06-15-2013, 12:15 PM
Andy, thank you.
The hand rails are the original P2K hand rails. Nothing has been changed.
The photos are the same I used. The key was to find a GP7U with that cab and no plated over dynamic break that has been in SoCal on duty. I think BNSF installed frequently replacement AC units on the roof and never cared about the color. There is a nice mix of new BNSF orange, old ATSF yellow, primer light gray and sometimes even black. Did you notice the ditch lights are primer gray only. They saved any cent and omitted the yellow or blue paint.
The brass cab is great. May be I do another GP7U but to make them look like the same engine model I will use the same parts as I did with this one. My GP7U with the round cab roof is not my favorite. I may try to disassemble it (breaking the glue.. :o ) and redo it with an angled cab.
The hand rails are the original P2K hand rails. Nothing has been changed.
The photos are the same I used. The key was to find a GP7U with that cab and no plated over dynamic break that has been in SoCal on duty. I think BNSF installed frequently replacement AC units on the roof and never cared about the color. There is a nice mix of new BNSF orange, old ATSF yellow, primer light gray and sometimes even black. Did you notice the ditch lights are primer gray only. They saved any cent and omitted the yellow or blue paint.
The brass cab is great. May be I do another GP7U but to make them look like the same engine model I will use the same parts as I did with this one. My GP7U with the round cab roof is not my favorite. I may try to disassemble it (breaking the glue.. :o ) and redo it with an angled cab.
Reinhard