Hey Group; looks like its been a while since anyone has been on..I was wondering if anyone has ever made a GP39 using an Athearn GP38-2 as a starting point? Also has anyone made a slug to go with it? what did you use for it? Thanks for any info. be alert..don't get hurt..
I have contemplated this task in N scale. We have good starting points, but it depends on what kind of compromises you are willing to make (we do not have the luxury of Cannon & Co. EMD doors and parts). Using a GP 38/38-2 means you will have to replace the dual exhaust stacks with a turbocharger stack. Using a GP40/40-2 as a starting point means you have the turbo stack, but have to change the radiator fans from 3 to 2. Obviously, going from a GP38-2 to a GP39 means you would have to do away with the Dash 2 spotting features, such as the water sight glass, cab overhang, trucks, as well as other items. You would need to check the door arangements, because I know they vary from 38 to 40, and probably on the 39. As always, prototype photos will be your best aid. Chessie ------------------ Harold Hodnett Fan of NS, CSX, and their predecessors! Coming soon: The North Carolina Railfan Web Site http://www.trainweb.org/ncrail/
Here's a good GP39 shot: (Photo courtesy of the CSX photo archives) Chessie ------------------ Harold Hodnett Fan of NS, CSX, and their predecessors! Coming soon: The North Carolina Railfan Web Site http://www.trainweb.org/ncrail/
Here's a good GP40 shot: (photo courtesy of the CSX photo archives) Chessie ------------------ Harold Hodnett Fan of NS, CSX, and their predecessors! Coming soon: The North Carolina Railfan Web Site http://www.trainweb.org/ncrail/
Here's a good shot of a GP38: (photo courtesy of the CSX photo archives) Chessie ------------------ Harold Hodnett Fan of NS, CSX, and their predecessors! Coming soon: The North Carolina Railfan Web Site http://www.trainweb.org/ncrail/
Here's a photo of a GP38-2: (photo courtesy of CSX photo archives) Chessie ------------------ Harold Hodnett Fan of NS, CSX, and their predecessors! Coming soon: The North Carolina Railfan Web Site http://www.trainweb.org/ncrail/
I had not contemplated the slug project, but I thought I had read somewhere that the original starting point was a GP7/9? (photo courtesy of the CSX photo archives) Chessie ------------------ Harold Hodnett Fan of NS, CSX, and their predecessors! Coming soon: The North Carolina Railfan Web Site http://www.trainweb.org/ncrail/
That's an interesting shot of CSX GP38 2009... That DB hatch is different. I didn't think that was the normal style on the 38s so i checked a few other pics and they are 'normal'. Is that unit rebuilt with DBs?
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by tunnel88: That's an interesting shot of CSX GP38 2009... That DB hatch is different. I didn't think that was the normal style on the 38s so i checked a few other pics and they are 'normal'. Is that unit rebuilt with DBs? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> No, actually it is a modification to add the paper air filter box. I remember that Southern did this to their GP38's, leaving the "chopped off" DB blister. Notice that on the GP38-2 it has a totally square look, while on the GP38, the top of the box was actually tapered. Chessie ------------------ Harold Hodnett Fan of NS, CSX, and their predecessors! Coming soon: The North Carolina Railfan Web Site http://www.trainweb.org/ncrail/
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by chessie4155: Thanks for all the help...<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> It was a pleasure! Glad to see a topic in here that I could add to! Chessie ------------------ Harold Hodnett Fan of NS, CSX, and their predecessors! Coming soon: The North Carolina Railfan Web Site http://www.trainweb.org/ncrail/
