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Post by Santa Fe Sammy on Oct 4, 2009 16:04:09 GMT -5
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Post by Randy Earle on Oct 4, 2009 17:11:19 GMT -5
I wonder why they put the dynamics in the front?
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Post by RunningExtra on Oct 4, 2009 17:15:35 GMT -5
That is kick butt Sammy....
Randy, from what I heard it was the keep from overheating due to the placement of dynamics normally over the engine
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Post by c420 on Oct 4, 2009 19:29:32 GMT -5
I wonder why they put the dynamics in the front? To reduce the amount of heat over the engine. |
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Post by gnsteve on Oct 4, 2009 22:03:05 GMT -5
That's a good looking "B". Nice job.
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Post by icghogger on Oct 5, 2009 8:31:28 GMT -5
That is one SWEET Motor, Sammy!
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Post by antlorch on Oct 5, 2009 8:55:45 GMT -5
Thats a very good job representing the real thing.. It diffidently takes on the appearance of the prototype overall...
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Post by rdg5310 on Oct 5, 2009 20:26:32 GMT -5
Well done Sammy!  |
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Post by Santa Fe Sammy on Oct 5, 2009 21:38:52 GMT -5
Thanks a bunch for the compliments, guys!
Scott is correct regarding the relocation of the dyno brake grids. After the ATSF built the first SD45-2B #5510, they must have realized that all the empty space in the new front hood could be put to good use by putting the dyno brakes up there.
I'm not a mechanical engineer by any stretch of the imagination, but I bet it probably helped tractive effort with evening out the weight distribution too.
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Post by DRGW 5398 on Oct 7, 2009 11:59:59 GMT -5
Awesome looking unit...every ATSF model railroad needs a few of those! The BN and SOO SD40-2B's are the same way with the dynamics up front...just cool looking! Great Job!  |
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Post by Raeder on Oct 7, 2009 21:24:05 GMT -5
That turned out really nice. I like B-units, especially the modern ones.
I spy 5512 in the background...any chance we can get shots of that one? I'm slowly working my way towards building an SD45B like that. How many "B"'s are in your fleet?
Kevin
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Post by superfleet93 on Oct 9, 2009 12:01:52 GMT -5
That unit really looks sweet in person too. I hope it finds its way to Wichita in a few weeks!
Perry
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