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Robin, that sounds pretty terminal. Thankfully I haven't experienced it that bad - yet. Jon

Plugging away with the GP15-1 project Jon

Here's an example that I know about. Both shots were taken on the same day in 1999. Jon

Here's a site you may find interesting - urban switching in Chicago. http://www.mannresearch.com/chicagoswitching/v2/default.asp?proxyid= Jon:wave:

That boxcar could do with a good wash. Well done Eddie. Jon

Here's the latest update, with anticlimber altered, snowploughs, grabs and bell on. The main Conrail spotting features here are where the nose grab-irons are, and the shape of the front and rear ploughs. Jon

No layout yet, but it will be an industrial switching layout. Here's one of the industries. Jon

I sort of fall between two decades modelling late 80's to early 90's with my diesels, although its 1917-18 with the steamers. Jon

:thumb: :thumb: I haven't actually seen them since 1980, on the Permanent Waves tour, but I recently picked up the 'Rio' dvd, which prompted me to dig out my old vinyl. Glad I did, cos I'm now converting it to cd. Rich, sorry about this, man, but the Frisco paint job is no more on this...

Hmmm...Metallica? No, Swing, Big Band perhaps:D All change! Yesterday, I sat down and stared at the two body shells for ages and compared them with all the pics I could find of Conrail GP15's. I made a list of all the bodyparts I liked best on the two kits and came up with a compromise...

Way to go Gary, excellent pic - I didn't have that one. Good luck with the project. The BRC are in the habit of only putting the winter window on the engineer's side and not on the other, which makes for an even more unusual model. Jon

Hi there, Bonny Lad. Jon

Interesting thought - listen to the music of the period you are modelling. NAAA!! I'd only be able to model late 60's onwards, and the mid 80's would be a no-go area.;) PS I built this 1917 loco to the sounds of Jethro Tull and Alice Cooper (pre '75) :p :wave: :D Jon

How much of a coincidence is this - Hemispheres was the 'current' Rush album, when the GP15's were delivered to Conrail in 1979. Spooky!! Jon

I made a start last night, and was well impressed. Once the castings had been cleaned of flash and moulding pips, the whole process, including photography, took 36min 11sec - the total playing time of 'Hemispheres', by Rush. Heres some progress pics. Sub-assemblies long hood...

No problem, Fred.:thumb: :wave: Jon

Well here it is, the GP15-1 kit from Smokey Valley. Lots of tasty bits and pieces, and I've already lost a couple - D'oh. Hence the plasticard pilot and anticlimber. What usually happens is that as soon as I make/buy a replacement, the original turns up. Here are the pieces. You also need a...

Brian, the scenic portion of John's layout was salvaged from his portable layout Penn St Station, which was almost entirely NYC, so theres more than a bit of NY modelled, even though most of the stock is now Pennsy. The SV GP15-1 parts have been cleaned up, but - disaster - I have lost...

I took some stuff to run on a friend's layout today, so here's a few shots of the MP15 'in action'. Jon

Paint and decals added Next job is to stick the decoder in and get the lights working. Jon