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Post by trickcooley on Jan 30, 2009 15:24:27 GMT -5
I finally decided to start my O scale CR GP10. Here is what I have so far...  I chopped the nose, shortened the firemans side battery box, lengthened the Engineers side boxes. Cast a new front center cab window. Cast a new headlight/numberboard housing. Shaved off various louvers to match proto pics. Cut the Side sill to match pics. Now I need to find really good pics/drawings of the Paducah style air filter between the non Dym. hatch and cab. Then I just need to add the normal details and I should have a Geep to push some cars around. Well keep ya guys posted. |
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Post by Randy Earle on Jan 30, 2009 15:38:26 GMT -5
That's gonna be nice!
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Post by trickcooley on Jan 30, 2009 17:42:37 GMT -5
I am only 30 but even this scale I still need to take "eye breaks" lol
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Post by trickcooley on Jan 31, 2009 20:21:00 GMT -5
Yes, I admit I did have a show last nite but I am back at it tonite to try and scratchbuild the Air Filters on each side of the long hood. I did get the exhaust on the hatch per Stans request. I am having a hell of a time finding pictures of Conrail 7566 so I am gonna use alot of modelers license and Conrail practice to help when there are no pics of what I am after.
Thanks guys
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Post by trickcooley on Feb 1, 2009 11:47:24 GMT -5
Thanks for the help!
I didsee one pic that helped me locate the Antenae (SP?)
I have been on all the pic sites I can think of including the CR Cyc, and the Conrail Hist. society page.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2009 17:33:50 GMT -5
Here are a couple of shots I took of her during her NEGS days.. If you want to see large versions go to N-scaler.com, galleries, coosvalley, NEGS stuff. They are big, easy to see the details!   |
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Post by trickcooley on Feb 1, 2009 18:58:42 GMT -5
time to hang up the modeling for this weekend and get ready to head to Toledo for the week to work. Hopefully the weather is nicer for me so I can get a chance to railfoam around the N.toledo/Detroit area. Maybe even see if I can find the CR shared assets. Here is what I have done so far. Still a long way to go: Fab up a dynacell air filter, add the handrails and fab up a eng. side front hand rail since I extended the boxes forward. Drop steps and working cut levers I think will round out the 7566. There is one grab iron that for somereason is crooked so that needs to be fixed. I have pics of the loco both in the paint ICG gave it when new and the paint iot recieved sometime in the early 90's. I am doing it as release from the ICG shop   |
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Post by trickcooley on Feb 1, 2009 19:02:46 GMT -5
thanks for the pics Coosvalley!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2009 19:45:28 GMT -5
No problem, thats what this forum is for . Just don't forget us when you are done! Do you plan to weather it?
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Post by trickcooley on Feb 1, 2009 20:01:49 GMT -5
oh yes, it will be weathered. Oh yes indeed bwahahaha
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Post by icghogger on Feb 2, 2009 10:39:40 GMT -5
Excellent Work, Patrick!!
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