Milwaukee Road 8

[Wammi]

Hi all. Just signed up. For my first post, I thought I'd share the SD45 I recently completed. You may have seen it on some of the other forums, but I like showing it off.

[montyvox]

I really like the Milwaukee Road- that paint scheme is just different.

Great job on this SD45!

[Wammi]

Thanks Montyvox.

Looks like I posted this in the wrong spot. Mods, please feel free to move it to the correct forum.

[gnsteve]

That's a good looking engine. Your weathering gives it the look of a well worked unit.

[icghogger]

Excellent Work, Bob, the weathering is spot-on!! You can show it off any time you want, it never gets old!

[Wammi]

PEIR, it started life as a P2K as the Milwaukee 4002 painted as delivered. The Milwaukee renumbered the 4002 to 8 in the early 70s. She got her billboard paint toward the end of 1975, best I can tell from available prototype photos.

Here is the starting point:



GNSteve, thanks. This build is a depiction of how she appeared near the time of the Pacific Extension embargo in March of 1980. My era is 1976-1980.

Here is the prototype photo that I was working from. I didn't get it exact, but rather a close representation, I hope.


Photo credit here: www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=314298
The color of the image is a bit off, so don't dock me for the orange to harshly.

[DRGW 5398]

Very nice...the handrails are a nice touch too! Very nicely done model!

[Wammi]

Thanks Andrew. I just picked up the last detail part from the LTS (local train shop) yesterday. It is the rear view mirror/wind deflector that should be on the fireman side of the cab. I may replace the hand rails and stanchions too, but am in no hurry to do so just yet.

[RunningExtra]

That is one damn good looking engine!

[Wammi]

Thanks Scott! I'm pretty happy with it.