High Hood C628

[cnwfan]

G'day Team,

I found this Model power CNW C628 in a shop for $A30.00 and thought it had potential as an inexpensive way of improving my modeling skills.

I didn't realise until until I started looking for the prototype 6717 that CNW only had high hoods.

As I looked at them at work around Escanaba and all, I really started to like the high hood version.

So I decided to convert what I had to one.

Then a member of my railway club decided he didn't want a C628 he had of an Australian "Hamersley Iron" loco which was a bad runner and was a botched modeling job (someone else not him).

Mine was almost new with good livery so I decided to experiment on this one first.

First of all I added power pickups to all wheels just so that it could get around the layout. I then put in a Mashima 1830 motor with large flywheels, Oh what a difference!

Next I cut the cabin off behind the windscreen. I used the molded hood as the top of the high hood, the bottom of it was built up with styrene A new front bulkhead was made with the provision for an open doors.

The photos show the work so far. This is just the roughing in at the moment. Lots of work yet to get it to look good.

As I have 2 of these I've decided to use this hood as a plug for mold and make 2 for the models. My model shop has 2 Leigh Island model Power C628, ... could I build 4 of them. Would look with my Walthers CNW ore cars (12 pack).

I included the hand brake recess in the side and this meant I had to trim the gear tower to get full articulation of the bogie.

There are lots of other details I am going to improve on. As I say it's all cheap modeling!

I'm not sure if I attached the photos properly as the link to learn about doing it is not working at the moment.

Early times but interesting.

Happy modeling all.

Geoff

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[icghogger]

You are off to an Excellent Start, Geoff! Keep us posted on your progress!

[poweredby251]

An easier way on future units would be to use the cab and short hood from a Tyco C-630. Generally easy to find cheap at fleamarkets and bargain shelves.

[cnwfan]

Thanks John,

But we don't see much Tyco in Australia. I'll keep an eye out for them though.

I only just found that Stewart do a high hood C628.

My state "New South Wales" used a lot of Alco early on and I have found a business here called "Alco World". I contacted the owner about info and he is going to send me drawings of the C628. Hows that.

Cheers,

Geoff

[graftonterminalrr]

Here we are in New South Wales
Shearin' sheep as big as whales
With leather necks and daggy tails
And hides as tough as rusty nails.....


Although I'm a Maritimer born and bred, I'll share a VB or a pint o'Bundy with my Aussie friends anytime!

[cnwfan]

Hi Kris,

Is that Maritimer as in mariner?

Have you tried a lovely little drop called Coopers Ale. All naturally brewed and bottled with yummy sediment.

Geoff

[graftonterminalrr]

Nope - that's "Maritimer" as in "I'm from the Maritime Provinces of Canada" - born in Nova Scotia and making New Brunswick my home. Although, my heritage - on both sides of my family - is 250+ years of Nova Scotia fishermen and sailors.

And that sounds like a good brew.

[cnwfan]

Ah ... now thats heritage. my maternal great- grandfather was a fisherman in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in England. I run water taxis on Pittwater, just north of Sydney Australia.

Its' a great drop and treats you well in the morning.

I havn't been able to get back to the modeling for a while. But hope to this week.

[Randy Earle]

I had two Tyco C630 high hood shells listed in the classifieds and nobody even looked at them.

[poweredby251]

Actually the CNW bought them in 1973. They spent some time working out of the Twin Cities before heading for the Michigan ore lines. The CNW actually leased some of them (and some of the C-630's) during the previous year before buying all 30 of the C-628's. They got a pretty good deal on these under 10 year old locos too. Too bad they chose to not buy the C-630's........

John

Mar 7, 2010 2:32:40 GMT -5 @gp9bn1799 said:

Just to let you know the C&NW high hood alco's your building were originally built for the N&W and bought by the C&NW second hand in the late 1970's or early 1980's

[cnwfan]

Sorry guys I have had to concentrate on my business lately and have not done any further work on my project. Today is Easter Saturday and I am going to some now. The history is welcome.

I'll post some pics soon I hope.

Geoff