05-26-2013, 06:33 PM
Some prototype photos of the above-
Surviving ex Great Northern 44 seat AC&F coach. This one did spend time as a "jersey builder" in the 70s
#4883 is a given as far as GG1s go. It was one of two NJ DOT assigned GG1s with a yellow stripe. The other, 4880, would have been a little tricky to do since it has those "side steps" recessed into the sides. Rather than try to carve a die-cast shell, 4883 offers an excellent alternative.
Not only is it most like the BLI model, but it also had a PRR keystone remaining on its "F" end.
Here it is at South Amboy in 1981. It will be the last "striped" GG1, and will linger on after retirement in a deadline until 1986, and will be one of the last GG1s scrapped.
A close up of the nose in june 1979. This is PERFECT, since this is the time I model, and it means I don't have to obscure the keystone with any kind of weathering!
Surviving ex Great Northern 44 seat AC&F coach. This one did spend time as a "jersey builder" in the 70s
#4883 is a given as far as GG1s go. It was one of two NJ DOT assigned GG1s with a yellow stripe. The other, 4880, would have been a little tricky to do since it has those "side steps" recessed into the sides. Rather than try to carve a die-cast shell, 4883 offers an excellent alternative.
Not only is it most like the BLI model, but it also had a PRR keystone remaining on its "F" end.
Here it is at South Amboy in 1981. It will be the last "striped" GG1, and will linger on after retirement in a deadline until 1986, and will be one of the last GG1s scrapped.
A close up of the nose in june 1979. This is PERFECT, since this is the time I model, and it means I don't have to obscure the keystone with any kind of weathering!
Modeling New Jersey Under the Wire 1978-1979.