Sunset has listed many roadnames for consideration. All the ones I hoped for are listed- ACL, SAL, C of Ga, etc.
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NH GP9 on order! Hopefully these sell well and best of luck to sunset in their endeavors.
Darn, so many roads to Choose from.
There is the GTW listed for the GP9, so that better be the Blue, Red & White scheme applied between 1972 and 1992.
RI is listed for the GP7, but is that the original scheme or THE ROCK scheme.
Andrew
Looks like another upcoming expenditure for a New Haven GP9. Just waiting to see the color scheme.
MELGAR
But are these units going to be the 5 fan type or the later 3 fan type?
The SD 7/9 a few years ago from Sunset. Great Northern did not use dynamic braking, there were cold weather covers/hatches for some of the fans. The couple of Sunset models, I have, tend to be proto-typical. They did the SD9 in several different roads also. Probably why, they are offering GP7/9, they have molds, and are changing the trucks/drive system. A low investment project. IMO. Mike CT. 
E-mail Sunset, or call. Your input/money, 
, is important to them. 
They will post drawsings/schematics of the paint schemes on the website as they go along. They always do.
As for detail questions, we may have to send an email to Sunset to find out.
Three N and W. May go to four.
These used to come by all the time pulling coal trains. They could be a pain when you got stopped; coal dust haze over the tracks, cars lined up waiting to move, traffic snarled. And now NS is moving to Atlanta.
MELGAR posted:Looks like another upcoming expenditure for a New Haven GP9. Just waiting to see the color scheme.
MELGAR
There was only one color scheme for the NH GP9's:
Rusty
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These will be really nice models. Maybe I can fit a couple into my collection
Does Sunset models make their units in multiple road numbers? Do they take road number requests? I have an interest in diesels that have made their way into preservation being made.
SGP posted:Does Sunset models make their units in multiple road numbers?
Yes.
Do they take road number requests?
Yes, especially if enough other folks reserve/order such a road number.
I have an interest in diesels that have made their way into preservation being made.
Email Scoot Mann, and make your desires known.
Thanks Hot Water I will be in touch with him!
Burlington GP7 in black and GP9 in red for me 😊
I wonder if there is enough interested PRR and UP fans for Scott to do GP9Bs? 20% of all productions were B's.
Jan
Rusty Traque posted:MELGAR posted:Looks like another upcoming expenditure for a New Haven GP9. Just waiting to see the color scheme.
MELGAR
There was only one color scheme for the NH GP9's:
Rusty
They were known as "Cadillacs" on the New Haven.
MELGAR
In spite of ALL the wonderful choices, Frisco not listed. Anyone else besides me interested in reserving a Frisco GP-7 ?
Can I declare bankruptcy on this website? Just looked at the F3, FA-1, GP-7's potentially available in road names I love, and did a quick price calculation. Maybe a go fund me page would work for a hopeless helpless train addict? Wonder if I really have to eat every single day?
In Sunset's March update they state "We would be happy to receive your feedback before we make it official". I also understand that in the coming weeks they will finalise paint schemes so if you want your road considered now is the time to contact them. If their SD9 is anything to go by the Geeps will be very nice models indeed. It will be great to see this model confirmed!
Looks like most of the paint schemes are going up on website.
Hope all southeastern modelers will get behind this offering and reserve your favorites.
ACL, CofG, SAL, FEC, and Clinchfield for me. Thanks Scott. Much to look forward to.
Looking forward to my Q' geep
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I will order The Grand Trunk Western GP9 model.
I noticed that SOO LINE was added to the GP9 list. I just got an MTH Premier SOO LINE GP9 #401. So I would have to get a different number for the SOO LINE in order for it to not be a repeat number in TMCC/RS.
Andrew
The CNW GP9 is being offered in passenger configuration (torpedo tube air tanks), but the graphic shows the freight configuration. I'm going to reserve one if I can get a confirmation on the steam generator blister at the end of the long hood and the fuel/water tank setup. Sounds like a nice offering.
Jan posted:I wonder if there is enough interested PRR and UP fans for Scott to do GP9Bs? 20% of all productions were B's.
Jan
I would be interested 😊
And don't forget that the ATSF had GP7B's!
Which road numbers for SOO LINE?
Are the road numbers going to be different than the SOO 401 and SOO 407 that MTH produced in O Scale during the past year?
Andrew
TrainBub posted:In spite of ALL the wonderful choices, Frisco not listed. Anyone else besides me interested in reserving a Frisco GP-7 ?
