grande man
Bonafied Grande Nut
Hi everyone. We got our GP40 today from an Ebay auction last week. It's one of the old style units but looks to have been used very little. Set me back $29, shipping included! It runs great but needs a few mods. Since the light was burned out, I added a piece of brass tubing inside and installed a Miniatronics bulb in place of the oversized original. This allowed the mount to be left out and eliminated wiring being visable thru the cab windows.
I'm excited to have a project loco! As for future mods, the pilots need to be painted orange (perfect first airbrush project ) to be prototyipically correct. I'm thinking of adding some other detail parts as well. Anyone have any products/techniques they'd like to recommend? Detail Associates parts maybe? The fuel tank has the unsightly groove milled in it. I'm thinking that needs some work. Also, the couplers could be a challenge. Does Kadee make a drop in replacement for the hook and horns? It has the old style without a coupler box.
There's plenty of room for a decoder. It'll have to be hardwired but this one will be one of the easier installs I've done.
I'm open to suggestions and comments. Any ideas out there?
I'm excited to have a project loco! As for future mods, the pilots need to be painted orange (perfect first airbrush project ) to be prototyipically correct. I'm thinking of adding some other detail parts as well. Anyone have any products/techniques they'd like to recommend? Detail Associates parts maybe? The fuel tank has the unsightly groove milled in it. I'm thinking that needs some work. Also, the couplers could be a challenge. Does Kadee make a drop in replacement for the hook and horns? It has the old style without a coupler box.
There's plenty of room for a decoder. It'll have to be hardwired but this one will be one of the easier installs I've done.
I'm open to suggestions and comments. Any ideas out there?