Has any one manufactured an HO model of the GM 600 Switcher? If yes, when was it produced?
gm 600
Mar 06, 2016
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Do you mean GM's Electromotive Division (EMD) switchers rated at 600hp?
SC (1935-1939) SW (1936-1939) SW1 (1939-1953) SW600 (1954-1962)
Varney made an SW1. The SW600 looked very much like later switchers, so any current SW model could be a stand-in, or a basis for redetailing to match a given locomotive. The major visible differences were in the cab, exhaust stacks, and lights.
HTH
The switcher is a turret cab, semi streamlined/styleized. If you want, I can send you a picture of it in an email. I presume that kirkwood40.blogsdpot.ca is your address.
No, it's my blog.
Post it on alt.binaries.pictures.rail
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about 3/4 of the way down the page. They were 800 hp export units, but look very American.
Small diesel-hydraulic units were tried by GMD but, they were unable to develop a market for them. The biggest were two 800 HP units (A1811 9/1959, A1812 10/1959) which were tested for some weeks on the CPR Galt Sub. between Lambton and Woodstock on local freight trains 73 and 74.
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Per 2nd Diesel Spotter's Guide (Pinkepank, 1973), these were GMDH-1, two with 600hp, and two with 800hp.
AFAIK, no HO models of these locomotives have ever been produced.
Op 13-03-2016 om 04:24 schreef Wolf K:
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Found it.
I see where OP ended the URL with .htmb. That "b" messed it up. :-)
Sorry, I just copied the web site from the website bar. Thanks all for the information. I wonder if I could get BLI interested in making it.
:-)
Not likely. Cost structure of introducing a new model is prohibitive without a large pre-order market. Suppose 1,000 pre-orders, and if that's the actual market, I estimate the item would cost a minimum of $1,000 or more.
Have a good day,
That poofing noise was my bubble bursting. Oh well . . . .
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