I recently purchased three new Williams scale GG-1s. How can I remove their shells to place engineers inside the cabs? Is this doable? Is there enough room to place seated engineer figures inside a Williams scale GG-1 cab? If you have already added figures to a Williams scale GG-1 interior cab, which manufacturer's figures are the best to use for both fit and size with minimal kit-bashing modification needed? Thanks in advance for your replies.
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I put crew figures in my Williams scale GG-1s, in fact I put them in all my Williams scale locos, its easy. (I also added a LED headlight to them all as well, thats easy too.)
I buy MTH's engineer figures, they come with lttle seats. Open up the loco by uncrewing the screws underneath the loco. I cut a small piece of 3M double sided tape, and use it to secure the engineers side/chairs side to the inside shell of the loco, screw it back togethet, and thats it.
Do you have part numbers for the MTH crew figures? I like the idea of the seats, I have some locomotives I'd like to "upgrade". I usually end up using standard figures and making the platform or seat, this would be easier. 
30-11064
Thanks, I'll have to check them out.
I ordered a set, I'll see how they work out.
To answer your question in the "abandoned" post, place the cab figures in the end that your GG-1 goes when you first fire it up.
Pete
Purchased two pkgs. of MTH seated engineer figures.
Now need to know in a GG-1 that came equipped with seated engineer figures, how many did it have and since a GG-1 looks the same at each end, "Where should I place them in GG-1 cab?"
Are there 2 engineers in each loco - one on the right side at each end when the GG-1 is facing forward, or one on the left side at each end when the GG-1 is facing forward, or an engineer seated on both sides but at only one end of the GG-1? Or did they have 4 seated engineer figures with one on each side at both ends of the GG-1?
Thank you for your help.
Since it's your railroad, you can put the engineer(s) wherever you please. 
If you look closely at the locomotive, one end of the shell (down low just above the frame, about 1 1/2" in from the nose) will have a small "F" on it, indicating it's the front. GG-1's would run in both directions with just the crew swapping sides. The "F" was to help the maintenance crews with reporting of problems.
The engine would have been operated with a fireman on the opposite side to help with visibility issues, you can't see the other side. Fireman would help out in clearing signals or calling out anything happening on the other side.
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