A.C. Gilbert GP7: fantasy: American Flyer #370
Model Manufacturer Info
Manufacturer:
A.C. Gilbert
Manufacturer ID:
370
Prototype Info
Category:
GP7
Year/Era:
1949
Manufacturer:
Electro-Motive Division (EMD)
Road Name:
fantasy: American Flyer
Model Info
Gauge:
AF
Introduced:
1950
Road Number:
370
Product Type:
Metal
Finish:
painted & lettered
Wheels:
hi-rail
Couplers:
AF
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(image copyright © Ted Hamler; used by permission)
(image copyright © Ted Hamler; used by permission)
This photo is not of the complete 370, but it shows a Gilbert prototype using that model's chassis, without the typical weight and the conventional old style reversing unit. This was done to make room for the brass bell assembly. In place of the typical reversing unit the factory designers/inventors installed a slide switch for manual reversing of the loco. Eventually this bell ringer mechanism was available in the 1959 (21)234 C&O Bell Ringer Locomotive that was part of the 1959 Defender Set.
Review and Running on a Layout
Rebuild description and test run of this engine (part 1 of 2).
Rebuild description and test run of this engine (part 2 of 2).
Disassembly.
Planning a rebuild.
Motor disassembly.
Running Light on a Layout