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BTW: I have four more Undec GP15-1's on the way in Jenks Blue...I would recommend the following things to do for a great looking GP15-1 from Walthers: 1. Use Athearn Blomberg M or B trucks instead of the Walthers sideframes. The Athearns are superior in detail and require simple modifications with extending the mounting tubes. Use plastruct styrene tubing and dowells with CA cement. 2. Use a scale handrail set of your choice. I chose the Athearn GP38-2 sets with the long handrails cut down to fit per scale drawings. I filled all of the factory stanchion holes with .040 styrene rod; putty and CA cement. Excellent looking unit. 3. For this MP Canary unit, I trimmed the "flash" off of the top row of door latches on the long hood with PBL nippers. This allowed the striping to settle down after applying solvaset. 4. Use the Cannon & Co. Treadplate set along with their Fuel Tank detail set for this engine. Great castings from Gordan Cannon (as usual). Excellent results. It makes the engine look complete. I am starting a new kitbash right now...A "Ratlas" B23-7 using a Railpower shell and Atlas drive (U23B)...I cut the Railpower nose off and replaced it with an Atlas C30-7 nose and U23B Cab...It appears to be going the way of MP 1621. I'll post pix soon.
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