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Continuing the theme of last week. I ran these yesterday and they run nicely together slow, and are relatively quiet. 8WD with no flywheel.
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Posted - June 22 2008 : 11:00:12 AM
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Bob:
Those are AHM's right?
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Posted - June 22 2008 : 11:08:56 AM
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They both came out of blue Model Power boxes. No manufacturer on bottom but an empty triangle logo and "Made in Yugoslovia"
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Posted - June 22 2008 : 11:15:29 AM
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| Quite likely they are from Model Power then. Model Power recently imported them from Mehano. I don't know if they still carry those or not though.
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To go with the theme this week, here is my GP-18, like Alco Fan I have no idea who imported this. I had to replace most of the rails and repaint them.
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Posted - June 23 2008 : 12:51:23 AM
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Hey Jeremy,
Your GP18 was made by Mehano. It was only imported into the US by AHM and Bachmann. In fact, Mehano still offers that model with new motor.
Yours has been customized a bit more then you might think. Neither of the truck frames is original. The truck on the short hood end has the side frames off an AHM C-Liner. The other side frame looks to be off an AHM/Model Power RS-2.
I don't know about Conrail, but MoPac did have several GP18s equiped with Alco truck side frames. If you get another side frame, you could swap and have a complete set.
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Posted - June 23 2008 : 12:00:22 PM
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This is an AHM GP18 that I modified to represent a C&O GP9.
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Posted - June 23 2008 : 12:33:10 PM
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Hey Ray:
Looks llike you did railings on that conversion, what else?
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Posted - June 23 2008 : 12:46:59 PM
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quote:Hey Ray:
Looks llike you did railings on that conversion, what else?
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Originally posted by romcat - June 23 2008 : 12:33:10 PM
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I also filled in the open pilot and added a little extra detail there.
The fuel tank and air tanks were modified.
The Dynamic Brake parts are from an Athearn GP9.
Classification lights were added to the hood ends, louvers were added to some hood doors and the bell and horn were added.
The drive is basicly stock, all I did was add wipers to make it 8 wheel electrical pick up.
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Posted - June 23 2008 : 1:35:21 PM
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Hey Ray:
Did you find that article or pics of the wiper addition?
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Posted - June 23 2008 : 7:32:48 PM
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Ray,
Very handsome craftsmanship as usual. Can you explain how to make the stations?
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Posted - June 23 2008 : 9:32:37 PM
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quote:Ray,
Very handsome craftsmanship as usual. Can you explain how to make the stations?
Originally posted by Alco Fan - June 23 2008 : 7:32:48 PM
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I used Athearn stantions on that loco.
I have bent my own from flat wire (large staples).
There are some photos of the railings as I built them for an RS11 in this thread. I used a slightly different stantion on it.
http://www.2guyzandsumtrains.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=1381/postdays=0/postorder=asc/start=15.html
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Posted - June 25 2008 : 07:14:23 AM
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Thanks Ray!
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Posted - June 25 2008 : 07:47:21 AM
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| Ray like one of the guys said you make it look so easy,but also you have proved to me,cannot speak for others,that you are a real gent,in that you share your knowledge,without reserve,and its a pleasure to know of you ken
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Posted - June 25 2008 : 10:07:11 PM
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Hi Guys,
A little late but here is a Life Like GP38 I picked up a few weeks ago.
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Posted - June 26 2008 : 02:25:56 AM
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hey Ray,
is there anything you're not good at building or converting?
a fine ChepOh.
And that's a classic Got More & Otherwise Geep 38-2 Carl.
I'm without potential entry for a while.
John
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Posted - June 29 2008 : 6:33:13 PM
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Thought I would include this one that I just got thanks to Gegg...
the fanged one...Garret
"Though amid all the smoking horror and diabolism of a sea-fight, SHARKS will be seen longingly gazing up to the ship's decks, like hungry dogs round a table where red meat is being carved, ready to bolt down every killed man that is tossed to them . . ." by Herman Melville
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Posted - June 29 2008 : 7:14:13 PM
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Bachmann DCC Shark Demonstrator
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 Posted - July 01 2008 : 02:38:57 AM
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TAYCO AND FANGED ONE...
I AM DEEPLY IMPRESSED WITH YOUR ENTRIES.
I AM NOW... SPEECHLESS!
JOHN/ZEBRAILS
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Posted - July 01 2008 : 1:55:47 PM
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Well thank you...the "fanged one" .... Garret
"Though amid all the smoking horror and diabolism of a sea-fight, SHARKS will be seen longingly gazing up to the ship's decks, like hungry dogs round a table where red meat is being carved, ready to bolt down every killed man that is tossed to them . . ." by Herman Melville
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