Reply to "GP38 fuel tank"

SundayShunterOGR Forum Member

Jason Dickie posted:

Friend of mine here in the UK has made the longer fuel tank by (he said 'simply by'!) wrapping the thinnest brass sheet he could find using the Weaver tank as a former. Well, his looks OK, I think he's got pics a long time ago on RMWeb I'll try and find them.
Jason

Are you thinking of my 'kitbashed' GP40, Jason?

Mostly Weaver GP38 parts except for Atlas SD40 long hood (shortened slightly) & battery boxes, & GP35 dynamics blister.

I made a long fuel tank as Jason says, by wrapping brass sheet around the original tank, and soldering end sheets to them, with cut-outs for the drive shaft.

The photos on RMweb are long lost now, thanks to the PhotoBucket fiasco awhile back, but here's one I've been able to find showing the side of the new tank before painting, & afterwards....

I did later remove the fan from the dynamics blister, as per the prototype, which I'd overlooked at time of building.

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