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Post by cargostar on Dec 16, 2009 22:38:35 GMT -5
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Post by puddlejumper on Dec 17, 2009 8:30:01 GMT -5
Nicely done. I'd like to see how you made the ditch and class lights. I need to make similar light housings for my F10 build.
Dave
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Post by icghogger on Dec 17, 2009 10:18:50 GMT -5
Excellent Start on a unique prototype! Keep us up to date on your progress.
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Post by railfanalex on Dec 17, 2009 15:48:57 GMT -5
Love the ditch lights. Did they extend them to sort-of match the TEE sets? I don't see any other reason why they would be extended.
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Post by cargostar on Dec 17, 2009 16:02:10 GMT -5
Thanks for the comments. I'm not sure of the reason for this style ditch lights. ONR applied this style to all of their FP7's when rebuilt. Maybe they liked the TEE look? I replicated them by using some Evergreen tubing, with the end tapered, and then a DA ditch light on the end. The hardest part was drilling the shell, and installing them straight! I reamed the inside of the tubing slightly, so that an LED would slide in. Heres one of the three: www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=319917 |
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Post by kcs1967 on Dec 17, 2009 21:44:49 GMT -5
Great start, I look forward to seeing more.
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Post by sd50f on Dec 17, 2009 22:15:06 GMT -5
The Ontario Northland took me from Toronto off to university. I used to love hanging out on the bridge outside their shops...they always had some project going on.
Great start on your loco.
timothy dineen
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Post by cargostar on Feb 14, 2010 15:36:13 GMT -5
Been a while, but got a little bit more done. Added the second grill on the side, and FINALLY found a pic of the exhaust stack, and built mine using two EMD stacks spliced together.   |
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Post by Rudy Garbely on Feb 14, 2010 19:27:03 GMT -5
My first thought when I saw the ditch lights is that they may be extended so that you could see both of them from either side of the locomotive. If they were flush with the curvature of the nose, you'd only be able to see one if you were standing at an angle to the nose.
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Post by antlorch on Feb 14, 2010 20:25:03 GMT -5
Thats coming along nicely...
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Post by DRLOCO on Feb 20, 2010 21:41:26 GMT -5
If you detail out the interior, don't forget that these locos had desktop control stands, much like EMD control stands of the 90's. They also had a basic desk for the conductor and a microwave below the conductor's window above his desk.
I think pictures of that are in the Morning Sun book 'The ontario Northland " by Bram Bailey.
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Post by cargostar on Feb 24, 2010 14:13:55 GMT -5
Yep, I'm using Brams book for refrence!
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Post by spud7378 on Feb 24, 2010 20:46:44 GMT -5
looks great dave keep us posted!
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Post by cargostar on Mar 21, 2010 12:40:08 GMT -5
Got some painting done.... Only one more color to go!!  |
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Post by kcs1967 on Mar 21, 2010 12:50:21 GMT -5
Looking good, i am liking that orange!!
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Post by norcalnscaler on Apr 1, 2010 20:36:49 GMT -5
I'm liking what I see.
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Post by cargostar on Apr 8, 2010 22:09:03 GMT -5
Here it is with all of the main colors on and some of the deatils staring to be , well, detailed ;D  |
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Post by kcs1967 on Apr 8, 2010 22:56:21 GMT -5
looks great
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Post by spud7378 on Dec 20, 2011 13:43:36 GMT -5
hows your cat comming along dave?
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Post by cargostar on Dec 21, 2011 20:18:50 GMT -5
I've just been thinking about it.....I mounted some surface mount leds for ditch lights, and have done a little more detailing...but.....what does everyone think on the orange/yellow? I know its a tough colour to match, and no two pictures are the same, but, it looks too orange to me.........
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