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Post by stump on Sept 4, 2011 21:14:50 GMT -5
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Post by mosteam3985 on Sept 5, 2011 2:14:10 GMT -5
Hey this will be cool, post some pics when you can!
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Post by cf7 on Sept 5, 2011 8:07:15 GMT -5
Are you doing this in N scale?
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Post by stump on Sept 5, 2011 18:33:56 GMT -5
Yes this will be done in n scale
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Post by Bessemer Bob on Sept 24, 2011 14:54:08 GMT -5
Great project, Love the SD9! I am starting a chop nose build myself for an B&LE SD9. N scale as well. Please keep us posted
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Post by diesel on Sept 24, 2011 16:58:04 GMT -5
cool! post a pic once you hack off the front end of the old cab ect....
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Post by stump on Sept 25, 2011 19:38:19 GMT -5
I will the only thing I see as a problem is the "Swine power" graffiti on the engineers side battery box will try with a white conti stick
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Post by diesel on Aug 15, 2012 18:12:31 GMT -5
You know I thought this was gonna be an SD9-3, but I just looked at your proto's pics and I think this was an original low nose right? If so, does any manufacturer make an SD9 like that and that's what you're starting with or are you cutting down a hi-nose?
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Post by bdhicks on Aug 15, 2012 20:59:05 GMT -5
All SD9s originally had a high nose, over time many railroads chopped the noses to make low nose versions. Similarly, all the commercially produced SD9 scale models are high nose.
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Post by diesel on Aug 15, 2012 21:22:36 GMT -5
I just realized this is an SD7 ; /
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Post by jpwisc on Aug 19, 2012 9:50:46 GMT -5
M4D makes the perfect cab for this in N Scale, check out part number 501 to save yourself some time.
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railroadjeep
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Post by railroadjeep on Aug 19, 2012 23:35:05 GMT -5
Dang it, I was gonna offer up some photos, until I realized that out of the 4 SD7/9's we had roaming Seattle, the 1726 is the one I never did a photo walkaround of. I have 6104, 6135 and 6144. But never got the to 6147/1726.  In case anyone is wondering where "swine power" came from. It was written on there because one of our yardmaster's in Seattle had a heart valve replaced. Shortly after he returned to work, the engine was dubbed "swine power". |
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Post by Nick Lorusso on Aug 20, 2012 11:04:38 GMT -5
Atlas sells this cab in N-scale it's the sd24 or SD26 cab.
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Post by catt on Aug 21, 2012 8:04:47 GMT -5
Using the ATLAS cab will save you a lot of work,though you may have to shim the bottom of the cab to get a good fit.
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Post by jpwisc on Aug 23, 2012 21:19:46 GMT -5
.03" square styrene works for shimming the Atlas cabs, but the M4D cab includes the chopped nose as well to save that step.
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