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Post by johnnetzlof on Nov 14, 2008 15:35:48 GMT -5
I think i need some more working room, this project got a little "wide" Okay, i'm done with the bad puns, I promise.    Bessemer Hobbies shipped me my cab kit today, as soon as I got it I assembled it, excellent quality for a kit thats been around as long as I can remember. Anywho, the Long hood end and anticlimber should be arriving from Cannon tomorrow, and Athearn should be sending me some goodies as well. |
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Post by Randy Earle on Nov 14, 2008 17:31:54 GMT -5
Looks like a fun build, I'm still working on my River Run GP38-2W.
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Post by johnnetzlof on Nov 14, 2008 22:18:35 GMT -5
Either Huron Central 3011 or A&W re-logoed of the same unit, haven't decided yet.
Hey Randy- Does the roof of your cab's roof rise roughly 1/32 of an inch higher than the inertial room?
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Post by Randy Earle on Nov 15, 2008 0:10:24 GMT -5
No, I'm using an ATLAS GP38-2 and it sits right on the ridge.
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Post by johnnetzlof on Nov 15, 2008 17:10:40 GMT -5
Well, I dug out my old copy of How to Detail Diesel Locomotives (Jim Volhard - Kalmbach Publ.) and found that the cab on his GP40-2L rode up high as well, must be the athearn shell.  I also found a Snow-sheild scratch building pattern, so we should be back in motion when mor eparts show up! |
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Post by Randy Earle on Nov 15, 2008 23:23:21 GMT -5
If you look at this Kato, you'll see that the cab will fit flush in it also....once I file the flash off from where I cut the Kato Spartan Cab off.  |
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Post by johnnetzlof on Nov 17, 2008 12:50:33 GMT -5
After a tad mor ework and smoothing, the cab is only ridding a scale 2-3 Inches high, I can live with that, this isn't going to be a Trophy model anyways.
Today I started working on the distinctive snow shields, as well as cutting off the rear hood end and a hole for the brake wheel. Cannon & Co is sending a replacement end with not number boards and a front Anti-climber. I intend to use an Athearn SD40T-2 front railing as a viable stand in.
I also went and filed the ECAB off the Conductors side, and started scratchbuilding a set of stairs.
I've yet to decide if I want to hack out the steps on the Athearn model to represent the correct 4-step ladders, I also broke out the soldering iron and installed a DH123 decoder to the drive, which you can see being test fit in the shell through the site-glass hole above.
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