I am.
And as a SLSF / QA&P modeler I am getting accustomed to being overlooked in the O gauge world, but it leads me to a question: does Sunset ever produce undecs? There is already a source for Frisco black/yellow loco decals.
If the other number were in the SOO LINE 2400 series for a GP9, then I would get that one.
I wonder how we can see the exact numbers for each GP9.
Andrew
Regarding the undec. question: look closely and you'll see that a UNP, unpainted version, is being offered for both the GP7 and GP9.
I had done an unpainted GP 7 model from Atlas. Unpainted have to be pre-ordered, price is usually the same as a decorated/painted model. If you have a project in mind, you may have to work with Sunset, to assure you get all the add on parts that you need.
L & N posted:Any chance of doing prototypical N&W passenger GP9's AKA Redbirds? These have the longitudinal air tanks like the later Geeps 35 and later, not the transverse air tanks like regular Geeps.
Steve
I am for the Red Birds too!
It must be noted that the above photo has several mistakes!
The number boards being the most glaring. Should be black background w/white numbers. Background of logo should be black and a separate sheetmetal logo on each end.
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Only one number for each railroad modeled?
Andrew
falconservice posted:Only one number for each railroad modeled?
Andrew
In the past, the number of different road numbers depends on how many units are ordered by an individual. If one person orders six units, then six different numbers are offered. Also, road numbers are generally not determined until much later in the process, so if you have specific requests, send them to Scott as early as possible so he can keep them in mind when determining road numbers.
falconservice posted:I noticed that SOO LINE was added to the GP9 list. I just got an MTH Premier SOO LINE GP9 #401. So I would have to get a different number for the SOO LINE in order for it to not be a repeat number in TMCC/RS.
Andrew
I've been looking for a Soo Geep in the maroon/Christmas tree scheme, so it was disappointing to see the Soo offering in the newer white/red livery. (Atlas O and MTH have made the older maroon version, but the Atlas one seems impossible to find, and the MTH difficult.)
The pictures may be mockups, but I've never seen a Milwaukee Geep with the Milwaukee Road lettering on the side. There may have been some, but none of the photos I've ever seen had it.
Pardon my ignorance, but what are the external differences between the GP7 and the GP9?
In the toy train world, the absence of dynamic brake blister is called a GP7 and adding the blister is called GP9, but that can't be what scale modellers call the differences.
RoyBoy posted:Pardon my ignorance, but what are the external differences between the GP7 and the GP9?
In 99.9% of the units, the best visual difference is the vertical hand-rail stanchions; the GP7 having solid bar-stock stanchions, vs. the "U Channel" vertical stanchions on the GP9. The GP9 will have all sorts of improvements throughout its production, from larger diameter cooling fans to larger capacity fuel tanks and relocated main air reservoirs.
In the toy train world, the absence of dynamic brake blister is called a GP7 and adding the blister is called GP9, but that can't be what scale modellers call the differences.
That apparently was an old Lionel "explanation", which of course is totally false. Both the GP7 and GP9 models could be ordered from EMD with or without dynamic brake (same as with or without a steam generator for passenger service).
breezinup posted:falconservice posted:I noticed that SOO LINE was added to the GP9 list. I just got an MTH Premier SOO LINE GP9 #401. So I would have to get a different number for the SOO LINE in order for it to not be a repeat number in TMCC/RS.
Andrew
I've been looking for a Soo Geep in the maroon/Christmas tree scheme, so it was disappointing to see the Soo offering in the newer white/red livery. (Atlas O and MTH have made the older maroon version, but the Atlas one seems impossible to find, and the MTH difficult.)
The pictures may be mockups, but I've never seen a Milwaukee Geep with the Milwaukee Road lettering on the side. There may have been some, but none of the photos I've ever seen had it.
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RoyBoy posted:Pardon my ignorance, but what are the external differences between the GP7 and the GP9?
In the toy train world, the absence of dynamic brake blister is called a GP7 and adding the blister is called GP9, but that can't be what scale modellers call the differences.
One of the big differences between the GP7 and GP9 models is the location of the vents or louvers on the doors and the body.
Andrew
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I would purchase two N&W redbirds and have so advised Scott Mann. If you are prepared to commit, e-mail your interest to Scott at sdmann@3rdrail.com. He built the NS great dome Delaware in NS maroon. There had to be a commitment to purchase a minimum number of 5 or 10 I believe. Get your e-mail and interest to him soon!
Phil
