My RSC-24 project

[ccool]

Hi !

Since i have read the article in the Railroad model craftsman last year, i always wanted to try my chance with this model. The article are relatively old due the fact that i lot of new pieces are now available.

I had started tonight with what i have on hand... I must order more pieces to continu.

The cab :

In the article he talk about a RS2 cab, is not bad but not exact match. The roof , the windows, the front and rear wall is not corect, so nothing is corect for this model. With a friend i had check i lot of possibility. The roof of the GP9 look to be the better. One side of the RS2 cab can be used for one side and at the moment i'm not sure of what i will use for the front and rear, maybe a mix of RS2 ang GP9.

Let's show the first picture :



I keep the side with 3 windows and one side for the moment, i will determinate later what i will make when i receive the GP7/9 cab.

On the second picture :



I must remove the left part of the windows, for that i use a 0.005" styrene to cover to hole.

On the next picture :



I glue a little pieces of 0.010" styrene to add some strongest.

On the next image :



I had sand smooth the bottom box. of course the prototype don't have this kind of box.

The step :

The better step that i have found is those one of a C-630, on the next picture i cut them from the walkway.



The rest of the pieces go on a box for the moment, maybe i will need them later !

That's all for the first part, like i tell i need to order some part to continu.

Post picture and describe the work need a lot of time, specially that my first language is french, i will continu depending of the interrest and the participation.

Thanks !

[alcofan49]

Hi,

What issue of RMC was that article in? Does anybody have a down-loadable copy of it? I'd like to see it as there is so little info about this loco available. Please keep posting your progress on this project, I'm very interested.

J

[ccool]

Hi !

At the moment the interrest are not so "high"...

Contact me by PM and give me your e-mail adress.

Thanks !

[shauncn]

i'm really interested in how you are going to do the trucks, I know theres a few options available but havnt seen any one really to date with a rock solid solution to it. Looking good so far though.

[m420w]

I'm too interested by your work, a friend of mine is building an RSC-13 and is next big project was the RSC-24. he is concern with the truck too: using the Atlas 6 axle truck from rsd-12 as a starting point.

[dekon]

I'm interested also.

[graftonterminalrr]

I also have a copy of this article; it's by Bob Boudreau and is from the June 1988 Railroad Model Craftsman.

He used a scratchbuilt frame and a long hood made from AHM RS2, RS11 and C628 parts. Since the article came out, 23 years have passed and better Alco models are on the market as starting points.

Bob used C628 truck sideframes to make his trucks, but Miniatures By Eric (brass) and Tiger Valley (die cast) offer correct sideframes. I think Kaslo Shops may also have them in resin.

They are the same trucks as used on RSC13s and RSC14s. Kato and Proto do RSC2 trucks, but the wheelbase is too short.

[ccool]

Hi !

I receive all the body part that i need so, tonight I had working a little bite on my project. I work only on the cab.

For the first picture, I cut off all unwanted part on the GP7 cab, like you see i keep the roof and 2 windows, front and rear.



The next step is to glue the part of the cab that i had working on last time to the GP7 roof. It's not perfect match, i must sand here and is to try to have the better match possible.



After that, I cut what i need on the second RS2 cab, i keep the side with 3 windows and the front for the door and upper windows.



The last step for tonight was to glue the new part to the cab, again it's not the perfect match and i must sand here and is.



Note that the windows must be inversed, i can not make like other side of the wall because the offset of the windows are not at the same place.

The next step will be to finish the wall with styrene and make the final shape with putty.

I hope that you appreciate, any comments and suggestion are welcome of course.

Thanks !

[iomalley]

Why are you going thru all that trouble? Just take an RS3 cab, modify the slider windows and roll some thin brass onto the roof to get the roof edge. The GP7 roof curvature is not correct for the RSC24.

[ccool]

Hi !

It's a idea that i had study a little bite, when i check the diagram of the model, the roof of the GP7 is the better but not perfect, On the RS3 cab the small rear and front windows are not correct. I will try something and if it's too complicated i can change my method too.

Thanks !

[ccool]

Hi !

Tonight i work a little bite on the project too.

I file all the "hole" of the cab with styrene, a lot of putty and sanding are now necessary to finish them.





After that I'm starting to working on the long hood. I had the chance to find a Stewart C630 shell, i had started by strip the paint with Pine sol.



After that I use saw and X-acto to cut them at the good length. and i finish with sand paper.



After this part of the work, i had sand all detail on one side of the shell. The next step will be the other side and the top of course. I also make some putty to fill some hole but it's probably to soon because the height of the hood must be corrected.



More to come !

Thanks !

[m420w]

Very nice progress! if only I was modeling 1975 instead of 1985... It was for sure one of a kind MLW that I have to made for my layout!

[dekon]

Here is a link to photos of a build, it may be of interest.

public.fotki.com/railphotog/rsc-24/

[slowfreight]

If you want a second unit, Bob Boudreau posted that model from his article (plus a copy of the article) as for sale on HOINTERCHANGE today!

[tamaman]

Lookin good!

[jakeloyst]

looking good so far, did one years back with the 628 sides and roof, rs-11 cab and a pair of 628 trucks sut down and respaced, never got it finished, and now looking for the box its hiding in. If you didnt get the articles, I have both the construction and the prototype article that came out years back.