Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Rio Grande GP7 #5103 by Atlas

I never posted pictures of these commissioned models on my old website, but I am including them now for completion.

IMG_9419 Atlas GP7 Rio Grande #5103 Before
Rio Grande GP7 #5103, Before

This HO-Scale Rio Grande GP7, #5103, is an Atlas model that I was commissioned to work on in November 2007.

IMG_9420 Atlas GP7 Rio Grande #5103 Before
Rio Grande GP7 #5103, Before

This factory-painted model had lost its original end handrails somewhere along the line.

IMG_9424 Atlas GP7 Rio Grande #5103 Before
Rio Grande GP7 #5103, Before

Someone had replaced the original plastic end handrails with metal handrails made from parts for an Athearn “Blue Box” model.

IMG_9425 Atlas GP7 Rio Grande #5103 Before
Rio Grande GP7 #5103, Before

Whoever installed the new end handrails could have done a better job, but since they were already there, I left them.

IMG_9446 Atlas GP7 Rio Grande #5103 Before
Rio Grande GP7 #5103, Before

The new handrail stanchions had been installed in the holes for the coupler cut bars, leaving the original stanchion holes empty.

IMG_9447 Atlas GP7 Rio Grande #5103 Before
Rio Grande GP7 #5103, Before

The frame of the Atlas GP7 is metal, making any changes to the area particularly difficult, and I didn’t want to have to touch up the orange paint.

IMG_9489 Atlas GP7 Rio Grande #5103 After
Rio Grande GP7 #5103, After

I simply straightened out the handrails as much as I could, and painted them black. I also painted the vertical handrails at the steps white.

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