You are correct - that would make it a GP40-2 - but looking at it now, the air filter box is GP38-2 Of course I don't know Rio Grande well, so anything is possible.
On the 40/38 -2? shouldn't there be a Door on that 38 style bump? I think that's the side it would be on.
You are correct - that would make it a GP40-2 - but looking at it now, the air filter box is GP38-2 Of course I don't know Rio Grande well, so anything is possible.</font>[/QUOTE]The water sight glass isn't always a reliable Dash-2 spotting feature, since EMD built some late 40-series units with it, right before Dash-2 production began. Some late Southern GP38AC's and SP SD40's, SD45's, and SD39's came with them, to name a few. And yeah, that PAF box is a dead-giveaway GP38/38-2 spotting feature, but the only problems with it on the unit in question are: 1. The unit has 3 rad fans; factory GP38's and GP38-2's have two, and 2. DRGW never owned GP38's, GP38-2's, or any rebuild of such. All of which leads me to believe it's a model. Still, excellent overall modeling and scenery.
Ok, I'll make a little confession, I too am guessing that it's a model, (and dam fine ones too boot!). Slimjim, will you help me with the technicalities? I saw this and a couple other shots posted on the D&RGW group at Yahoo and couldn't resist sharing it with my favorite group of 'nitpickers'..... That's not a slam, more like a true confession.... I agree with everyones comments about the composition of the scene, it's not perfect, but it's still awesome! 2slim
Mike got the models correct. It was shot outdoors in Colorado up in the high country early one morning after a snow storm. He said he froze his butt off doing it .
My guess is it's a wll done model because the snow doesn't quite look natural and the backdrop is just a little bit obvious. If it is real, ya really fooled me. polyjim http://www.trainboard.com/icons/icon14.gif
Model. I agree with Alan, the snow is coarse, therefore we're looking at a photo background. But that doesn't mean I don't want to know how this beautiful scene was created and what product was used to make the snow! Mike Cannone San Diego
I kinda wondered if it was, that would explain why it's so coarse. I'm sure it was cold, it makes me cold just looking at it! Which is good in July..... now December!..... Here is another of Matt's fine photos. 2slim
That has got to be a large scale model running on garden type track right after a night time snow! Where is the rotary snow plow working?
I'll throw in my vote of composite. The snow is just too coarse (as several have pointed out. Plus, the lack of heat effects, I almost counted that out, but the engine lines were too sharp for that not to show up. Also, you can see a light on the far hill that could be the snow blower, so I think that the pciture was composited off of a prototype & model [ 11 July 2002, 17:55: Message edited by: beast5420 ]
Hey everyone I thought I would share this with you. If you remember the first photo I posted in this topic of Matt Hutsons coal drag, ( it's still there last I looked) anyway Matt won first place in a monthly photo contest on myLargescale.com Not too shabby Matt!!! His prize was a gift certificate for $150 at Wholesaletrains.com , pretty neat!!! 2slim
Great Pictures, both of them. However, I have to vote model on the first one. I have to agree that the second one looks like a garden railroad layout. The Rio Grande silver freight car looks to new and gives it away. Keep up the good work. I love it! [ 02. August 2002, 00:35: Message edited by: ajy6b ]
