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Missouri-Illinois GP-12 (exRS-3) Locos and rolling stock
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MRH Author 385 posts cduckworth MRH Author 385 posts
cduckworth

Almost finished with this Missouri-Illinois GP-12.  Started off as a Bachmann CP RS-3 and stripped the paint, built up the fan area and added two EMD 36" fans and built the exhaust with spark arrestors.  MP re-engineed these my removing the Alco prime mover and replacing it with an EMD 567 12 cylinder engine from their retired E units.  Painted with lightened TruColor Dark Eagle Blue (Jenks Blue) and weathered with water based oils and military dry pigments.  Will add the couplers when the Soundtraxx EMD 567 12 cylinder hits my local hobby shop.  I saw the prototypes working at Neff Yard as hump engines but also at Jefferson City, Mo.  They also were seen at Coffeyville, Ks., Omaha, Ne., and Carthage, Mo.  Mopac also did a similar engine swap at the same time with their RS-11 renaming them GP-16's.  The M-I engines were the earlier Phase I carbody as seen here, the MP owned units were the later Phase III carbodies.  

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Charlie Duckworth
Modeling the MP Bagnell Branch and RI in Eldon, Missouri 
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BOK Prolific poster 1,121 posts
BOK

That's a good looking "Mike

That's a good looking "Mike and Ike", locomotive, Charlie.

I think I saw one of those back when I was braking on the IC in Centralia, IL.

Hope you're doing well.

Barry
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cduckworth MRH Author 385 posts
cduckworth

Engineer's side.

Many of the GP-12 engineer's window received an 'all weather' window.  this view shows the two EMD 36" fans better.  

 

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Charlie Duckworth
Modeling the MP Bagnell Branch and RI in Eldon, Missouri 
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cduckworth MRH Author 385 posts
cduckworth

Centralia

Barry

Sorry I missed you at RPM I had some family issues come up and had to stay in town. 

 

Charlie Duckworth
Modeling the MP Bagnell Branch and RI in Eldon, Missouri 
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laming Super User 3,988 posts
laming

Alright!

Nice! Thanks for the additional pictures! That's a neat looking unit.

Got a question: Did the original blue & gray scheme use a different shade of blue than the Jenks scheme?

It's fun to see the Mop being modeled during that era.

Andre
Kansas City & Gulf: Ozark Subdivision, Autumn of 1964
 
The "Mainline To The Gulf!"
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cduckworth MRH Author 385 posts
cduckworth

MP blues

Andre

There were three blues used by the Mopac which depended on what era one is discussing; from 1940 to 1948 the first blue used on the Eagles and FTs was lighter and had a slight greenish shade.  In 1948 it changed to a darker blue and was named ‘Eagle Blue’ when the F7s and E-7s were bought and this remained the color until they went to the simplified blue with reflective white 3” stripes. This last blue was darker and named ‘Dark Eagle Blue’ but modelers call it ‘Jenks Blue’ as well.  This last blue was in use until merger with UP. 

Charlie Duckworth
Modeling the MP Bagnell Branch and RI in Eldon, Missouri 
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musgrovejb Prolific poster 1,737 posts
musgrovejb

Looking Good

Nice model!  

Joe

Modeling Missouri Pacific Railroad's Central Division, Fort Smith, Arkansas

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David Husman dave1905 MRH Author 9,892 posts
David Husman dave1905

Color

Great job, really captures the faded color of the old blue.  Never saw those units but saw plenty of nasty blue engines.

Dave Husman

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laming Super User 3,988 posts
laming

Got The Mop Blues...

Thanks for your authoritative info that confirms my suspicions about the shades of blue the Mop used, Charlie.

Andre
Kansas City & Gulf: Ozark Subdivision, Autumn of 1964
 
The "Mainline To The Gulf!"
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cduckworth MRH Author 385 posts
cduckworth

soundtraxx 567 12 cylinder decoder installed

Here’s a link to YouTube where you can listen to the 12 cylinder engine  

Charlie Duckworth
Modeling the MP Bagnell Branch and RI in Eldon, Missouri 
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laming Super User 3,988 posts
laming

Your GP-12...

Looks and sounds really nice. It has turned out excellent.

Andre

 
Kansas City & Gulf: Ozark Subdivision, Autumn of 1964
 
The "Mainline To The Gulf!"
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greatamericantrains New member 6 posts
greatamericantrains

Missouri Pacific GP-12's

The engines of my misspent youth in Coffeyville! The crews would literally have to remove me from the right-of-way  as I would watch them switch in the yards and on the Belt Line. Ah, the things you could get away with as a 12 year old back then. Then they were gone. Great job, Charlie!
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