HO Scale Rivet Counter GP30 ScaleTrains Product Spotlight
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- čas přidán 28. 04. 2023
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Note: I referred to the class lights as marker lights. My bad! They're class lights!
Just when you think models can't get any better, ScaleTrains releases another one. This time, it's the EMD GP30. On first glance, a GP30 doesn't seem to have a lot of visible details... It seems like a fairly plain-looking locomotive. Then you get this model under the lights and realize there's a lot more than you thought!
From the ScaleTrains website: The 1960s … a turbulent decade of change, home and abroad. Societal and geopolitical issues aside, another area of change was occurring on U.S. railroads. With the transition from steam to diesel largely complete, with hordes of first-generation diesel locomotives in service, the railroads were now looking towards increased horsepower to move increasingly larger and higher-priority trains. Reliability and maintainability were an increasing concern, based upon experience from cantankerous early designs that kept armies of repair crews busy tending to units laid up in backshops. Thanks to competition from the leading builders, revolutionary change was coming to the locomotive world.
As the leading locomotive builder, General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division (EMD) was riding high on the successes of recent designs of the time, such as the GP9 and SD9, their turbocharged successors, the GP20 and SD24, and fleets of streamlined E and F-units. EMD was poised for continued success, but a newcomer was nipping at their heels - General Electric. The longtime supplier of electrical components to locomotive manufacturers was looking into throwing their hat into the ring with an all-new locomotive design of their own, based upon extensive research, testbeds, and feedback from the railroads. The result was the U25B, which introduced the “sealed carbody” concept, where air was drawn into a centralized compartment where it was filtered, supplying cleaner air for the prime mover and auxiliaries. The carbody and main electrical control cabinet was also pressurized slightly, helping to keep out dust and other contaminants. Additionally, its horsepower rating of 2,500 eclipsed the 2,000hp of the competing GP20 from EMD.
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This is by far my newest favorite 4 axle diesel.
This is a very impressive and attractive gp30 locomotive model, I way consider purchasing at least one of these locomotives in the future as I am trying to decide between UP, C&NW and Rio Grande. I am pleased that Scaletrains has produced older model emd diesels within the past 3 years including the sd45, sd38-2 and now the gp30.
Outstanding model and review! Thanks!
Interesting Loco John. It's great that you have a friendship with Shane of Scale trains. This GP 30 review turned out really well especially with some many "bells and whistles". Can you get more of these awesome Scale Trains units for us to see and hear. Be sure to mention what sound systems are installed at the factory. Thanks. High ball approved.
Shane travels to a lot of the shows which allows modelers to chat with him. He came to Chantilly Virginia just before the pandemic and I had the pleasure of chatting with him in person and I corresponded with him by email in the early days of the company. I imagine Shane is very busy anymore so I rarely here from him now.
I got me the very same one! She's a beaut!
Nice extra info in this, thanks!
Great spotlight. Scaletrains attention to detail is top notch. I picked up one of the CSX slug locos from this run, very happy with it.
Hi John. I've been a fan of the D&RGW since around 1984. For many years I've wanted a GP30 with D&RGW details. I have had the Proto version for years but don't have the skills to install a nose headlight and have it come out looking well. So when ScaleTrains announced the GP30 in D&RGW I was excited. My favorite period is about 1977-1983ish. So when ST said these were for 1988-1994, I was a bit disappointed. I'm guessing it's because some inside the company wanted late era D&RGW GP30's so I'd have to wait. But as I dug deeper, I realized that some of these D&RGW GP30's details were changed during my period so by the early 1980's, some had received Pyle Gyra lights, and a few other changes. So my favorite period includes some changes. For example, Mars signal light company company went out of business in 1977 so when D&RGW Mars nose signal lights wore out, they had to use Pyle Gyra lights so some GP30's had the Mars lights replaced. Anyway, I preordered 2 of the ScaleTrains D&RGW GP30's. The 3014 shown here and the 3018 with small herald. I later added the 3027 large herald in DCC ready. It was changed to a B unit around 1972 so should have the cab sunshades removed a few inside the cab details. (D&RGW GP30's #3020 - 3028 were all demoted to B units in 1972). So I've ended up with 3 so far. I do look forward to ScaleTrains offering the phase 1 D&RGW GP30's and hope they come with snowplows too. (#3001-3013 road numbers).
Planning on grabbing one of their conrail gp30’s, outstanding detail.
Thank you for another brilliant info
Nice overall review, these are little beauties for sure. I bought a UP version and didn’t know F26 toggled on/off the class lights. My manual lists F26 for a manual notching of the throttle which I prefer for this loco…but I did notice the class lights would toggle simultaneously! I guess I need to review the function mapping a little more.
Great review. That does have some great details.
Great review
hello tsg multimedia its is randy and i like yours video is cool thanks friends randy
I have that exact gp30....
Now if only they made the bee line units.
Do the cooling fans spin on top? I've seen some models that have that feature.
"Marker" lights.... Those are Class (classification) lights.
YES! Those things!
Eh I still won't shell out $300 for a model again, last time I did I was very disappointed and I'm not going to deal with it again lol