Zmodell 99494 - PRR GG-1 in silver paint scheme
Jul 25, 2019 7:19:25 GMT -5
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Post by scanrail on Jul 25, 2019 7:19:25 GMT -5
Hi friends,
I expanded a very poorly covered category of US electric locomotives with the next beautiful model – Zmodell 99494 – Pennsylvania Railroad class GG-1 electric locomotive in silver color scheme. As always, I was quite disappointed that many Märklin’s models that appear in H0, does not being added to Z scale too.
Two years ago, Märklin announced a beautiful silver GG-1 locomotive (Art. No. 37494) in H0. I thought it was easy for them to make it in Z scale too, because it does not required a huge investments since GG-1 already exists in Z (88490, 88491 and 88492). Furthermore, there is no competition here at all – AZL and MTL do not produce electric locomotives at all (and do not even have such plans for the nearest future, as far as I know). However, keeping in mind that Märklin has almost completely abandoned the American theme in Z scale over the past few years, the hope was very small. So again, I decided to fill this gap on my own.
The model is based on Märklin 88492. It is upgraded with my own metal weight inserts:
azlforum.com/thread/974/upgrading-marklin-prr-electric-locos
As usual, my GG-1 locomotive features fully reproduced prototypical lettering on sides and cabins using UV-cured and pad printing technology (it means that there are NO decals - lettering is printed directly on the surface). The locomotive is available in both analog and digital versions. Velmo LDS609646 decoder is used for digital version. This decoder has a small bonus feature: separate interior lighting for both driver’s cabins (switchable via F2 and F3).
I have also upgraded headlights – old dull yellow LEDs were replaced with new warm white 0603 SMD LEDs. I had to develop a dedicated circuit board for this, since original light boards were not very good for upgrading.
A hole for the catenary switch was also completely removed.
The model is packed in a specially designed package.
Silver GG-1 with Märklin Pennsylvania lightweights set (Art. #87847):
Real life prototype:
Regards,
Alex
I expanded a very poorly covered category of US electric locomotives with the next beautiful model – Zmodell 99494 – Pennsylvania Railroad class GG-1 electric locomotive in silver color scheme. As always, I was quite disappointed that many Märklin’s models that appear in H0, does not being added to Z scale too.
Two years ago, Märklin announced a beautiful silver GG-1 locomotive (Art. No. 37494) in H0. I thought it was easy for them to make it in Z scale too, because it does not required a huge investments since GG-1 already exists in Z (88490, 88491 and 88492). Furthermore, there is no competition here at all – AZL and MTL do not produce electric locomotives at all (and do not even have such plans for the nearest future, as far as I know). However, keeping in mind that Märklin has almost completely abandoned the American theme in Z scale over the past few years, the hope was very small. So again, I decided to fill this gap on my own.
The model is based on Märklin 88492. It is upgraded with my own metal weight inserts:
azlforum.com/thread/974/upgrading-marklin-prr-electric-locos
As usual, my GG-1 locomotive features fully reproduced prototypical lettering on sides and cabins using UV-cured and pad printing technology (it means that there are NO decals - lettering is printed directly on the surface). The locomotive is available in both analog and digital versions. Velmo LDS609646 decoder is used for digital version. This decoder has a small bonus feature: separate interior lighting for both driver’s cabins (switchable via F2 and F3).
I have also upgraded headlights – old dull yellow LEDs were replaced with new warm white 0603 SMD LEDs. I had to develop a dedicated circuit board for this, since original light boards were not very good for upgrading.
A hole for the catenary switch was also completely removed.
The model is packed in a specially designed package.
Silver GG-1 with Märklin Pennsylvania lightweights set (Art. #87847):
Real life prototype:
Regards,
Alex