If it helps, I can confirm that the PRR GP30 has the ribbing on top of the cab, so presumably it was a factory-delivered feature on PRR versions at least.
As an O Scaler, seeing 300 for sound hits me in the feels. I wish i could get a good unit with sound for that price without buying a whole set. As to the CR paint color, from the ones you shown, they cant exactly be called incorrect. Simce in the early few years, you still had 2 different supplyers making the paint, and the blue itself often times had to be mixed in house. This meant that there would in fact be varyations of the color dependimg on where and when it was painted. Also, with new units, whoever GE got thier paint from, thier paint fades faster than whoever EMD had.
I haven’t bought anything from scaletrains since I asked them about some incorrect details on the CNW version of the model and got told I didn’t know what I was talking about. My only scaletrains purchase prior was a sdl39 that showed up with the hand rails crushed in the plastic clam shell and out of gauge wheel sets. When I reached out to them about the wheel set issue they told me that it was impossible because they tested every locomotive before shipping, yeah right.
@@cobramerciless After building the one, I need to shore up some support in the nose, bell indent in something else. Wasn’t expecting 901 to happen but life found a way
This is a really beautiful model, and it makes me want to see more types of locomotives in the future. Some locomotive types I want to see as model railroad locomotives are the following: HO Scale Northern Pacific S-10 (There are HO Scale S-4s out there, but no S-10s). HO Scale Norfolk and Western Y6a (There's loads of Y6b's out there, but very few, if any, Y6a's). HO Scale Steam Locomotives with modern-day railroad paint schemes (There are Conrail Steam Locomotives out there, but I would like to see BNSF, CSX, and Norfolk Southern Steam Locomotives). HO Scale models of other fictional locomotives that are not Thomas and Friends characters, The Polar Express, Hogwarts Express, Chuggington, or other preexisting fictional models (I'm talking about locomotives like CPRR 131 from BTTF III, Engine 25 from Hey Arnold, Casey Jr. from Dumbo, Linus and Samson from The Brave Locomotive, Charles and the Player Train from Choo-Choo Charles, and so much more). Let me know if you want to see any of these see the light of day.
I got one of these from the first run in the Rio Grande paint scheme and all I can just say that it is the best model I've ever bought. While it may just be the DC version, it is still better than my Athearn Tunnel Motor, which used to be my favorite model until I got the GP30. Now I'm looking to get another but in either SSW or ATSF.
Very impressive and handsome gp30 model, I might consider purchasing one of these Scaletrains gp30 models for myself in the future but it will take me a good while to save up enough 💵 as these models are $300 locomotives.
I think you can add a spitter valve just in JMRI without the use of a lokprogrammer. It’s kind of complicated, and you might have to use a different sound as a makeshift one though. It’s using the random functions tab and the function map.
The scale trains gp30 is a beautifully detailed and made locomotive The one thing that is slightly sad, having only a single unit you cannot haul much up a grade. Mine couldn’t haul 5 walthers passenger cars up the grade at my local club
Very nice model from Scaletrains! I don't own one yet (holding out until they do a BN or BNSF version, although the Rio Grande one from the first run was really tempting), but from the videos, these things are NICE!
Somehow scaletrains makes the model look better than the real thing and the GP30 is ugly asf so that says something 😭🙏 i would also say that the couplers are pretty damn good because my current only scaletrains locomotive slammed into like 15 parked railcars head on at like 30% throttle while also pulling a train of its own once and the only damage was a minor scuff on the coupler 💀
Also fun fact, there originally was supposed to be a brass GP30 for comparison in this video. Unfortunately it didn’t arrive in time
Update: it just showed up ffs
Seriously how did they get it this right, absolutely mind boggling to me. What do you mean there's a higher tier of locomotive they offer...?
he doesn’t know…
If it helps, I can confirm that the PRR GP30 has the ribbing on top of the cab, so presumably it was a factory-delivered feature on PRR versions at least.
4:43 Bachmann and Lionel shared the GP30 toolings
As an O Scaler, seeing 300 for sound hits me in the feels. I wish i could get a good unit with sound for that price without buying a whole set.
As to the CR paint color, from the ones you shown, they cant exactly be called incorrect. Simce in the early few years, you still had 2 different supplyers making the paint, and the blue itself often times had to be mixed in house. This meant that there would in fact be varyations of the color dependimg on where and when it was painted. Also, with new units, whoever GE got thier paint from, thier paint fades faster than whoever EMD had.
