Album: Upgrading Athearn Blue Box IAIS GP38-2s

Engineer's side of reworked units.

Details added include:

- American Model Builders #230 flush-fit windows
- Cannon #1704 radiator fans (used only for IAIS 709's #2 radiator fan)
- Cannon #1853 dynamic brake fans. Used for DB fan on both units, both radiator fans on 703, and #1 radiator fan on 709. Shorter DB fans were used in some radiator positions to simulate the prototype's low-profile radiator fans.
- Cannon #2001 safety tread and step kit
- Cannon #2156 fuel tank detail set
- Detail Associates #1901 round air vents
- Detail Associates #2205 coupler lift bars
- Detail Associates #2206 eye bolts
- Detail Associates #2314 windshield wipers
- Details West #139 air filter set
- Details West #175 Nathan P-3 horn (703 only)
- Details West #196 spare coupler knuckles and bracket
- Details West #219 MU cable
- Details West #229 ditch lights
- Details West #267 air hose w/bracket
- Details West #294 MU hoses
- Details West #327 Leslie RS5T horn (709 only)
- Details West #342 snow plow (709 only)
- Proto2000 GP38-2 plow (703 only)
- Proto2000 Sinclair antenna
- Hi-Tech Details #6009 waste fluid recovery tank - angled
- Tichy #3015 grab irons (for cab number board positions)

Models also received the following:

- Kato #956010 motors w/4-hole mount
- Miniatronics #18-014-10 14v bulbs
- NWSL #10002-9 30g wire
- RailMaster #DS1635-8 speakers
- Tsunami TSU-AT1000 #828048 EMD 645 non-turbo decoders

Paint touch-ups were done using Floquil Reefer Yellow and Red, Scalecoat 2 Black, and a mix of Floquil Rail Brown and Boxcar Red for the wheels and couplers. Warning labels, SmartStart decals, and new cab stripes and unit numbers were from Microscale #87-551, while black sill stripes were from Microscale #87-214-2. Gloss finish on vertical surfaces was done using Future floor finish.
By: Joe Atkinson

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Engineer's side of reworked units. Details added include: - American Model Builders #230 flush-fit windows - Cannon #1704 radiator fans (used only for IAIS 709's #2 radiator fan) - Cannon #1853 dynamic brake fans. Used for DB fan on both units, both radiator fans on 703, and #1 radiator fan on 709. Shorter DB fans were used in some radiator positions to simulate the prototype's low-profile radiator fans. - Cannon #2001 safety tread and step kit - Cannon #2156 fuel tank detail set - Detail Associates #1901 round air vents - Detail Associates #2205 coupler lift bars - Detail Associates #2206 eye bolts - Detail Associates #2314 windshield wipers - Details West #139 air filter set - Details West #175 Nathan P-3 horn (703 only) - Details West #196 spare coupler knuckles and bracket - Details West #219 MU cable - Details West #229 ditch lights - Details West #267 air hose w/bracket - Details West #294 MU hoses - Details West #327 Leslie RS5T horn (709 only) - Details West #342 snow plow (709 only) - Proto2000 GP38-2 plow (703 only) - Proto2000 Sinclair antenna - Hi-Tech Details #6009 waste fluid recovery tank - angled - Tichy #3015 grab irons (for cab number board positions) Models also received the following: - Kato #956010 motors w/4-hole mount - Miniatronics #18-014-10 14v bulbs - NWSL #10002-9 30g wire - RailMaster #DS1635-8 speakers - Tsunami TSU-AT1000 #828048 EMD 645 non-turbo decoders Paint touch-ups were done using Floquil Reefer Yellow and Red, Scalecoat 2 Black, and a mix of Floquil Rail Brown and Boxcar Red for the wheels and couplers. Warning labels, SmartStart decals, and new cab stripes and unit numbers were from Microscale #87-551, while black sill stripes were from Microscale #87-214-2. Gloss finish on vertical surfaces was done using Future floor finish.
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