Large Scale Central

Finally, A working train

I finally own an operational locomotive. Today I ran my own large scale train. It wasn’t my mogul (it had issues) but I got to run my GP-9 at the my clubs meet. Beautiful day.

A first for you, and a first for me (Ozzy dance mix)(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-laughing.gif)

Devon, “it had issues”?

Great first train run! (http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif)

David Maynard said:

Devon, “it had issues”?

Yes, I under engineered the side rods and they snapped. I am addressing it in my build log

It was fun to finally.actually have my own train

It was fun to finally.actually have my own train

What is running your GP7? (power/control?)

By the way, it IS a GP7, not a GP9

http://elmassian.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=223&Itemid=258

Greg

Greg Elmassian said:

What is running your GP7? (power/control?)

By the way, it IS a GP7, not a GP9

http://elmassian.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=223&Itemid=258

Greg

Call it what you want, Greg, Northern Pacific #290 IS an EMD GP-9. Can’t help it if USAT bilged a few details.

Greg I that the USA trains is really a 7, but they are close enough for this modeler. I am eventually going to make it a chopped nose phase 3 with the 48" fans. But I am not counting louvers.

I am running 14.4v 2600 mA battery with RCS-Australia’s Omega ESC and a TX8 controller

I know they are close guys. I spent a lot of time researching it because I could not figure why USAT called it both.

The differences are few, but the model IS a GP7 not a 9. After all the research I did, I’d bet less than 1 person in a hundred (of model railroaders) could tell the difference.

I just wanted to spice it up a bit… since I wanted to know the control system, thought I’d liven it up a bit. (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)

Greg

Greg, the NMRA guys I sometimes hang with pull that stuff on me all the time. I cant really tell one GP from another. But I do respect those who have learned the differences of the various locomotives out there. It’s just that my interest doesn’t lie in that sector of model railroading.

Great job, Devon!

That was fun to watch . Congrats on your first run .

Greg Elmassian said:

I know they are close guys. I spent a lot of time researching it because I could not figure why USAT called it both.

The differences are few, but the model IS a GP7 not a 9. After all the research I did, I’d bet less than 1 person in a hundred (of model railroaders) could tell the difference.

I just wanted to spice it up a bit… since I wanted to know the control system, thought I’d liven it up a bit. (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)

Greg

If you really want to liven up the debate then I will argue that USA trains could have it right. Since there were many many many 7s that went back into the shop, even EMD’s shop for the 9 upgrade. I can’t swear by it but I doubt the converted 9s all had the right number of louvers and the right screens. I am sure they left some just the way they were. So there was likely many 9s (at least power plant wise) that still looked like 7s.

Also to further liven it up where there ever any EMD produced low nosed 9s? Or were they really the first generation of 18. Or as some would have you believe were never produced by EMD but were produced third party or as later conversions. I wish I could find the dumb article I am looking for that shows the differences between each of the phases and the subtle differences. I used to have it and wanted to show a member of our club. I am personally of the camp that a few EMD low nose 9’s were produced. Milwaukee bought them and the railroad I model bought them from Milwaukee. The information I got clearly shows that the three 9’s that STMA has were ex Milwaukee 9’s (that’s not a mystery) and that those serial numbers correspond with EMD produced low nose 9s. that should have read clearly they were c models with 48" fans. Not low noses.

And yet another argument is did the 7 ever come from EMD with dynamic brakes or were they added later. That one I am still not sure of.

There that should stoke the fire for us 7/9 enthusiasts.

Edit to say I lied. Michael Gaven in another thread (where I thought I got the link tot he article from) researched and found that STMAs 9s were originally high hood Geeps that got chopped after they were sold to STMA. He confirmed for me that they were last gen c models with the 48" fans factory but were high hood.

I am disappointed that no one commented on the loco having a steam locomotive sound card in it. . . It was funny I didn’t realize it until editing the video that there was steam sounds. One of our club members steam locomotive was passing below me at the time I was shooting. When you watch the video the sound is timed almost perfect. It comes and begins to fade in almost perfect sync to the locos coming and passing; like my loco has a steam sound coming out of it. In reality the only sound it makes is an annoying squeak I have to find. I need to clean the trucks and re-grease them. I put oil in them to try a temporary stop gap but that didn’t work. Needs cleaned and greased.

Devon Sinsley said:

I am disappointed that no one commented on the loco having a steam locomotive sound card in it. . . It was funny I didn’t realize it until editing the video that there was steam sounds. One of our club members steam locomotive was passing below me at the time I was shooting. When you watch the video the sound is timed almost perfect. It comes and begins to fade in almost perfect sync to the locos coming and passing; like my loco has a steam sound coming out of it. In reality the only sound it makes is an annoying squeak I have to find. I need to clean the trucks and re-grease them. I put oil in them to try a temporary stop gap but that didn’t work. Needs cleaned and greased.

Devon,

With that soundtrack, I couldn’t hear any loco sounds!!

And I couldn’t see the video as it is flagged as “not full screen” for some reason.

Pete the sound track dies down toward the end and you can hear it, then it resumes. I know that the only way I can see it full screen is by clicking the youtube button and viewing it directly from there. I am new to the video thing so forgive the lack of professionalism. For one thing it was taken with my phone maybe I need to turn my phone sideways would that help for next time?

I am pasting the Youtube link in the video link. I am not using the embedding option. Should I be embedding it instead of linking it?

Devon,

There really is no way to improve the video when taken in portrait mode on a phone.

I thought I heard you comment on the vid about the chuffs … I retired already from the Department of Redundancy Department.(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-laughing.gif)