Casey's HO Locomotive Detailing Guide

 
 
 

All locomotives have these parts:
Item
Walther's catalog number
cab vent 229-1902
roof vent 229-1903
M.U. hoses 229-1508
lift bar 229-2212
M.U. stand 229-1502
sinclair 229-1803 
firecracker  235-157
sunshades 229-101301
speed recorder 229-2807
winter hatch 229-2014
air horns 235-187
air horns 229-1602
beacon 235-106

 
 
 
Special parts for individual locomotives:
Item
Walther's catalog number
angled blower 191-1601
'30 radiator 191-1401
'40 radiator 191-1403
smoke awning 235-194
fuel tank parts 229-3102
weather win. 229-2301
pyle lights 229-1023
pyle lights 229-1024
air filters 235-139
coupler plate  235-195
ditch lights 235-228
'38 plow 235-155
'49 handrails 676-20
'38 handrails 676-30
'40 handrails 676-30

Paint: Blue - Scalecoat, B&O Royal Blue; Gold- Scalecoat, Refer Yellow

On List:

extra windows - small windows on each side of cab

quad lights - one horizontal pyle on top of one vertical pyle

redo walkway and plow - cut off entire front walkway and build a new one

stock plow - '38 plow above
 
 

Individual locomotives
Loco #
Manufacturer
Comments
2504, Black & Gold, GP-30u use Bachman GP-30 winter hatch, extra cab windows, plow
2501, Black & Gold, GP-35 Athearn 140-4200 / prefer Kato shell plow
2502, Black & Gold, GP-35 Athearn 140-4200 / prefer Kato shell winter hatch, extra cab windows, plow
3021, Blue & Gold, GP-35r Athearn 140-4200 / prefer Kato shell winter hatch, extra cab windows, quad lights, plow
1503, Blue & Gold, F-7B  HEP 140-3224  
3001, Black & Gold, GP-40-2 140-4700 short fuel tank, extra windows, quad lights, winter-hatch, plow
3002, Black & Gold, GP-40-2 140-4700 short fuel tank, extra windows, winter-hatch, plow
3003, Black & Gold, GP-40-2 140-4700 short fuel tank, quad lights, winter-hatch, redo front walkway and plow
3004, Black & Gold, GP-40-2 140-4700 short fuel tank, extra windows, quad lights, winter-hatch, plow
3005, Black & Gold, GP-40-2 140-4700 short fuel tank, extra windows, quad lights, winter-hatch, plow
3006, Black & Gold, GP-40-2 140-4700 short fuel tank, extra windows, winter-hatch, redo front walkway and plow
3007, Black & Gold, GP-40-2 140-4700 short fuel tank, winter-hatch, redo front walkway and plow, vertical radiator intake
3008, Black & Gold, GP-40-2 140-4700 short fuel tank, extra windows, winter-hatch, plow
3009, Blue & Gold, GP-40-2, HEP 140-4700 short fuel tank, extra windows, winter-hatch, vertical radiator intake, HEP/Head-End-Power
3010, Blue & Gold, GP-40-2, HEP 140-4700 short fuel tank, winter-hatch, vertical
radiator intake, HEP/ Head-End-Power, plow
3011, Black & Gold, GP-40-2, HEP 140-4700 short fuel tank, winter-hatch, vertical
radiator intake, HEP/ Head-End-Power
3012, Blue & Gold, GP-40-2 140-4700 short fuel tank, winter-hatch, extra windows, quad lights, vertical radiator intake, plow
3013, Blue & Gold, GP-40-2 140-4700 short fuel tank, winter-hatch, extra 
windows, quad lights, vertical radiator intake, plow
3014, Blue & Gold, GP-40-2 140-4700 short fuel tank, winter-hatch, quad lights, vertical radiator intake, plow
3015, Blue & Gold. GP-40-2 140-4700 short fuel tank, winter-hatch, extra 
windows, quad lights, vertical radiator intake, plow
3016, Blue & Gold, GP-40-2 140-4700 quad lights, redo front walkway and plow
3017, Blue & Gold, GP-40-2 140-4700 stock plow
3018, Blue & Gold, GP-40-2 140-4700 stock plow
3019, Blue & Gold, GP-40-2 140-4700 stock plow
3020, Blue & Gold, GP-40-2 140-4700 stock plow
2801-2804, Blue & Gold, GP-40-2 use GP-50 / 140-4626 short fuel tank, quad lights, winter hatch, smoke deflectors and awnings, GP-60 blower housing, redo front walkway and plow
2805-2809, Blue & Gold, GP-40-2 use GP-50 / 140-4626 quad lights, winter hatch, smoke deflectors and awnings, GP-60 blower housing, redo front walkway and plow
2001-02, Blue & Gold, GP-38-2 140-4600 very short fuel tank, all-weather windows
2003-08, Blue & Gold GP-38-2 140-4600 all-weather window, quad lights, stock plow, vertical radiator intake
1551 -1554, Blue & Gold, MP-15 223-155000 stock plow on front end, small body differences

Thanks to master modeler Casey Durand for providing this information

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The information on this page was last updated July 7, 1999
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