Thanks! This is the first picture I've taken in several years.
Both of the locos in this pic are about 50 years old. They were built as GP7s or GP9s, and the old Seaboard Coast Line rebuilt them from '79-'82. SCL became part of Seaboard System, which became part of CSX, and CSX sold these units off starting around '92.
I've found N scale decal sets for GPs like these, and a decent model shouldn't be hard to find. The nice folks at Intermountain make a SD40T-2 in RJCC colors, and I see a couple of the prototypes in Berea about every week (here, for visual: http://www.imrcmodels.com/n/html/69423.htm). While they're not quite right for the era I'm modeling, I think I can get my modeler's license approved for such a thing.
That's a pretty close model. All it needs is a little detail work to add in the weathering, like staining on top - something which a photo like this makes a whole lot easier.
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Date: 2007-01-10 02:33 am (UTC)Both of the locos in this pic are about 50 years old. They were built as GP7s or GP9s, and the old Seaboard Coast Line rebuilt them from '79-'82. SCL became part of Seaboard System, which became part of CSX, and CSX sold these units off starting around '92.
I've found N scale decal sets for GPs like these, and a decent model shouldn't be hard to find. The nice folks at Intermountain make a SD40T-2 in RJCC colors, and I see a couple of the prototypes in Berea about every week (here, for visual: http://www.imrcmodels.com/n/html/69423.htm). While they're not quite right for the era I'm modeling, I think I can get my modeler's license approved for such a thing.
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Date: 2007-01-10 02:47 am (UTC)