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RE: (erielack) GP7 Review

The new F&C Erie 40' Milk cars are in stock.  See the picture of the finished 
model at:

http://TrainNut.Railfan.net/SaleList/HOPassenger/HOPassenger.htm

under F&C Erie Milk Car near the bottom of the page.  Very nice.

- -Joe Jordan

At 02:06 PM 5/11/01 -0400, Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul) wrote:
>> Will be there be a review of Atlas' GP7s when they come out 
>> in the new road 
>> names?  I've already got an Athearn GP7 done up as DL&W #953 
>> in addition to 
>> my EL 1279 and 1281.
>
>Here's my review, since I saw the Atlas pre-production model at the ELHS
>Eastern Region Spring Meet:
>
>If you're familiar with the first run of Atlas' GP7 diesels, you'll know
>what to expect here. The big changes that I could spot are:
>
>* The underframe is still cast, but mercifully Atlas has removed the cast-on
>MU hoses and replaced them with separate plastic castings. Nice!
>* There is now a crew in the cab, and they're completely painted
>* All the grab irons on the hood ends have been removed and replaced with
>well-formed wire grabs, and they make a huge difference in the quality of
>the model. Very nice!
>
>The DL&W lettering is flawless, and Atlas has gone so far as to paint the
>handrail running along the long hood yellow (it looks like this is being
>done by hand, quite an impressive task!)
>
>	- Paul
>
>P.S. Jay Held reminded me of something at the meet that I forgot to mention.
>Funaro and Camerlengo's pre-production resin Erie 40' express/milk car
>(inset door) was shown, and the model is a beauty. Based on this model, it
>can't be too far away from production...
>
>

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