Zmodell 99495 – Conrail GG-1 electric locomotive
Jan 21, 2021 11:21:39 GMT -5
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Post by scanrail on Jan 21, 2021 11:21:39 GMT -5
Greetings to all,
I would like to introduce my next addition to the family of legendary US electric locomotives – Zmodell 99495 – GG-1 in blue Conrail paint scheme:
GG-1 is the one and only US electric locomotive in Z scale in the world – nobody dared to produce anything else in Z scale so far. My previous variant was PRR GG-1 in silver livery: azlforum.com/thread/1474/zmodell-99494-silver-paint-scheme
The model is based on Märklin 88491 locomotive. It features a number of improvements over the original construction:
– Warm white LEDs (based on SMD 0603 populated on the newly designed circuit board instead of old dull yellow lights);
– Enhanced with additional metal weight inserts (16 grams added, azlforum.com/thread/974/upgrading-marklin-prr-electric-locos).
– Hole for catenary switch on the roof was completely removed.
Locomotive is equipped with Velmo LDS609646 digital decoder that has a small bonus feature: separate interior lighting for both driver’s cabins (switchable via F2 and F3). Of course, analog version is also possible, using original circuit board (without interior lighting feature either).
Loco’s housing was carefully cleaned from original paint and then airbrushed with manually mixed blue Tamiya lacquer paint to match prototypical Conrail color. In order to avoid all possible light leaks through the housing, I extended airbrushing to the inner surface too. After this, all logos and lettering were printed using UV-curing technology on Mimaki printer. Here is a picture of the printing process – I had to build a special holder from Lego parts in order to fix the housing in vertical position on printing table:
After printing, the body was additionally secured with Tamiya acrylic semi-gloss coating. Here are some more pictures of the model from different angles:
As usual, the model is packed in the specially designed box with a brochure:
New GG-1 together will all other “family members”:
Here are some pictures of the prototype:
Best regards,
Alex
I would like to introduce my next addition to the family of legendary US electric locomotives – Zmodell 99495 – GG-1 in blue Conrail paint scheme:
GG-1 is the one and only US electric locomotive in Z scale in the world – nobody dared to produce anything else in Z scale so far. My previous variant was PRR GG-1 in silver livery: azlforum.com/thread/1474/zmodell-99494-silver-paint-scheme
The model is based on Märklin 88491 locomotive. It features a number of improvements over the original construction:
– Warm white LEDs (based on SMD 0603 populated on the newly designed circuit board instead of old dull yellow lights);
– Enhanced with additional metal weight inserts (16 grams added, azlforum.com/thread/974/upgrading-marklin-prr-electric-locos).
– Hole for catenary switch on the roof was completely removed.
Locomotive is equipped with Velmo LDS609646 digital decoder that has a small bonus feature: separate interior lighting for both driver’s cabins (switchable via F2 and F3). Of course, analog version is also possible, using original circuit board (without interior lighting feature either).
Loco’s housing was carefully cleaned from original paint and then airbrushed with manually mixed blue Tamiya lacquer paint to match prototypical Conrail color. In order to avoid all possible light leaks through the housing, I extended airbrushing to the inner surface too. After this, all logos and lettering were printed using UV-curing technology on Mimaki printer. Here is a picture of the printing process – I had to build a special holder from Lego parts in order to fix the housing in vertical position on printing table:
After printing, the body was additionally secured with Tamiya acrylic semi-gloss coating. Here are some more pictures of the model from different angles:
As usual, the model is packed in the specially designed box with a brochure:
New GG-1 together will all other “family members”:
Here are some pictures of the prototype:
Best regards,
Alex