GP9 Diesel Locomotives

Model Manufacturer Info

Manufacturer:

American Models (click for web site)

Manufacturer ID:

GP9000

Prototype Info

Category:

GP9

Year/Era:

1954

Manufacturer:

Electro-Motive Division (EMD)

Ext. Reference:

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Model Info

Gauge:

S

Introduced:

1988

Product Type:

Plastic

Finish:

painted, not lettered

Power:

DC, AC-with-rectifier-board

Wheels:

scale or hi-rail

Couplers:

AF or scale

Supplemental Part:

Torpedo Tubes Air Tanks Winterization Hatch

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Paducah Rebuild Parts Kit

Supplemental Part:

Coupler Pocket and Pilot Filler

Supplemental Part:

Replacement Fuel Tank

Supplemental Part:

Exhaust Stack

Supplemental Part:

Cab Interior

Notes:

The model comes with parts to allow the modeler to detail the engine to resemble a Phase II or Phase III GP9, or a GP18.

Shown as sold by American Models.

Holt Apgar painted his model for the Boston & Maine. He added the grills by Des Plaines Hobbies. He primed the model with Model Master flat engine gray, then painted the top coat with Model Master's cobalt blue, black, and white. Decals are by Micro Scale and Woodland Scenics. A flat lacquer was applied to seal it all in. The Boston & Maine traded 48 FT locomotives for 50 GP9 engines from EMD in 1957.