Conrail GP15-1 1621

[puddlejumper]

My most recent build. It's a Proto 1000 model with grabs, eyes, Train Control box, brass horns, etc. installed, and custom made decals.The prototype was only painted in this paint scheme for less than 72 hours, perhaps even less than 48, and I have only ever seen 2 photos of it.

Not to the same level of detail of the rest of you guys and your models, but done nevertheless.

[chock]

Nice job, and a good excuse to have a loco that you don't need to weather, although you missed an opportunity in not calling this thread 'Just Done It'

Al

[icghogger]

Excellent Work on a unique scheme, Dave!

[gabby]

A nicely finished job.

Any more information on that scheme and also the yellow ends on 7898. Havn't seen that before either.

[puddlejumper]

Thanks for the compliments.

Chock, yes it is nice to have an excuse to have a very shiny, unweathered unit on the layout.

Gabby, here is a link for some additional info on the Nike geep. Nike was a sponsor for the 1994 Boston Marathon and CR did this geep as an advertisement for them, parking it near the running route. In return Nike donated a bunch of sports equipment to local schools.

i27.photobucket.com/albums/c195/dave08/scan0002.jpg

As for the 7898, it was a switcher somewhere in Jersey, and is the only unit on the system to have it's pilots painted canary yellow for visibility at the many road crossings it had to traverse while switching.

crcyc.railfan.net/locos/emd/gp38/cr7898ef.jpg

www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1481442

[SP_Modeler]

That turned out nice Dave. I understand the GP15's "run" great too. Keep up the good work.
Paul

[kcs1967]

Okay I have to ask is that the right Gp15 or the Leftone, I am always putting those thing on backward, and finally are they available in Wides???

[spud7378]

nice job dave looks great!

[puddlejumper]

Sept 24, 2010 20:43:41 GMT -5 kcs1967 said:

Okay I have to ask is that the right Gp15 or the Leftone, I am always putting those thing on backward, and finally are they available in Wides???

;D Took me a minute to get this joke. LOL!

[kcs1967]

I love these builds, it is almost like the 1621 is the size. Always nice to see a fun build. That blue with the Nike Checks is great and the Canary yellow ended one has unique charm. Always fun seeing a unique locomotive and you have given us two. Great Job

[Randy Earle]

You did a real nike job on that one! ;D

[m a y o r 79]

Wow, two very unique paint scheme's. Nicely done

[puddlejumper]

I built the 7898 about 10 or 15 years ago. It is one of the units I learned to drill and add grabs on, the other being another Athearn blue box, an SD40-2 I painted in Conrail Quality #6440.

Thanks for the comments on the units and the interesting schemes they wear. I also have bicentennial GP38 7776 and "Keep it Moving with Conrail" B23-7 #1980. I really enjoy building Conrail units, and particularly showing other modelers how boring Conrail IS NOT. I hear lots of comments about how boring the CR scheme is, but I could fill a book with all the variations of the standard CR scheme, let alone the later white stripe and quality schemes, and all the special schemes as well.

[RunningExtra]

Great job Dave, I had never seen or heard about this engine before, when I first looked at your model pics I was like who is he trying to kid with this scheme...Then you posted the article, nice bro, real nice!

[danielsokyrail]

Neat looking unit. I think you done a great job on both units.
That yellow really sticks out at you, I can see why they would use it on a locomotive in a densly populated area, bet it helped out alot.

[chessie8553]

Sept 24, 2010 18:30:21 GMT -5 SP_Modeler said:

That turned out nice Dave. I understand the GP15's "run" great too. Keep up the good work.
Paul

Yeah; but can they jump? Nice job on the model.