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GG1 PHOTOs... you decide......

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GG1 PHOTOs... you decide......
Posted by AlanRail on Sunday, January 9, 2005 6:16 PM
Okay now guess

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-11/894173/gg1topbot.jpg

Which one is on top?? (LEFT click to enlarge) OR which one do you like?















what you see from the photos is that LIONEL started with a clean sheet of paper; Their GG1 is closer to scale; MTH used their older model as a basis and added PS-2 and the moving pantographs. I think that accounts for the lower cost.

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, January 9, 2005 7:11 PM
Tweedle dum-Tweedle dee
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Posted by BigJim on Sunday, January 9, 2005 9:52 PM
Overall, I'd pick the Lionel. I like the bit darker green with more of a sheen. BTW, after passing by the GG-1 at the VMT today, the interior of the cab is very light grey just as it appears in your photos.

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 10, 2005 9:36 PM
The darker green one as it looks fresh out of the shop and the flat finish one looks too weathered to be fresh out of the shop. Just my opinion. I hate flat finishes no matter who makes them.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 11, 2005 4:09 AM
They are both very nice, what type of operating system that you like may be a deciding factor along with the price difference.

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