WOW! With all this cutting and chopping of brass and rebuilding drive units, it makes me glad that I went the route that I did and built my GP-7 by modifying the AM GP-9 with the DPH long hood. Maybe when Bill's all done we can get a photo of his No. 8553 next to it's cousin 8551 and compare two.
http://sscale.org/782/volume-1-no-11-converting-gp9-to-gp7/ Bob Frascella Wenham, MA On Aug 27, 2013, at 5:42 PM, ashpan.clinker wrote: > I had a halve dozen of the Sunset GP's when they first were brought in from > Japan. The first thing I did was toss out a couple of the drives and started > making my own using NWSL parts. That was back in the last century before > Overland came out with the F units. Once River Raisin sold the red-drives I > yanked the Overland drives out of my F units and used them to replace the > rest of the Sunset GP drives. I opted to make a separate frame for the drive, > and solder the hood and cab to the floor with the railing so it was all one > piece. I've since sold all of my die-sals's. The last pair were the ones with > the unfinished NWSL units. McCoy relieved me from the suffering. > Railroads run with steam engines, trucks run with dirty diesels. > > J. Rustermier > > --- In S-Scale@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Lane" <bill@...> wrote: > > > > As mentioned I stripped off the handrails. I also fiddled with the pilots. I > > stripped off everything to start again. If anyone has a Sunset GP7 please > > take a photo of the pilot for me. I forgot to before I went all "Scrap the > > Chevy" on it. > > > > > > > > Photo 1 is after I stripped everything off the pilots. Photo 2 is how I had > > to modify it to accept the BTS steps. I also had to machine the back of the > > steps a bit. Photos 3 & 4 are showing some forward motion. It looks MUCH > > better with the BTS castings. > > > > > > > > It is back in the box now for another day. Some O Scale is calling me next. > > I have real tonnage of BTS parts but not all I need for this. I have to > > place an order when funds allow.. > > > > > > > > Thank You, > > Bill Lane > > > > Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1987 > > > > See my finished models at: > > <http://www.lanestrains.com/> http://www.lanestrains.com > > Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! > > > > > > > > See my layout progress at: > > > > <http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm> > > http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm > > > > Custom Train Parts Design > > <http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm> > > http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm > > > > PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded > > (Trading is MUCH preferred) > > <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls> > > http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls > > > > ***Join the PRR T&HS*** > > The other members are not ALL like me! > > <http://www.prrths.com/> http://www.prrths.com > > <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf> > > http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf > > > > Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society > > It's FREE to join! <http://www.prslhs.com/> http://www.prslhs.com > > Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL > > > >
