:47:24 GMT -5
I sure hope it's not, would rather see a SDP45!
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