Willy Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Atlas GP7 2-rail factory fitted with Quantum Sound. I bought this loco with the intension of modifying and repainting it as a Reading unit but, for now, I haven’t got the nerve to start hacking it around! 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tove Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Sound`s and run`s nice willy. At least you have the correct model Geep to start with. I`m going to do the same at some point, but i`ve got a GP9 (un-powered) to play with so it`s going to be a bit of a project!. Which livery are you going to re-paint you GP7 in? I thought about modeling #614 the only solid green GP7,but as i have the only solid green GP35 (#3640) sat here,it might be a bit over kill!. Cheers, Brian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 That reminds me of one of our esteemed Members here, who took a perfectly good, innocent HO scale Geep in the rather wonderful Soo Line livery, & vandalised repainted it into this 'silver wasp stripes' livery. Despite doing a pretty good job of that repaint, I can't help but think that said Member should be forced to buy this Geep from you, & repaint it into Soo Line Red & White, as punishment... ... besides, all US-outline enthusiasts should try O Scale anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 Sound`s and run`s nice willy. At least you have the correct model Geep to start with. I`m going to do the same at some point, but i`ve got a GP9 (un-powered) to play with so it`s going to be a bit of a project!. Which livery are you going to re-paint you GP7 in? I thought about modeling #614 the only solid green GP7,but as i have the only solid green GP35 (#3640) sat here,it might be a bit over kill!. Cheers, Brian. Thank you Brian The solid ‘light’ green GP7 was an option but I had decided, if I had gone ahead, I would have painted it in the two tone Green/Cream livery as #619. I once did an HO GP7 (#609) in the old ‘dark’ green livery but I sold it many years ago when I joined the RCT&HS and decided to go 0-scale. I also did the unique solid green GP35 #3640 in HO but it went the way of all the others and the only photo I can find now is this SD45 in the “Bee Line” livery. . 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 (edited) Sorry, double post!! Edited July 23, 2017 by Willy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 That reminds me of one of our esteemed Members here, who took a perfectly good, innocent HO scale Geep in the rather wonderful Soo Line livery, & vandalised repainted it into this 'silver wasp stripes' livery. Despite doing a pretty good job of that repaint, I can't help but think that said Member should be forced to buy this Geep from you, & repaint it into Soo Line Red & White, as punishment... ... besides, all US-outline enthusiasts should try O Scale anyway. The man is a vandal and should hang his head in shame! Besides, it would be a good introduction to 0-Scale for him!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Bill, your GP-7 looks beautiful! Do you really will change the paint? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 Bill, your GP-7 looks beautiful! Do you really will change the paint? Thank you Jack. No, I am not going to repaint it now mainly because I have too many other things to do, but also because it is just too nice to tamper with. As you know, a house move is on the cards and that has kept me very busy this past couple of months, so I have done very little in the railway room. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tove Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Thank you Brian The solid ‘light’ green GP7 was an option but I had decided, if I had gone ahead, I would have painted it in the two tone Green/Cream livery as #619. I once did an HO GP7 (#609) in the old ‘dark’ green livery but I sold it many years ago when I joined the RCT&HS and decided to go 0-scale. I also did the unique solid green GP35 #3640 in HO but it went the way of all the others and the only photo I can find now is this SD45 in the “Bee Line” livery. EMD SD45 #7600.jpeg. Always liked the six axle RDG locos in the green & yellow livery,especially the big Alco C630`s,but i did often wonder what one would have looked like in the soild green scheme as well..... I too started with the Reading when i first went to US O,Mainly because Atlas had just brought out the C425`s & GP35`s.(how i wish i still had them!) Managed to pick up quite a few loco`s at the time,but sold them on after a few years......other roads bekoned!. And like yourself i only one photo from then....... Looking at it now,i realise how ropey the weathering job was!. Cheers, Brian. PS you know you want to re-paint the GP7......... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMO Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Thank you Jack. No, I am not going to repaint it now mainly because I have too many other things to do, but also because it is just too nice to tamper with. As you know, a house move is on the cards and that has kept me very busy this past couple of months, so I have done very little in the railway room. If I hadn't my Caboose Hobbies with a P&D drive, I would have bought yours. But it's too late for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 Always liked the six axle RDG locos in the green & yellow livery,especially the big Alco C630`s,but i did often wonder what one would have looked like in the soild green scheme as well..... I too started with the Reading when i first went to US O,Mainly because Atlas had just brought out the C425`s & GP35`s.(how i wish i still had them!) Managed to pick up quite a few loco`s at the time,but sold them on after a few years......other roads bekoned!. And like yourself i only one photo from then....... Atlas O RDG GP35 #3623.jpg Looking at it now,i realise how ropey the weathering job was!. Cheers, Brian. PS you know you want to re-paint the GP7......... I would love to re-paint it Brian but, apart from not wanting to hack around with this lovely loco, I have too many irons in the fire with not enough time to do everything I want to do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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