Scratchbuilt GE Prime Mover 7FDL

[GAPPLEG]

The large curved tubes are steel water lines, the red caps are like what you see at the hardware store on threaded pipes. Albeit larger ! The other two tubes are air ducts. The canisters at bottom right of the rad cab are in fact oil filters, just inside the rad cab at that point (but not modeled) is the oil cooler. various wire runs conduits etc , actuators for rad louvers. I feel like a tour guide. [:)]

[AntonioFP45]

Well Gappleg,

We're here to learn  and you sure now how to cook!

Thanks for the description.  Top of the line work

[SqueakyWheels]

I always wondered how they could squeeze 16 cylinders into a narrow frame locomotive. What are they banked thirty degrees? And with that, do they use master/articulating rod setups, or separate connecting rods?

Your work is visually stunning. Thanks for sharing with us your fine work.

[Martin4]

Did you have detailed pictures ? Or maybe access to the real beast ?

The result looks fantastic. I wish I could build the same !

Martin

Québec City

[NS2591]

Do These come in N scale yet?

[GAPPLEG]

Did you have detailed pictures ? Or maybe access to the real beast ?

The result looks fantastic. I wish I could build the same !

Martin

Québec City

Actually yes, I work at GE, so when I needed a little guidance on " looks " I wandered over to the assembly building a took a look at the engine. The whole concept was to make a reasonable look alike rather than a true scale model.

[AntonioFP45]

Gappleg,

GE?  What a connection you have!

Would it be possible for you to ask your bosses if they have any archived photos of the older GE locomotive prime movers?  If so, can you post them here?

[GAPPLEG]

Gappleg,

GE?  What a connection you have!

Would it be possible for you to ask your bosses if they have any archived photos of the older GE locomotive prime movers?  If so, can you post them here?

What we have is an on grounds museum, They archive pictures etc of everything relating to GE transportation. I'm sure they have it all.  It's staffed by retiree's but they do charge for copies etc of articles, pictures, etc.

https://www.getransportation.com/general/aboutus/museum.asp

[philnrunt]

First class work, absolutely beautiful!

[kgill]

Did we ever get to see the shop set up that was originally planned???

 

[Herrmann Shortline co]

Awesome job, I like the idea of putting one of these inside of locomotive. Any chance you could give me some tips on how to build my own? I plan to put it inside my old U25b unit.