I like how at 0:24 there's just a Conrail railgun at the end💀
Conrail is love conrail is life
I haven’t bought anything from scaletrains since I asked them about some incorrect details on the CNW version of the model and got told I didn’t know what I was talking about. My only scaletrains purchase prior was a sdl39 that showed up with the hand rails crushed in the plastic clam shell and out of gauge wheel sets. When I reached out to them about the wheel set issue they told me that it was impossible because they tested every locomotive before shipping, yeah right.
I love my Scaletrains ES44AC. They are absolutely a step above!
Maybe but not as good as my two GP30s in Lego
Please send me the instructions I'm beggggggiiinnnngggggg youuuuuuuuuuuuu
@@cobramerciless After building the one, I need to shore up some support in the nose, bell indent in something else.
Wasn’t expecting 901 to happen but life found a way
Fu
@@ToledoRails where's the video!
@@B2Pproduction engine isn’t done yet
This is a really beautiful model, and it makes me want to see more types of locomotives in the future. Some locomotive types I want to see as model railroad locomotives are the following:
HO Scale Northern Pacific S-10 (There are HO Scale S-4s out there, but no S-10s).
HO Scale Norfolk and Western Y6a (There's loads of Y6b's out there, but very few, if any, Y6a's).
HO Scale Steam Locomotives with modern-day railroad paint schemes (There are Conrail Steam Locomotives out there, but I would like to see BNSF, CSX, and Norfolk Southern Steam Locomotives).
HO Scale models of other fictional locomotives that are not Thomas and Friends characters, The Polar Express, Hogwarts Express, Chuggington, or other preexisting fictional models (I'm talking about locomotives like CPRR 131 from BTTF III, Engine 25 from Hey Arnold, Casey Jr. from Dumbo, Linus and Samson from The Brave Locomotive, Charles and the Player Train from Choo-Choo Charles, and so much more).
Let me know if you want to see any of these see the light of day.
I got one of these from the first run in the Rio Grande paint scheme and all I can just say that it is the best model I've ever bought. While it may just be the DC version, it is still better than my Athearn Tunnel Motor, which used to be my favorite model until I got the GP30. Now I'm looking to get another but in either SSW or ATSF.
Very impressive and handsome gp30 model, I might consider purchasing one of these Scaletrains gp30 models for myself in the future but it will take me a good while to save up enough 💵 as these models are $300 locomotives.
I think you can add a spitter valve just in JMRI without the use of a lokprogrammer. It’s kind of complicated, and you might have to use a different sound as a makeshift one though. It’s using the random functions tab and the function map.
I just bought one myself they are GORGEOUS
The scale trains gp30 is a beautifully detailed and made locomotive
The one thing that is slightly sad, having only a single unit you cannot haul much up a grade.
Mine couldn’t haul 5 walthers passenger cars up the grade at my local club
Very nice model from Scaletrains! I don't own one yet (holding out until they do a BN or BNSF version, although the Rio Grande one from the first run was really tempting), but from the videos, these things are NICE!
I love my GP30. I can't run it enough.
Giga Chad Conrail Enjoyer
The one thing Ive found wrong with it is the numbers on the side are to big and spaced to close together compared to pics of the prototype Ive seen.
I still have yet to get a scaletrains locomotive
Okay ,now is see why with the blue on that proto 2000 unit.
Did the CONRAIL railway gun go to CSX or NS?
Got the same model and its niiiccce
You should try a rapido engine next
Thinking about their GP38. GP30 could use a friend
@@cobramerciless from what I've seen it's really good
@cobramerciless Rapido's GP38 is awesome! I have a BNSF version, ordered it from Iron Planet Hobbies, pretty heavy for a 4 axle locomotive too!
Did you get the chance to see the bli one? Was wondering how they compare.
Thinking about it
Somehow scaletrains makes the model look better than the real thing and the GP30 is ugly asf so that says something 😭🙏 i would also say that the couplers are pretty damn good because my current only scaletrains locomotive slammed into like 15 parked railcars head on at like 30% throttle while also pulling a train of its own once and the only damage was a minor scuff on the coupler 💀
First one!