John,
You will want to get Issues 51 (Mar/Apr 1975) and 52 (May/Jun 1975) of Extra
2200 South magazine. They have a complete roster (as of 1975) of all 44-ton
GE's built. Issue 51 has a drawing of the Phase Ic 44-ton and Issue 52 has a
drawing of a Phase Ib 44-ton. According to the roster, D&RGW 38-43 were all
Phase Ic 44-tonners. 43 was rebuilt to Phase IIa as you noted below.
Contact me off list and I can tell you where you can get copies of both issues.
Tom Mack
Cincinnati, OH
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, John Manion <railbass@...> wrote:
>
> I am raising this question to all three of the historical societies to which
> I belong. As many of you know, I model HO diesels, especially of the
> D&RGW. I have models of all the Rio Grande diesels from 1941 with one
> exception. Does anyone have or know of a metal, plastic, or resin model of
> the early GE 44 ton diesel, the so-called Phase Ia? D&RGW received one in
> August 1941 and five more in September 1942. These engines all had the
> early details of the GE 44 ton - hood vents, side radiator grilles, and
> plain hood ends with maintenance entry doors.
>
> The last unit - #43 - was damaged after delivery and returned to GE, where
> it was rebuilt with the later Phase IIa style - plain hood doors and hood
> end radiator shutters. This style is modeled by the Bachmann and Keystone
> models. I have several of the Bachmann models, but their detail is
> somewhat heavy. I also have photos of the W&R brass model, but I don't
> want to pay brass prices for diesels.
>
> If I cannot find an HO model of the Phase Ia style, then I will kitbash
> Bachmann models to the earlier style. Does anyone have or know of scale
> drawings of the Phase Ia style in any scale, preferably HO? I would
> appreciate any help in this area, as this is the last diesel model I need to
> complete the history of D&RGW diesel locomotives.
> - John Manion
> RGMHS Exhibit Coordinator
> NKPHTS #2584
> BRHS member
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
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