GP 38-40 Diesel locomotive

[southwestforests]

Originally Posted by jamoldover

2) The handbrake lever (shown on the right side of the nose behind the step)

No, GP38 and GP40 handbrake is on left side of nose.

See:

RailPictures.Net Photo: TM 857 Texas Mexican Railway EMD GP38 at Dolton, Illinois by Pete Greischar

and

RailPictures.Net Photo: CSX 2093 CSX Transportation (CSXT) EMD GP38 at Muskegon, Michigan by Bob Topping

and

RailPictures.Net Photo: RI 4324 Rock Island Railroad EMD GP38 at Blue Island, Illinois by George W. Hamlin

and

RailPictures.Net Photo: GEXR 3843 GEXR EMD GP38 at Kitchener, Ontario, Canada by K-Flo

[southwestforests]

Originally Posted by Diderick A. den Bakker

This time we had a large amount of drawings and information available - almost too much, and often contradictory.

I have to wonder if at least some of those contradictions were a result of there being both the GP38 and the GP38-2 & additionally a number of different equipment and accessory options throughout the production runs of the 2 types.
Plus the thing where normally the short hood end was considered the front but a few railroads used high short hoods and called the long hood end the front.

[dutchbuilt]

Thank you for the comments but the white test model has not got all the details. I 'll be sure all the correct details will be on the coloured version. We will post pictures of the build soon.

[jamoldover]

Originally Posted by southwestforests

No, totally not correct!

The engineer sits on right side of cab.
There is a door behind him on cab rear.
Cab front door is on left side.

Here, examples of GP38,

Cab front, RailPictures.Net Photo: RI 4373 Rock Island Railroad EMD GP38 at Clarksdale , Mississippi by Jonah Hemingway

Right side door on cab rear, RailPictures.Net Photo: NECR 3844 New England Central EMD GP38 at New London, Connecticut by Thomas J. Nanos

Left side door cab front open, RailPictures.Net Photo: MKT 301 Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad (Katy) EMD GP38 at Houston, Texas by Tom Sink

You're quite correct... I meant the other right.. (when looking at the cab face-on)

Joshua

[Diderick A. den Bakker]

Cor is now working on a test build, and at the same time preparing the instruction drawings. We are stll considering a second (peferably colorful) livery - suggestions, with good pictures, are still welcome!
The cab interior has been finished.
BUT moderator: I still cannot download the pictures, and am being sent back to the log in whatever i try. Posting this i have had co complete that about five times now??

[Diderick A. den Bakker]

Another try to get some downsized pictures online... And bingo (after having been asked to log in three times...)
As i wrote earlier, Cor is doing a test build We want a picture for the cover; he also does de instruction sketches and adds / checks part numbering.
Any suggestions for a second livery?

[jamoldover]

I'll cast my vote for the Chessie livery (I'm the one who suggested it) - that's certainly going to be colorful.

[Erik Zwaan]

I'll be more than happy to buy a copy once available. Need to keep my collection of O-scale trains designed by Cor up to date .

Cheers,
Erik

[Diderick A. den Bakker]

Work in progress.

Sorry: all attempts to add pictures failed...

[Diderick A. den Bakker]

'If at first you don't succeed, try, try again!'
Sized the pictures down - again, no joy. perhaps a moderator can help??