06-27-2013, 12:13 PM
My third GP7u started in May 2011 with a brass GP7u I felt in love with at Caboose Hobby's in Denver. Back home it got "merged" with a P2K drive and lower part of the body. It got dressed in various ATSF and BNSF outfits but never really fit my roaster.
I stumbled over the ATSF 2778 when I got an interest into the MAW. The ATSF GP7 2778 became ATST GP7u 2203 and did fit my model. No dyn breaks, angled cab, front light in cab and all the decoration on the cab roof inclusive the unique positioned antenna in front of the A/C.
The ATSF 2778/2203 was sold and became the IHRC 344 and ended up as the WAER 344 but never made it to the MAW (The WAER 345 became the MAW 4).
The prototype is a perfect choice for a run down engine and it requires a lot of patches (ref to the patch thread). I did so far not remove the ditch lights even the prototype had none. I assume the prototype got scrapped shortly after the year 1999 (last photos). However I will use it occasional as a short line switcher on my 2000+ layout. Small font letters to form "WAER" at the cab side are on order as well at drop steps.
I am thinking if the two BNSF GP7u might be converted into MAW 4 and CNUR 5...? That would be a nice trio
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I stumbled over the ATSF 2778 when I got an interest into the MAW. The ATSF GP7 2778 became ATST GP7u 2203 and did fit my model. No dyn breaks, angled cab, front light in cab and all the decoration on the cab roof inclusive the unique positioned antenna in front of the A/C.
The ATSF 2778/2203 was sold and became the IHRC 344 and ended up as the WAER 344 but never made it to the MAW (The WAER 345 became the MAW 4).
The prototype is a perfect choice for a run down engine and it requires a lot of patches (ref to the patch thread). I did so far not remove the ditch lights even the prototype had none. I assume the prototype got scrapped shortly after the year 1999 (last photos). However I will use it occasional as a short line switcher on my 2000+ layout. Small font letters to form "WAER" at the cab side are on order as well at drop steps.
I am thinking if the two BNSF GP7u might be converted into MAW 4 and CNUR 5...? That would be a nice trio
Reinhard