I created my own leasing company by simply modifying a existing companies logo and changing the color to give it a prototypical look but making it my own.

I'm trying to keep the roster powered by 645's. The GP38-3's are built from GP35/38/40/50 donors. 

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Built as a GP38.

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Built as a GP40. Retained the three radiator fans.

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Built as a GP40. Center radiator fan removed and hole plated over.

Cool idea - especially for modeling recent or current railroading! I would love having the ability to modify just about any railroad's locos. Can't wait to see a BNSF as a QMLX!

Sweet job! Would never know it is a fictional company.

(10-16-2022, 07:08 PM)TMo Wrote: [ -> ]Cool idea - especially for modeling recent or current railroading!  I would love having the ability to modify just about any railroad's locos.  Can't wait to see a BNSF as a QMLX!

Just one patch out of six units so far. I'll show case the GP40-2's tomorrow.

(10-16-2022, 07:53 PM)tompm Wrote: [ -> ]Sweet job! Would never know it is a fictional company.

Thank you! Here is what i based it off of.

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The GP40-2's on the roster so far are non dynamic. All units get a all weather on the engineers side, snow shields, front and rear ditch lights as well as front and rear plows.

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The smallest units are a mix of MP15DC/AC's

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What was the original railroad of 3009? I really like the way you patched that one.

3009 started off as

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Why do you have heavy oil leaking out of the radiators and dynamic brakes?

If you remove the radiator fan then you can also remove the turbo exhaust and replace it with small smokestacks to represent a 3000 hp GP40 that has been downgraded to a 2000 hp GP38 by replacing the turbo with a blower, which uses the two (or four) exhaust stacks.

(10-20-2022, 08:17 AM)dave1905 Wrote: [ -> ]Why do you have heavy oil leaking out of the radiators and dynamic brakes?

Just dirt and grime.

(10-20-2022, 08:17 AM)dave1905 Wrote: [ -> ]If you remove the radiator fan then you can also remove the turbo exhaust and replace it with small smokestacks to represent a 3000 hp GP40 that has been downgraded to a 2000 hp GP38 by replacing the turbo with a blower, which uses the two (or four) exhaust stacks.

Correct, that has been done on the  2000 series units above.

Quote:Correct, that has been done on the  2000 series units above.

My mistake, I didn't see that, the second exhaust stack was hidden behind the horns. Nice, adds a new wrinkle on a locomotive fleet.