keiffer
Trainmaster
SD40t-2
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Post by keiffer on Apr 11, 2013 20:51:04 GMT -5
Is he willing to sell sets of these? Ill need enough for two units...
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Post by stevef45 on Apr 12, 2013 14:11:09 GMT -5
honestly I dont know. Shoot him an email and see what he says.
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Post by antlorch on Apr 12, 2013 15:57:54 GMT -5
There shouldn't be an issue with you getting some, I wouldn't email I would call Jim and talk to him and ask. Jim is a nice easy going man and he will get you handled quicker than going through email. He is really busy these days now that he started doing custom decals again.
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Post by stevef45 on Apr 24, 2013 16:38:44 GMT -5
Quick update. Models are getting closer to getting primered and then painted!!!!!! I added DA brass firecracker antenna's to the cab roofs and added the last 2 K5LA horns and horn stands. So I really only gotta add a mu recepticles to the rear pilot and mu hoses. And then its off the paint booth (my bathroom) LOL Im going for surgery this coming Monday and will be come for 2 weeks so i should hopefully finish these up during that time.
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Post by shoofly on Apr 24, 2013 18:00:47 GMT -5
I would've been happy to had run an insert for 87-531 and update it for the SD60s
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Post by stevef45 on Jun 10, 2013 20:19:24 GMT -5
im hoping to have the final parts ordered tomorrow and to have them by the weekend. Will have pretty accurate plows, air filters and it should be done. I may leave off ditch lights right now. Once the plows and filter on its off to primer.
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Post by 57603oh on Jun 14, 2013 14:52:43 GMT -5
Sounds a very interesting build but i cant see the photos from photo bucket, something about them being deleted or moved? Do you have a full link to your site? regards, Dan
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Post by stevef45 on Jun 14, 2013 19:56:39 GMT -5
Yea i organized my photobucket album and it broke the links. Here is the link to the NYSW MODELSI also got the rest of my detail parts. I got 6 DW plows, air filters just to add some detail to the underframe, correct Y fuel fillers. They only had 3 packs so i'll do 3 now and then add the other Y fuel fillers later on.
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Post by stevef45 on Jun 16, 2013 17:36:54 GMT -5
remaining parts are here. i hope to work on these wednesday and prime thursday. also got more parts for my njt gp40ph-2b project.
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Post by upguy1981 on Jun 16, 2013 21:28:48 GMT -5
Looking good. That will keep you busy for a while.
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Post by stevef45 on Jun 22, 2013 21:01:57 GMT -5
Actually got some time to work on my SD60's, the tunnel motor and my CNJ SD70MAC flared radiator. I got the DW plows installed today along with lift rings for the inertial filter hatch. And of course I run out of the DA lift rings needing 4 of them to complete all the locos. Tunnel motor on left, SD60 on right. And just to throw it in, the 70mac with flared radiators. I added the mu hoses, air hoses, brake cylinders on the trucks and grabs all around. I added this DW plow cause I like the look of the large plows.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2013 17:00:34 GMT -5
What kind of flared radiators did you use? Are they the standard SD70/SD70MAC ones or the SD80/90 style?
Sent from my GT-I9100 using proboards
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Post by stevef45 on Jun 24, 2013 14:34:58 GMT -5
They are the DLH flared radiator kit for the 70macs. They say they only fit athearns, but well they fit Kato also as this is a Kato SD70MAC. They also sell the PH.II nose for NS.
It took a lot of sanding, putty and cleaning up to look nice. Mine was actualaly fairly decent too, some have had really bad ones.
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Post by stevef45 on Jun 30, 2013 19:22:04 GMT -5
Added speed recorders to the trucks and added the "Y" fuel filler neck to 3 fuel tanks.
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Post by stevef45 on Jul 9, 2013 19:48:06 GMT -5
Almost at the primer point. I started with the last shells that needed spare knuckles on the rear pilot. I also started on one shell with the smokey valley stanchions. I must say these things are a pita to do.
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Post by stevef45 on Jul 9, 2013 19:50:40 GMT -5
On the conductors side where the blower housing is, im going to cut a piece of brass to run as a guard the same way its on the prototype. I only have 2 SV sets, i have plastic for the rest which i'll cut styrene to do the guards.
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Post by stevef45 on Aug 10, 2013 20:43:46 GMT -5
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Post by 57603oh on Aug 11, 2013 10:09:42 GMT -5
Damn those are looking good!!!! I really like the tunnel motor, thats looking nice. Keep up the work!
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Post by stevef45 on Oct 25, 2013 14:42:20 GMT -5
i need a bigger air compressor! I bought the harbor freight abrasive blaster for s%$%s and giggles. It worked till i ran out of air 10 seconds later LOL. I broke out the small pencil air erase and spent 2 hours trying to get as much paint off of the shells. 1 full week sitting in 91% alcohol barely did anything. i had to use a toothbrush to break thru the paint, once i did it kinda would come off but not with ease. A toothbrush wouldn't do anything.
As of now, 3 shells are nearly cleaned off. 1 is not even close, 1 frame/walkway is kinda cleaned up, 2 need a good blasting. I may soak the shells that were cleaned up again to try and remove the remaining primer and spots of yellow.
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Post by iomalley on Oct 26, 2013 10:49:38 GMT -5
Betcha can't wait to come home one day to see your little gaffer 'runnin' one of your SDs across the carpet....
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