Reply to "New Lionel GP7 Santa Fe Warbonnet Paint Scheme from METCA"

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@Hot Water posted:
Because it is a GP9. Note the vertical handrail stanchions are made of "U Channel steel", while GP7 units had solid round bar-stock vertical stanchions.

Jack at best, I think we can call it a hybrid. It has the 3 GP7 style grilles under the cab and one under the walkway on the short hood. Handrails are definitely GP9, however a few late spec GP7s ended up with the channel stanchions. Problem with that hypothesis is that the long hood grilles also shared the same design as the first spec GP9s and on this model and those are definitely factory GP7 grilles on the long hood.

For a fantasy scheme, it is nice looking GP7.9. crazy

METCA - Metropolitan Train Collectors Association for anyone interested. As usual a home run in the cool looking fantasy scheme department. Nice job Stu and crew.

4/4/217:36 PM

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