SD40 Build x 2

[mandealco]

Top job Artur.

[slowfreight]

Lovin' it, Artur!

[artur]

Thanks guys,
here is SD40u just have to paint the railings. It took a couple days to install the hand rails but it was worth the time, they are perfectly straight and look better than plastic.
this was a fun build. I’ll be starting a new project next week, a pair of E8’s I need something with no railings lol.

[nsc39d8]

Artur,

They look great! Who made the handrail stanchions?

[EMDX6043]

Artur, great work! However, I think the engineer's side number board needs a small bit of attention....

[artur]

Nov 23, 2020 20:01:42 GMT -5 nsc39d8 said:

Artur,

They look great! Who made the handrail stanchions?

Thanks, the stanchions are a mix of Kaslo photo etched and the longer ones are Athearn notched out.

[artur]

Nov 23, 2020 20:13:27 GMT -5 EMDX6043 said:

Artur, great work! However, I think the engineer's side number board needs a small bit of attention....

lol you are right about that

[slowfreight]

What are you using as a starting point for E8s?

Eventually, when I get off this freight car program, I have some E8s in the stack. Plan is to graft Genesis F noses on BLI E8 shells. P2K E units have pretty bad dimensions and are only worth it if they come factory detailed for your prototype (i.e., Southern with roof tanks)

[artur]

Nov 25, 2020 10:28:44 GMT -5 slowfreight said:

What are you using as a starting point for E8s?

Eventually, when I get off this freight car program, I have some E8s in the stack. Plan is to graft Genesis F noses on BLI E8 shells. P2K E units have pretty bad dimensions and are only worth it if they come factory detailed for your prototype (i.e., Southern with roof tanks)

Yup I'm grafting on Highliners/ Genesis F7 nose and rear end onto BLI E8, than I'm casting the whole shell for the other 2 or 3 units i'll be building.

[artur]

Number board fixed and handrails painted.

[slowfreight]

Nov 25, 2020 11:15:58 GMT -5 artur said:

Nov 25, 2020 10:28:44 GMT -5 slowfreight said:

What are you using as a starting point for E8s?

Eventually, when I get off this freight car program, I have some E8s in the stack. Plan is to graft Genesis F noses on BLI E8 shells. P2K E units have pretty bad dimensions and are only worth it if they come factory detailed for your prototype (i.e., Southern with roof tanks)

Yup I'm grafting on Highliners/ Genesis F7 nose and rear end onto BLI E8, than I'm casting the whole shell for the other 2 or 3 units i'll be building.

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[dmdmn]

those handrail stanchions look really good! are they durable? there are no more smokey valley stanchions and the kv models dont have a very good mounting system.

[artur]

Nov 28, 2020 13:47:34 GMT -5 dmdmn said:

those handrail stanchions look really good! are they durable? there are no more smokey valley stanchions and the kv models dont have a very good mounting system.

I find them durable they are pretty thick so they stand up straight. Also TMR distributing has precision scale stanchions for sale www.tmrdistributing.com/presta/index.php?controller=search&orderby=position&orderway=desc&search_query=Stanchions+

[dmdmn]

i deal with tmr as well, he is the best as he dont rip me off on the shipping. i remember the psc stanchions from years ago and the had a conical mounting pin which i didnt thing was good, did they change that? i have couple p2k gp-60 locomotives that need handrails and you cannot get parts from walthers.

[artur]

I never use them before I've just ordered PSC 3936 plastic stanchions, will see how they work out. They have pre drilled holes for the handrail wire so that will be nice. I'm looking for something that's less of a chore to install.

[nsc39d8]

Artur,

Let us know how those PSC plastic stanchions work out. I am in the same position as dmdmn as I need to do some GP and SD 60's.

[countryroads]

Artur beautiful builds love them

Do you know where I would need to cut down a 116" or 123" cannon snoot to make a Canadian 106" snoot

[artur]

Nov 30, 2020 19:19:30 GMT -5 countryroads said:

Artur beautiful builds love them

Do you know where I would need to cut down a 116" or 123" cannon snoot to make a Canadian 106" snoot

I would look at prototype pictures also you can convert 106” to scale inches or millimeters.

[countryroads]

Not that but how do I shorten a cannon nose from the front or from the back to take the amount off

[artur]

I would cut it from the back. Also using a razor slice off any details from the sides of the nose to relocate them if needed after you shorten the nose.