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N-scale LifeLike GP38
N-scale LifeLike GP38
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Wdlgln005
Member since
April 2002
From: Nashville TN
1,306 posts
Posted by
Wdlgln005
on Sunday, October 26, 2003 2:18 AM
http://www.modelexpo-online.com/ema053/
Try this site & shop their closeout sale!
Get a new 38 for $10.00 while they last or some other goodies too!
Model Expo is getting out of model rr business
sorry to se them go they have been a good etailer
Your 2yr old 38 is probably not worth $10 today
old plastic needs to be updated.
Open trucks pick up crud like a cleaner & mess up contacts inside
Glenn Woodle
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trainfan1221
Member since
July 2003
From: Elmwood Park, NJ
2,385 posts
Posted by
trainfan1221
on Saturday, October 25, 2003 3:53 PM
When you do put it back together, be careful of the wires as they will sometimes get caught under the shell and they can break. Ypu also have to make sure the weights are in the right spot.
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Jacktal
Member since
October 2002
From: City of Québec,Canada
1,258 posts
Posted by
Jacktal
on Sunday, October 19, 2003 8:09 AM
I have a LL GP-38(Conrail 7941) that runs fine so far.The shell is indeed the "spread to clear tabs" type.If you look closely,you will see them on the outside,behind the guardrails.The front ones are just behind the cab and the rear ones about the same distance from the rear end.However,the shell being relatively short,you can't spread it much but just enough to clear the tabs.Just gently pull the shell up while prying the sides out with a finger nail is enough.
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raysaron
Member since
January 2001
From: US
38 posts
N-scale LifeLike GP38
Posted by
raysaron
on Sunday, October 19, 2003 5:15 AM
I have a LifeLike N-scale GP38 that ran well for a couple of years on our club layout. It is intermittent (not dirty wheels or track).
The body shell does not seem to be the "spread the body to clear the four tabs on the frame" construction.
Can this shell be removed to check the wiring and pickups?
Ray
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