Exciting Announcement: SP TEBU Coming to N Scale!

[nyamodeler]

I am proud to announce the latest product from Cutting Edge Scale Models, the Southern Pacific M-K Tractive Effort Booster Unit!



The Southern Pacific's 14 tractive effort booster units are very unique units. They were built by the SP shops from retired U25B's based on an original unit built by Morrison-Knudsen. They were controlled by a set of specially equipped GP40 units. The TEBUs acted as fuel tenders and slugs.



The shell will be cast in resin, but rather than basing the master off of low-precision scratchbuilt styrene, the master will be made of 3D printed plastic that has been sanded and filled to attain a very high quality surface finish. The kits will include a fret of etched brass details that includes the fan, walkway, pilot, air intake grille, sill, and steps. The model will fit over a U25B chassis just like the prototype, and the models will be powered.



The SP light array will be faithfully modelled with fiber optics, and the LEDs and motor will be controlled with a DCC decoder.



I would like to get at least 14 pre orders before I start production in order to offset setup costs. If you pre order, I will not bill you until it ships, and you can cancel at any time. I plan to ship in mid June. If you would like to pre order you can visit my website here:



cuttingedgescalemodels.weebly.com/espee-tebu.html

[nyamodeler]

I have 5 pre orders so far, 9 more to go!

[nyamodeler]

The prices will be about $75 for a basic kit and $250 for a pre-built unit with DCC, U25B base unit, and a paint job. 

Check out this photo:

www.flickr.com/photos/47911905@N00/2832909055/

[emd16645]

Has any thought been given to offering this model in HO scale? It seems like a pretty cool model and I'd probably be interested in one or a few, if offered.

[nyamodeler]

I have thought about this, and I think that will be the next project for me.

[emd16645]

Cool, please keep me posted.

[enginseer]

None of the links work for me for some reason.

[railfansd40t2]

The only link I got to work was the one of the Prototype which leads me to a question.
If these units did not have prime movers in them but were considered to have tracktive effort does that mean they get power to there traction motors from the mother units?
I would be interested in how these really work.

I may too be interested in an HO scale one if it could be made a dummy since my models are just static displays.

Paulie

[sgoti]

May 7, 2014 19:16:19 GMT -5 railfansd40t2 said:

The only link I got to work was the one of the Prototype which leads me to a question.
If these units did not have prime movers in them but were considered to have tracktive effort does that mean they get power to there traction motors from the mother units?
I would be interested in how these really work.

I may too be interested in an HO scale one if it could be made a dummy since my models are just static displays.

Paulie

Yes, but the mother units had to be specifically equipped/modified for this.

(Some) more information can be found here:

espee.railfan.net/sptebu.html

Don't let the name fool you, "TEBU" is just a slug by another name.

[railfansd40t2]

Thank you
I will check this out more and also the link worked fine this time.
Hope you do well with this because it looks like you have put a lot of thought and effort into it already.

Paulie

[nyamodeler]

I have fixed the link. I just recieved a prototype shell in the mail:




-Dave

[railfansd40t2]

That is really cool,
Will keep an eye on this little adventure of yours.

Paulie

[nyamodeler]

Thanks! For all of you HO scalers out there, I hope to get an HO scale version out this fall.

[nyamodeler]

Only 7 left! Pre-order here:

cuttingedgescalemodels.weebly.com/espee-tebu.html

[nyamodeler]

Only 3 left!

[nyamodeler]

I have filled up all of the space, however there may be a slot or two left based on what people decide to actually go through with. Thank you to all who have ordered so far. There is now a waiting list, and people who don't get in this run can get in the next.

-Dave

[nyamodeler]

Also, I will start taking pre-orders for the HO version soon. If anyone has a Bowser U25B that they could lend to me I would be most appreciative as I need to test some dimensions and get the shell going.

-Dave

[Canadian Atlantic Railway]

Any idea on pricing for the HO version?

[nyamodeler]

No idea at the moment, it will be a little higher is all I know.

[Canadian Atlantic Railway]

I'd be in for three HO versions when you are ready to take orders.