« previous next »
Pages: [1] 2 3   Go Down

Author Topic: Walthers GP20's and GP60's arrived.  (Read 5983 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

SkipGear

  • Crew
  • *
  • Posts: 2418
  • Gender: Male
  • Respect: +629
Walthers GP20's and GP60's arrived.
« on: April 09, 2012, 02:46:47 PM »
0
Opened a box from Walthers today at the shop full of GP20's and 60's. I must say they look really good. Haven't got time to take photo's right now but they are very well painted. Step edge warning stripe painted, lots of  warning labels, and Micro-Train couplers standard now.

Logged
Tony Hines

Brakie

  • Crew
  • *
  • Posts: 637
  • Gender: Male
  • Respect: +4
Re: Walthers GP20's and GP60's arrived.
« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2012, 04:46:51 PM »
0
and Micro-Train couplers standard now
-----------------------------------------

That's a vast improvement.. :D
Logged
Larry

Summerset Ry.

ljudice

  • Crew
  • *
  • Posts: 3357
  • Gender: Male
  • Respect: +238
    • NS/CR Camp Car Models
Re: Walthers GP20's and GP60's arrived.
« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2012, 05:24:44 PM »
0
NS GP60's a possibility here, anxious to see these...
Logged

TiVoPrince

  • Crew
  • *
  • Posts: 5156
  • Respect: +3
    • http://www.technologywrangler.com
Re: Walthers GP20's and GP60's arrived.
« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2012, 05:32:44 PM »
0
SP/SSW 
not among roadnames.  Enable ignore mode...
Logged
Support fine modeling

Bremner

  • Crew
  • *
  • Posts: 450
  • Gender: Male
  • Respect: 0
Re: Walthers GP20's and GP60's arrived.
« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2012, 05:39:21 PM »
0
Logged

asarge

  • Crew
  • *
  • Posts: 1675
  • Respect: +25
Re: Walthers GP20's and GP60's arrived.
« Reply #5 on: April 10, 2012, 08:45:58 AM »
0
TIVO, he be looking for the GP60 SP/SSW!  :D
Logged

lock4244

  • Crew
  • *
  • Posts: 4208
  • Respect: +583
    • My train pics
Re: Walthers GP20's and GP60's arrived.
« Reply #6 on: April 10, 2012, 09:15:58 AM »
0
Quote from: TiVoPrince on April 09, 2012, 05:32:44 PM
SP/SSW 
not among roadnames.  Enable ignore mode...

Why do SP/SSW? Not like they had the largest fleet of GP60's ever assembled  :facepalm:
Logged

tehachapifan

  • Crew
  • *
  • Posts: 3028
  • Respect: +830
Re: Walthers GP20's and GP60's arrived.
« Reply #7 on: April 10, 2012, 11:39:10 AM »
0
Do the GP60's now have prototypically correct trucks? I remember something about this being a possibility.

Russ
Logged

SkipGear

  • Crew
  • *
  • Posts: 2418
  • Gender: Male
  • Respect: +629
Re: Walthers GP20's and GP60's arrived.
« Reply #8 on: April 10, 2012, 11:45:30 AM »
0
I'm not at the shop today. I will try to bring one home tomorrow and take some closeups....

Walthers has photos up on their site now though.

http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/920-75404

http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/920-75407

I honestly don't know what the correct trucks would be so I won't be one to comment on that.

How good of a canidate are these to make a GP50?
Logged
Tony Hines

tehachapifan

  • Crew
  • *
  • Posts: 3028
  • Respect: +830
Re: Walthers GP20's and GP60's arrived.
« Reply #9 on: April 10, 2012, 11:55:52 AM »
0
Yep, per the above links, those are more correct then the previous LL runs, although can't tell if the stabilizer struts are on the engineer's side from those photos. I wonder if the new sideframes would pop onto the older LL units and, if so, might be available as a separate part. My guess is maybe on the first question and probably not on the second.
Logged

daniel_leavitt2000

  • Crew
  • *
  • Posts: 6299
  • Respect: +1249
Re: Walthers GP20's and GP60's arrived.
« Reply #10 on: April 10, 2012, 11:26:05 PM »
0
I used GP38-2 truck sideframes on my GP60 from the first run.
« Last Edit: April 11, 2012, 07:13:20 AM by daniel_leavitt2000 »
Logged
There's a shyness found in reason
Apprehensive influence swallow away
You seem to feel abysmal take it
Then you're careful grace for sure
Kinda like the way you're breathing
Kinda like the way you keep looking away

lock4244

  • Crew
  • *
  • Posts: 4208
  • Respect: +583
    • My train pics
Re: Walthers GP20's and GP60's arrived.
« Reply #11 on: April 11, 2012, 12:44:35 AM »
0
Quote from: daniel_leavitt2000 on April 10, 2012, 11:26:05 PM
I used GP38-2 truck sideframes on my SD60 from the first run.

That'd be an interesting project...  :trollface:
Logged

daniel_leavitt2000

  • Crew
  • *
  • Posts: 6299
  • Respect: +1249
Re: Walthers GP20's and GP60's arrived.
« Reply #12 on: April 11, 2012, 07:13:48 AM »
0
Heh, that was supposed to be a GP60, not SD60
Logged
There's a shyness found in reason
Apprehensive influence swallow away
You seem to feel abysmal take it
Then you're careful grace for sure
Kinda like the way you're breathing
Kinda like the way you keep looking away

rogergperkins

  • Crew
  • *
  • Posts: 854
  • Gender: Male
  • Modeling the B&O in central IL in autumn of 1940's
  • Respect: 0
Re: Walthers GP20's and GP60's arrived.
« Reply #13 on: April 11, 2012, 08:20:39 AM »
0
What does the designation in the Walther's listing about DC mean?  Some engines are listed as standard DC; some are not, but these have wording about DCC friendly.
 :)
Logged

Brakie

  • Crew
  • *
  • Posts: 637
  • Gender: Male
  • Respect: +4
Re: Walthers GP20's and GP60's arrived.
« Reply #14 on: April 11, 2012, 08:55:17 AM »
0
I was interested in a NS GP60 but,that gap between the truck and body is a turn off..
Logged
Larry

Summerset Ry.
Pages: [1] 2 3   Go Up
« previous next »