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Old 11-06-2022, 08:35 AM
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GP 38-40 Diesel locomotive

I have wrtitten something before on this project, but cannot remember the name of the thread... Must be getting old. And yes, designer Cor van Haasteren and I are beginning to feel our age - which is why we have decided on what may well be our last project.
The success of the Santa Fé F-7 was a great inspiation. Although its successor, the EMD GP38, has nothing of the grace of the F-7, it has of course acquired a similar iconic status - so we decided to have a go at that. This time we had a large amountof drawings and information available - almost too much, and often contradictory. So there are bound to be some details on which the really knowledgeable readers of this thread may disagree - so be it.
I asked for suggestions on the choice of the livery, got a few reactions, but never more than one vote. So we went for the Alaska Rail version.

Basically, the GP 38 is much simpler to design - which is perhaps why Cor is getting on very well. In fact, the model and layout are finished, most of the coloring has been done - 'just' the numbering of parts and the drawing of instruction sketches remain. You may remember from our thread about the work behind the DC4 how tome consuming that is!

I am adding some pictures of a white model test build, and just one page to show the coloring.
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GP 38-40 Diesel locomotive-gp-38-2.jpg   GP 38-40 Diesel locomotive-gp38_voorbeeld_kleur.jpg   GP 38-40 Diesel locomotive-gp_1.jpg   GP 38-40 Diesel locomotive-gp_2.jpg   GP 38-40 Diesel locomotive-gp_3.jpg  

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Old 11-07-2022, 05:52 AM
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Another great model! The trucks do look veeeery familiar . Looking forward to the end result, Diderick and Cor.

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Old 11-08-2022, 10:29 AM
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That was one reason why we went for the GP locomotive; the trucks were indeed the same as those on the F7. Saving a lot of design time!!
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Old 11-10-2022, 10:37 AM
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Some screen shots of work on the cabin interior.
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Old 11-10-2022, 02:26 PM
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Double checked the size of the pictures, and still they are rejected. What can I be doing wrong?!
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Old 11-10-2022, 02:28 PM
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Probably the server storage space issue mentioned elsewhere.
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Old 11-12-2022, 11:16 AM
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Diderick - a couple of minor design points on the model (which looks great, by the way).
1) There should be a door frame on the right side of the front of the cab, not just a window. I can't tell from the images you posted if the same issue applies to the diagonally opposite corner of the cab or not.
2) The handbrake lever (shown on the right side of the nose behind the step) should actually be located slightly further forward (where the box is)

I don't recall if the documentation I sent you included a measured diagram of the cab arrangement showing where the handbrake recess and the doors are located or not. If not, let me know, and I'll send it along. I'd attach it to this post, but the system keeps rejecting it (probably due to the server storage space issue).

Also - I love the way you and Cor came up with to make the rounded edges along the seams of the nose and hood - that's going to make a big difference in the final appearance.

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Old 11-14-2022, 03:34 PM
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test

Just to test if my message comes through?
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Old 11-14-2022, 03:36 PM
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It seems Ok now.
Joshua: I have sent your message on to Cor. Could you send the info you are referring to direct to me, on my email [email protected]?
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jamoldover View Post
1) There should be a door frame on the right side of the front of the cab, not just a window.
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
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