ScaleTrains Rivet Counter HO SXT39242 DCC Ready EMD GP30 Locomotive Southern 'Dulux' SOU #2588

Description

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ScaleTrains Rivet Counter HO SXT39242 DCC Ready EMD GP30 Locomotive

Southern 'Dulux' SOU #2588

A new era continues with the Rivet Counter HO Scale EMD GP30. First introduced in 1961, the GP30 would become one of the most-common locomotives on the rails for the next two decades. Our Rivet Counter series model renders the numerous variations of cabs, dynamic brakes, doors, grilles, trucks, etc. Per the prototype and era, we’ve also incorporated LED lighting effects including front, rear, and side walkway lights; ground lights; printed and lighted number boards; and ditch lights. 

Road Number Specific ScaleTrains

• New roadname
• Series 2585 to 2644; built 9-10:63
• Road number 2585, 2588, 2592, 2596, and 2606
• Era: 1970s to 1990s
• Fully-assembled
• Multiple road numbers
• Operating LED-illuminated ground lights on both sides of locomotive* 
• Operating LED-illuminated “hemisphere” walkway lights on hood ends, and at end of raised walkway duct*
• Operating LED-illuminated tricolor front and rear flush-mounted class lights with lenses and raised gaskets**
• High short hood and rear number boards
• Three (3) lost-wax brass cast Southern-style overhead walkway lights (non-operating)
• Front and rear multiple unit (MU) hose catch bars
• 4-hose multiple unit (MU) hose clusters with silver gladhands
• Semi-scale coupler buffer equipped with durable metal semi-scale Type E knuckle couplers
• Front and rear straight uncoupling levers with loop handles; two inner and two outer mounting brackets
• As-delivered pilot faces with uncoupling lever loop notches
• Deck-mounted multiple unit (MU) receptacle with battery charging receptacle
• “Short” stepwells with see-through steps
• Handrail set with center gangway chains 
• Front and rear standard drop steps
• Scale sectioned treadplate detail with EMD early “X” style pattern
• 81” GP30 high short hood with ratchet handbrake and round sand fill
• Hinged battery box doors with early hinges and narrow louvers
• Early cab sub-base doors with early hinges
• Front standard EMD LED-illuminated headlight with lenses on high short hood
• GP30 cab with increased length on left (fireman’s) side and inverted cab heater vents
• Detailed cab interior with separate floor, rear wall, seats, and standard AAR control stand
• No cab vents
• Sliding cab side windows
• Tall clear wind wings with mirror at top mounted fore and aft of cab side window on both sides of cab
• Southern/NS sun awning 
• Lost-wax brass cast Nathan P5 P12345; mounted on cab roof
• Motorola ASP-16 “Firecracker” antenna mounted on top of short hood
• Accurate hood door and long hood detail
• Late single-panel inertial compartment
• Stamped inertial air intake grills with vertical stiffeners
• Tall turbo exhaust stack
• Extended-range dynamic brakes with 48” fan
• Late See-through dynamic brake intake grills with horizontal wires through vertical vanes
• 7-horizontal rib radiator intake grills
• See-through front and rear 48” radiator fan housings with 8-blade fans; 36” pan-top center radiator fan
• Curved radiator fan grab iron
• Round sand fill cap on top of long hood end
• Rear LED-illuminated horizontal headlight with lenses
• Underbody frame rail with separate plumbing
• Detailed Blomberg-B trucks with Hyatt bearing housings; elliptical springs; end transom detail; separate sanding lines and brackets; and separate swing hanger detail
• Dimensionally accurate truck centers
• Speed recorder mounted to second axle on right front truck sideframe 
• High short hood mounted lost-wax brass cast bronze bell
• No underbody air filter
• 2,600-gallon fuel tank with dual staggered vertical gauges and fuel fill in sill skirt; round gauges in fuel tank sides
• Factory-applied wire grab irons, photoetched lift rings, windshield wipers, trainline hoses with silver gladhands, air tanks, sand hatch covers and more 
• Motor with 5-pole skew wound armature
• Dual flywheels
• All-wheel drive
• All-wheel electrical pick-up
• Directional LED-illuminated headlights
• Printing and lettering legible even under magnification
• Operates on Code 70, 83 and 100 rail
• Packaging safely stores model
• Minimum radius: 18”
• Recommended radius: 22”

DCC & sound equipped locomotives also feature:

• ESU LokSound 5 DCC & Sound decoder with “Full Throttle”
• Two (2) cube-type speakers
• 16-cylinder 567D3 prime mover sound
• ESU designed “PowerPack” with two super capacitors***
• Operates on both DC and DCC layouts*****

DC/DCC & sound-ready locomotives also feature:

• Operable on DC layouts*****
• DCC-ready with 21-pin connector

* Lighting features operate when using an ESU decoder with appropriate programming while operating using DCC

** Class lights illuminate in white color only in DC operation. Access and changing colors requires an ESU decoder with appropriate programming while operating using DCC

***“PowerPack” feature only compatible with appropriately programmed ESU decoders operating on a DCC layout

*****Lombard Hobbies Recommendation - As modelers ourselves we highly recommend ONLY running DCC on DCC systems and DC on DC systems, regardless of 'Dual-Mode' capability. This gives optimum performance and safeguards the unit from possible damage from running on a different system than originally intended and from any inexperienced operator errors.

Prototype History:

Taking second place for largest new GP30 owners was Southern Railway, acquiring 120 examples, and continuing with their longtime practice, came equipped with EMDs optional high short hood. Norfolk & Western would be the only other purchaser of GP30s with this option, with all other owners preferring the standard low short hood and cab-front operational configuration for improved visibility.

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