I have been a little busy working on my layout as opposed to weathering cars. I participated in the January set up with Ottawa Valley Hotrak. See some of the photo's here.
Recently I was able to acquire some Walthers Trainline GP-9M's. The models were the right price, (under $40) know to be good runners and the detail is good. While the detail is good, it is not great. Grab iron's are molded, no uncoupling bar etc. I bought two of the Pennsylvania models to convert to my own railway, the Snaggletooth River Railway.
I have a bunch of super detail parts on the way but decided to get started with what I had on hand.
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One Hundred and Two. Overview of the GP-9M
One Hundred and Three. From the box, rear detail.
One Hundred and Four. From the box, front detail.
One Hundred and Five. From the box, roof detail.
As you can see, I decided to start with the trucks. Following the example from "Detailing Diesel Locomotives" I added the sand pipes and the line between the brake cylinders. The first one was a little rough and I brass wire got a little banged up but the second one went much smoother.
