Now ain’t that pretty. This is the one from Hobby Link. Was shipped out on Friday and I got it this morning. Haven’t got a chance to run it much just broke it in. Seems to run good although it takes more voltage than the Model Power, but it seems to run really good at slower speeds. I am still waiting on the one from E bay, should be here sometime this week. Looking forward to double heading them. I will let you know more when I have a chance to try it out maybe tonight. It came with a bag of misc. parts that I do not know what some of them are. Mike
That is a Proto 2000 Alco PA1. It weighs about 4 - 5 pounds and pulls like nobody’s business. It’s pulled thirty cars with plastic wheels up a 3% grade.
I picked up a P2K GP38-2 in the same scheme this weekend too (road number 2336). I’ve always been a Kato guy but had to get another P2K after falling in love with how slick these things run (had my trusty old Soo engine for months now with no complaints).
Looks great, just have to wonder, yours looks really, really bright green. Is it the combination of the layout light and your flash, or what? I didn’t think mine looked that different from my darker Athearn BN engines, but now I’m worried that it’ll look too bright on my layout (which admittedly is still barely out of the armchair stage).
actionplant…The loco is right out of the box. The pic was taken after was run for about an hour on the oval, then I hooked up the rest of the train and took the pic, I did not use a flash, It could be the room lights I will post some more pics when I get the second one. Thanks for responding. Mike
Thanks for the response. The green on yours just really popped, but looking closer all your colors are pretty vivid, I’m guessing it’s my monitor and probably looks a lot more accurate in person. I didn’t notice that the green on mine was wrong or anything, and looking at a picture of your engine while trying to block the rest it looks pretty much the same.
Your HO people must live in one of those surreal worlds we see in the movies.
I like Protos but they have gotten so expensive that I can’t afford them, Besides the lone SD60(NIB) that i bought at a train show they 8 HO engines i’ve bought are Atlas, and in N scale I still don’t have any Protos, probably won’t get one unless I get one of the Geeps
Sweet-looking Geep! Those GP38-2s are awesome. They look right doing anything, from shunting cars in yards to running a mainline freight.
I got a question… Do the P2K Geep come with a snowplow that you have to install yourself? Far as I know, the vast majority of BN GP38-2s (including 2084) have a plow on the pilot… The model looks kind of naked without one.
In case the P2K doesn’t come with one, I would grab a Details West PL-155, which costs a buck and a half or so. Makes the engine look that much nicer.
Mike, I’m sorry, I was struck by the neat scenery and actually forgot to focus on the engine. The slope in the background looks so much like the mud banks you’d find in the south. The overgrown and overhanging greenery reinforce that look. Plus, I like the slightly hazy and out of focus background. It gives the impression of great distance. Well done! [tup]
Long Island, The loco came with a bag of misc. small parts, most of which I do not know what they are. There are a couple of parts that ahave sort of a curve and are as wide as the loco and have a slot in the middle maybe to fit around the coupler. If I am right they would look good on the loco but I need to do some resurce to find out how to install them. I don’t know if they are a snowplow or not. Thanks for all the replies. Mike
Looks like you’ve got yourself a nice engine! I’m guessing the reason for needing higher voltage is because P2Ks weigh so much. My SD60 weighs about 2 lb., so it takes a little more current than most engines to run.[:D]
Could you take a picture of the parts for us? If you post a picture, we could probably tell you what all the parts are.[:)]
