Rudy Garbely
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Modeling Conrail from 1976-1979 in HO scale.
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Post by Rudy Garbely on Apr 23, 2009 23:22:20 GMT -5
Well... I'm not entirely sure if this counts as a Baldwin or an EMD, so I put it here.... This is a model I did a few years ago of the Santa Fe's "Beep"... literally a VO1000 with GP7 trucks, hood, and engine. The Clebourne shops must have gotten bored one day and hacked apart a couple locomotives to see what they could come up with.  Prototype:  |
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Rudy Garbely
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Modeling Conrail from 1976-1979 in HO scale.
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Post by Rudy Garbely on Apr 24, 2009 11:20:39 GMT -5
No, its an old Atlas yellow box GP7 long hood. The trucks are from a Kato GP35.... had to mill out the frame a bit so they'd have some room so swivel, but the bolsters were the correct height and placement.
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Post by superfleet93 on Apr 26, 2009 12:32:58 GMT -5
Rudy,
Excellent job! Again one of these is on my to do list...
Perry
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Rudy Garbely
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Post by Rudy Garbely on Apr 26, 2009 12:57:21 GMT -5
I still have the unit. I've never sold anything I built, although I may start doing that soon because I'm running out of things to build and I don't have the funds to get anything new!
This was actually my first real kitbash. Since then, I've done a lot of other stuff (high noses, mostly), but nothing ever this complex involving two full locomotives (and actually a third for the trucks). I don't think I'll ever sell the Beep.
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Post by jbaakko on May 11, 2009 5:36:01 GMT -5
On the prototype they're not GP7 trucks, they're off of an F3, and the hood was fabricated in house by ATSF. I've been thinking about dropping a Stewart VO-1000 on Stewart F3 trucks, with an Atlas hood, all bashed to match.
That project is on the back burner behind many other ideas...
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Post by poweredby251 on May 17, 2009 18:47:21 GMT -5
The BEEP was a dress-rehearsal for the CF-7 program to test the fit of the engines and sheetmetal. With the CF-7's, a frame had to be fabricated as well to replace the truss sides of the F-units. Well... I'm not entirely sure if this counts as a Baldwin or an EMD, so I put it here.... This is a model I did a few years ago of the Santa Fe's "Beep"... literally a VO1000 with GP7 trucks, hood, and engine. The Clebourne shops must have gotten bored one day and hacked apart a couple locomotives to see what they could come up with. |
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Post by superfleet93 on May 18, 2009 12:19:35 GMT -5
And for those of you who care, the real BEEP has been preserved and will be shipped to Barstow.
Perry
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The Ski Train!!!!
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Post by Smoke on May 18, 2009 14:29:38 GMT -5
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jbaakko
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Post by jbaakko on Jun 15, 2009 21:24:54 GMT -5
Thats awesome, can't wait to see her in Barstow!
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Post by cf7 on Nov 20, 2009 9:58:37 GMT -5
Rudy - Good lookin' model! One suggestion though; the original exhaust stacks should be removed so the spark arrestors fit all the way down against the hood.
Nice job!
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Post by kanzapanzer on Nov 20, 2009 22:57:00 GMT -5
Go to BING.com, maps, Topeka, Ks. Head towards 1st and Adams which is the Santa Fe Topeka Shops. Select aerial-bird's eye view and you will find the Beep sitting just a few feet sw of the main shop building. I'm not sure if this was it's last assignment before heading to Cali for a well deserved retirement or not but it's has to be close. I love the bird's eye view, it has helped me answer many questions about the prototype.
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Rudy Garbely
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Modeling Conrail from 1976-1979 in HO scale.
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Post by Rudy Garbely on Nov 21, 2009 11:37:03 GMT -5
Go to BING.com, maps, Topeka, Ks. Head towards 1st and Adams which is the Santa Fe Topeka Shops. Select aerial-bird's eye view and you will find the Beep sitting just a few feet sw of the main shop building. I'm not sure if this was it's last assignment before heading to Cali for a well deserved retirement or not but it's has to be close. I love the bird's eye view, it has helped me answer many questions about the prototype. And if you look under "aerial" view, she's sitting under the bridge where NE Branner St. crosses the tracks. |
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Rudy Garbely
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Modeling Conrail from 1976-1979 in HO scale.
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Post by Rudy Garbely on Nov 21, 2009 11:40:12 GMT -5
On the prototype they're not GP7 trucks, they're off of an F3, and the hood was fabricated in house by ATSF. I've been thinking about dropping a Stewart VO-1000 on Stewart F3 trucks, with an Atlas hood, all bashed to match. That project is on the back burner behind many other ideas... I used Kato GP35 trucks because I had them on hand, although the Stewart F3 trucks would probably be easier. The Kato trucks, however, fit the bolster height perfectly, and only required some milling of the frame so that they would swing properly. As for the hood, I found out after I did this one (with an Atlas GP7 hood) that a RPP/Athearn CF7 hood would be a much closer match. If you do one, I suggest you use that instead. |
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Post by jbaakko on Nov 22, 2009 2:34:07 GMT -5
On the prototype they're not GP7 trucks, they're off of an F3, and the hood was fabricated in house by ATSF. I've been thinking about dropping a Stewart VO-1000 on Stewart F3 trucks, with an Atlas hood, all bashed to match. That project is on the back burner behind many other ideas... I used Kato GP35 trucks because I had them on hand, although the Stewart F3 trucks would probably be easier. The Kato trucks, however, fit the bolster height perfectly, and only required some milling of the frame so that they would swing properly. As for the hood, I found out after I did this one (with an Atlas GP7 hood) that a RPP/Athearn CF7 hood would be a much closer match. If you do one, I suggest you use that instead. Thanks, I might be able to get the Athearn CF7, which should have a slightly cleaner hood then the RPP. |
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Post by Kiro on Nov 23, 2009 0:12:56 GMT -5
It is the first time I see someone builds a scale model of this very unique diesel. Very very accurate and well reproduced, congratulations!!!
Kiro ;D
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