Post by norm66 on Oct 14, 2017 15:13:10 GMT -5
Humble beginning of a 1/29-model of Rio Grande's M-1 'Prospector' from 1941. Due to use of USA-streamliner shells with Budd-like flutings the model will have the wrong (too big) wavelength of the sides' fluting - I'll try to ignore this fault 
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The cab -baggage-coach-car received the usual glassfiber nose while the diner - sleeper-observation car got a modified round-end tail. Additionally both cars had mounted full-length lower skirts.
New vents as well as exhaust&mufflers were mounted onto the roofs. It took some time to find the correct design of the miffler/exhaust ste-up- both avaialbe models in H0 and 0-scale are definitely wrong. The front end has a steeper slope than the rear end and there's a slot on the rear where the exhaust slightly poke out of.
Although both cars were powered I'll haave the cab car fitted with powered trucks only. I slightly reduced Aristo's AAR B-trucks' wheelbase to match that of USA-Trains' streamliner trucks. With some modifications on brakes etc. it will resemble the prototype.
Regards
Norman
.The cab -baggage-coach-car received the usual glassfiber nose while the diner - sleeper-observation car got a modified round-end tail. Additionally both cars had mounted full-length lower skirts.
New vents as well as exhaust&mufflers were mounted onto the roofs. It took some time to find the correct design of the miffler/exhaust ste-up- both avaialbe models in H0 and 0-scale are definitely wrong. The front end has a steeper slope than the rear end and there's a slot on the rear where the exhaust slightly poke out of.
Although both cars were powered I'll haave the cab car fitted with powered trucks only. I slightly reduced Aristo's AAR B-trucks' wheelbase to match that of USA-Trains' streamliner trucks. With some modifications on brakes etc. it will resemble the prototype.
Regards
Norman
