eagle15
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Post by eagle15 on Jun 10, 2019 21:28:00 GMT -5
hello fellow modelers. Starting on my building a SDP40. I have searched the internet but have found nothing for my question. On the fuel tank it was split in two parts. One part was fuel and the other water. What was the length of each? It doesn't look like both were even. Will be posting my build here as soon as I gather all the parts. Haven't decided yet weather it will be a GN, BN or my favorite the MRL one. Dan
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Post by lyled1117 on Jun 10, 2019 21:50:46 GMT -5
Just curious, what is the 'core' of your model? I've been wanting to do the same loco. Mine would be an SD40 short/long hood mounted on an SD45 sill. Essentially what EMD did. Splice a tunnel motor rear porch onto the SD45 sill and mount the steam generator compartment to the end of the long hood after removing the part that "doesn't belong"
Lyle D
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tingoat
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Post by tingoat on Jun 11, 2019 7:29:05 GMT -5
By the looks of it, the tank is split ~60/40 but it's very hard to tell from most of the photos.  |
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eagle15
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Post by eagle15 on Jun 12, 2019 20:26:06 GMT -5
Thanks Tingoat for the side diagram. I think I could possibly live with that. You are correct in that it is hard to tell from pictures because most all of the ones I have seen and looked at are not straight one like this diagram.
Lyle, to answer you question my core of the projects will be the starting off with a Kato SD40 with Canon Cab, Sub base, and 81"nose with taking the Athearn SD40T-2 rear porch and scratch building mine since I need like 3 to 6 of them made. Plan on using Canon photo etch walkway and steps for a SD40T-2 for the rear and Canon Kato etch steps for the front.
The one thing I am coming up with for a problem is most all of the pictures I have seen of BN SDP40's had High mounted brake cylinders. I have only seen like maybe 2 units having the low mounted ones so that is my next big problem of hopefully being able to find Kato high mounted brake cylinder frames for the SD40.
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Post by lyled1117 on Jun 12, 2019 22:06:20 GMT -5
You could reach out to Kato about the sideframes as well as sills. They *might* have some SD45 sills available. That's how I got mine. You might find them a bit less work to use as they're built to position the cab, short hood, etc further forward.
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Post by lyled1117 on Jun 17, 2019 11:11:15 GMT -5
I have this photo, a good broadside. Won't give precise dimensions, but you can deduce where the seam is with some confidence Lyle D  |
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eagle15
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Post by eagle15 on Jun 18, 2019 21:18:28 GMT -5
Lyle, thanks for sharing the photo of MRL 290. I think a person can come really close by where the handrail stanchion is and where the door latch on the one door.
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Post by ssgburme on Nov 22, 2019 13:41:43 GMT -5
I have the EMD blueprint if you still need dims.
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