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Below: GP50 3843 in consist with other Santa Fe high-horsepower 4-axle locomotives. Photos taken on my Glen Frazer Free-mo module set.
ATSF GP50 3843
I upgraded the Athearn Genesis model with added details, decals, and weathering
I upgraded the Athearn Genesis model with added details, decals, and weathering
Below: On both sides I installed Detail Associates cab air deflectors. Details West spare coupler knuckles were
applied to both right-side trucks. The road dust weathering is powdered chalks fixed with Testors Dullcote spray.
applied to both right-side trucks. The road dust weathering is powdered chalks fixed with Testors Dullcote spray.
Below: The left-side blower duct grab was painted blue. The sanding hoses are gray-jacketed solid-core
30-gauge electrical wire, which holds its shape once formed to the proper curve. I added Microscale decal
flags to the battery boxes on both sides - these showed ATSF's support for the troops in the first Gulf War.
30-gauge electrical wire, which holds its shape once formed to the proper curve. I added Microscale decal
flags to the battery boxes on both sides - these showed ATSF's support for the troops in the first Gulf War.
Below: From front to back, I removed Athearn's stock rotary beacon, filled the hole, and brush-painted
Polly-Scale Railbox Yellow to cover. I added a Plano Models EOT antenna platform with Details West
antenna, painted black per many prototype units, and fabricated the conduit from brass wire. The exhaust
weathering is a combination of airbrushing (a thinned mixture of black and brown) and powdered chalks.
Polly-Scale Railbox Yellow to cover. I added a Plano Models EOT antenna platform with Details West
antenna, painted black per many prototype units, and fabricated the conduit from brass wire. The exhaust
weathering is a combination of airbrushing (a thinned mixture of black and brown) and powdered chalks.
Below: Up front, I replaced Athearn's light bulbs with bright LEDs as I
installed the DCC decoder. I installed a drain line on the cab front using
brass wire. I sanded off the nose class lights and brush-painted
Polly-Scale Railbox Yellow to cover - the rust spots are powdered chalk
stippled into wet Dullcote. I added grabs to the top of the snow plow.
installed the DCC decoder. I installed a drain line on the cab front using
brass wire. I sanded off the nose class lights and brush-painted
Polly-Scale Railbox Yellow to cover - the rust spots are powdered chalk
stippled into wet Dullcote. I added grabs to the top of the snow plow.
Below: In the back, I added Detail Associates lift tabs on top the long
hood end. On both anticlimbers I added Details West MU cables and
receptacles. Both pilots received Detail Associates coupler lift bars,
and air hose retainer grabs were added on the rear pilot only.
I applied home-made safety slogan decals to all four corner step wells.
hood end. On both anticlimbers I added Details West MU cables and
receptacles. Both pilots received Detail Associates coupler lift bars,
and air hose retainer grabs were added on the rear pilot only.
I applied home-made safety slogan decals to all four corner step wells.
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Below: ATSF GP50 3843 later in life, after the headlight was moved to the nose, the upper headlight blanked, horn relocated to the rear,
and class lights blanked. 3843 was part of Santa Fe's second GP50 order, which had the newer "sloped" style blower duct behind the cab.
and class lights blanked. 3843 was part of Santa Fe's second GP50 order, which had the newer "sloped" style blower duct behind the cab.
Below: To simplify things, I chose to model 3843 in an earlier period, after the class lights were blanked and beacon removed, but
before the headlight and horn were relocated. I did however add a cab-top EOT antenna and platform just behind the A/C unit.
before the headlight and horn were relocated. I did however add a cab-top EOT antenna and platform just behind the A/C unit.
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