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 Posted - January 11 2007 : 11:36:15 AM
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i have just received gp18 5012 norfolk and western 1776 boxed loco,inside the box was a bell shaped piece of plastic,does it belong to this loco ken
 
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 Posted - January 12 2007 : 11:59:03 AM
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Can't recall if those AHM GP18's had a bell on them or not. I do think that example is a bit of an odd one. My N&W Bicentennial AHM GP18's and others I've seen all feature a blue frame to match the nose, not red. Interesting.
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Posted - January 12 2007 : 12:24:31 PM
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hi tony,came from a guys collection,in box with instructions,ken 
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Posted - January 12 2007 : 12:47:18 PM
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hi noticed the colour difference on the bi centennial white/blue chassis version as well as grey chassis (i think not genuine but what do you think)ken
 
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Posted - January 15 2007 : 11:16:55 AM
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Ken,
Yes, the horn does come with the loco. It should be mounted in a hole directly behind the cab on the fireman's side. It is visible on the SCL unit you posted as well as the photo on the instruction sheet. The bell was a standard feature of all AHM GP18s. However, I think the N+W had the bell and horns of this loco mounted on the end of the long hood.
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Posted - January 15 2007 : 12:26:18 PM
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hi hypoponera,many thanks,see where it was,many thanks ken
ps checked n&w gp18s out and it varys early version have bell on nose ends and horns over fireman,later ones as ahm
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Posted - January 30 2007 : 11:41:25 PM
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Ken,
I just thought of something odd about the AHM GP18s. They all have steam generator stacks molded onto the roof of the short hood. Of the 388 or so made, only 13 had steam generators. NdeM #7520-7529 and GTW #4950-4952 are the only ones and they are a bit different from each other. I posted photos of an NdeM unit lower down in the AHM section. My passenger GP9 looks nearly identical to the GTW units except for colors. So all of your centennial locos are incorrect in that detail. Also, I think all GP18s owned by the N+W had dynamic brake blisters. That is an easy to add detail, but matching the paint would be hard.
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