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 Posted - July 17 2007 : 01:34:31 AM
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Hi Guys:
I've had no success tracking down the origins of this shell:
Obviously it's a GP or Sd something. I was thinking of installing it on a Bachmann GP40 chassis that I have that has a broken shell. Any help would be great
ALSO:
Does anyone have a GP7/9 shell in Santa Fe freight Y/B Road #4286? Maybe an Athearn?
Thanks,
G
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Posted - July 17 2007 : 01:46:10 AM
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| My guess is an early Atlas / Roco high-nose GP38. The filled in cab steps are a telltale clue to be an Atlas of that vintage. The fan arrangement makes it a GP38.
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Posted - July 17 2007 : 01:58:16 AM
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Which steps? On the pilots? They're open!
-G
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Posted - July 17 2007 : 02:07:25 AM
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| The walkway on the nose, in front of the cab. There should be a step to climb up, but instead it looks like more of a solid ramp or something. The brake lever is cut off because of this. Compare to a similar Athearn unit for how it should look. Atlas took some flak over that one.
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Posted - July 17 2007 : 02:09:32 AM
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GIC:
you mean the front right side as in the last pic the angled surface at the front of the battery box?
-G
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Posted - July 17 2007 : 02:12:37 AM
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yep! The handrail stanchion pockets under the walkway are another clue too... I have some old Atlas GP38 and 40's that match that.
The current Bachmann GP40 reuses this tooling, and still has the goofy battery box. There are no cab doors either IIRC.
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Posted - July 17 2007 : 02:15:40 AM
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I've never seen a HH 38! I like most HH's especially the C-630. I may kitbash a HH Tyco 430! How cool would that be???
-G
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Posted - July 17 2007 : 1:56:02 PM
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/tyco/forum/uploaded/Tony Cook/atlas_logo.jpg
It's an Atlas GP38 from 1975, built by Roco in Austria...
http://tycotrain.tripod.com/atlashoscaletrainscollectorsresource/id5.html
Tony Cook
HO-Scale Trains Resource
http://ho-scaletrains.net
Edited by - Tony Cook on July 17 2007 1:56:44 PM
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Posted - July 17 2007 : 2:03:00 PM
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Hi Tony:
Forgot you had the Atlas site on your network... had a look last night (4am?) So I have a shell and I was going to put it on my Bachman GP40 chassis but since it's as old as it is I'll look for the correct chassis for it.
Thanks,
G
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