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BLW's gas-turbine aka 'blue goose'

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#1

Hello, I’d like to show you my latest (1/29-) project - Baldwin’s gas-turbine electric of 1950. This unit started it’s life as an Aristo-Craft FA/FB-set

Current status:

While the shell almost is finished (window frames still missing) the modification of the trucks (single air-brake centered on each truck instead of the leaf-springs) will follow. You can find more pictures of the unit (and several other projects in scales from 1/29 to 1/8) by visiting my projects’ blog: large-scale diesel models Regards Norman

#2

Welcome aboard. Nice builds. The borden cars look good and the F40PH is great

#3

Great progress, I love the look. Can’t wait to see the final result.

Welcome!

#4

…:)…
That doesn’t look like ride on stuff Norman but it looks real good so far…BTW thanks again for the Thrall car drawings you sent me awhile back but I feel I have a new plan which involves a kitbash!
:wink:

#5

Good God thats an ugly engine :stuck_out_tongue:

Model is coming along nicely, I’m still tempted to build the proposed 1950’s “Atoms for Peace” Atomic/Electric Locomotive.

#6
David Russell said:
...:).... That doesn't look like ride on stuff Norman but it looks real good so far...... ;)
Did I mentioned that I always had a smaller 'prototype' (H0 or so) when building a ride-on unit? :)

Let’s see what will be the future & purpose for this model… :slight_smile:

Regards
Norman

#7

Interesting prototype. And excellent work thus far. I’d always thought of the Blue Goose as Santa Fe streamlined hudson 3460.

(http://www.steamlocomotive.com/hudson/atsf3460.jpg)

#8

The painting of my ‘Blue goose’ has started…some areas has to be re-aligned and chrome trim and correct painting of number-boards are still missing. However, it begins to look like the unit on the old photos.

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CmaNkqutZYA/T8o9lx6mGhI/AAAAAAAAAMY/1XXQ43yVrMM/s1600/front-side_new.jpg)

More pictures (including other large®-scale projects): large-scale diesel models Best regards Norman

#9

Very nice Norman! It looks great!

#10

Man, all that engine lacks is tail fins to be right up there with “Christine” the '57 Plymouth Fury.

Nice model though

#11

That is pretty cool :slight_smile:
Ralph

#12

Wow, that’s a cool project, and looks great!

#13

Building locos that looked like that it’s no wonder Baldwins went out of business…:wink:

#14

“Building locos that looked like that it’s no wonder Baldwins went out of business.”

Actually Ken;

I think it had more to do with their very poor prime movers. They did not make the transition from steam all that well. Don’t know about the gas turbine (could have been Ingersoll-Rand’s), but their diesels really were dismal. I’ve had Pennsy guys tell me (back when I worked on the Dry Gulch RR ride) that they often had as much oil on the floor of the engineroom as was in the crankcase. Not good.

Best,
David Meashey

#15
Dave Meashey said:
"Building locos that looked like that it's no wonder Baldwins went out of business."

Actually Ken;

I think it had more to do with their very poor prime movers. They did not make the transition from steam all that well. Don’t know about the gas turbine (could have been Ingersoll-Rand’s), but their diesels really were dismal. I’ve had Pennsy guys tell me (back when I worked on the Dry Gulch RR ride) that they often had as much oil on the floor of the engineroom as was in the crankcase. Not good.

Best,
David Meashey


Yea, I know, my Dad worked there as an machinist’s apprentice in high school and during the war building tanks till he saw the handwriting on the wall. Left there about '54
to work in a refinery in Philly.

#16

Now with the chrome-trim highlighted and some other small updates

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sjwIH04Ndws/T9TWZ2cZEaI/AAAAAAAAAM8/k9Roji5WcvY/s1600/fs_1.jpg)

More pictures (including other large®-scale projects): large-scale diesel models Best regards Norman

#17
Dave Meashey said:
"Building locos that looked like that it's no wonder Baldwins went out of business."

Actually Ken;

I think it had more to do with their very poor prime movers. They did not make the transition from steam all that well. Don’t know about the gas turbine (could have been Ingersoll-Rand’s), but their diesels really were dismal. I’ve had Pennsy guys tell me (back when I worked on the Dry Gulch RR ride) that they often had as much oil on the floor of the engineroom as was in the crankcase. Not good.

Best,
David Meashey


I don’t know who built the mechanicals, but I believe this locomotive was primarily a Westinghouse
project marketed jointly with Baldwin.
Ralph

#18

Either way it’s still unique and beautiful in my mind!

#19

Neat build. Nice to have something no one else has.

#20

Looks great! (Even for a loco without siderods–at least it’s a Baldwin…) I love looking at locos that draw their designs from pop culture. I wish today’s loco designers were more aesthetically driven. Today’s diesels are big brutes, but they have no style.

Later,

K