07-04-2012, 10:03 AM
Well, Reinhard, you got me thinking: Trainworld has Bachmann HO GP50s in both Southern and NS for US$34.99, which I guess is comparable to the Euro price you got. If I were doing the Southern version, I'd try to remove the factory lettering but keep the tuxedo paint -- not sure if the NS lettering is better. But based on what I see in your photos, the overall shape of the loco is quite good, certainly a worthwhile "layout quality" loco, maybe even better quality than old wide-body bluebox Athearn, which for many years we thought were perfectly OK. I have an old VHS tape showing NS GP50s running through onto the Susquehanna-operated phase of the D&H.
I might try one.
I might try one.