04-01-2009, 07:42 AM
The GP9 Phase 1:
Looking at this outside of the Dynamic brakes, that is the center large fan with it's two colling side louvers, which were aviable on the GP7 their is not much of a change. I would say they are the same. The only differance is inside the body. So EMD's first GP 9s were identical to the GP 7. This is why the Athearn GP9 looks like a GP7. Athearn wanted to make a model of the latest model of the GP series and it was the GP9. It's not Irvine's fault the GP9 1 looked the same as the GP7. If you want to call it a GP7, it is OK with me. I don't care !
I just noticed 4 narrow elongated holes above the fuel tank that are not on the GP7.
frank
Looking at this outside of the Dynamic brakes, that is the center large fan with it's two colling side louvers, which were aviable on the GP7 their is not much of a change. I would say they are the same. The only differance is inside the body. So EMD's first GP 9s were identical to the GP 7. This is why the Athearn GP9 looks like a GP7. Athearn wanted to make a model of the latest model of the GP series and it was the GP9. It's not Irvine's fault the GP9 1 looked the same as the GP7. If you want to call it a GP7, it is OK with me. I don't care !
I just noticed 4 narrow elongated holes above the fuel tank that are not on the GP7.
frank
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