Taking a break from layout work to catch up on loco repairs. First up was this GG1, Lionel's initial offering of command control in a GG1, who's original TMCC didn't fair well when my addition of electrocouplers shorted. I upgraded it with obsolete electronics from a late 90's "TMCC ready" GP9 and an R2LC. Since these GG1's were originally silent, adding ERR sound took a bit of shoe-horning. A spare ERR sound card from an FM Trainmaster can be easily swapped out later. As usual, fabricating a wiring harness and finalizing placement of components took up most of the time. Allowing for the movement of 2 motors in such a confined space meant that every wire had to be just so...too long and it interfered with fit....too short and it bound up the power truck's ability to swivel.
This shows the directional lighting....with opposite end markers lit with the headlights. Designating a front ( the little F below the 7 ), adding numbers in the number boards and a few other accents were some of my personal touches. Short of sparking pans, she's almost VisionLine.
Bruce