Cleared a few things off my bench tonight. Nothing major, just a lot of M/T 1015s and some hand rail adjustments. I have 4 Kato BN U30Cs, 2 Atlas EJ&E VO 1000s, and a LL GM&O RS2 all ready for rails !!! I worked on Atlas PC C628 and C630, but didn't like the way a few things turned out. They are back on the bench !!!
I drew these up and had them printed a few weeks ago, but hadn't had much of a chance to do anything with them. Even though I'm all about WM in the 50's, I do have a few pieces from the 60's and 70's. And since the N&W was a common sight over the WM into Hagerstown, I figured I would do convert a few of my Kato SD45s into N&W high hoods. I'm looking forward to doing several of these conversions. Because the hood and the cab are one piece, it only requires one cut! Its a piece of cake!
Piperguy, I like the cab/nose combo. I will also be doing some N&W SD45s in the future. I'll be using M4D noses on the "old" Kato SD45s. Already have the parts, so I'm committed. Guess I just like the "one cut" theory. I may be at the "operating table" for a couple of days !!! No big deal, though. Your's is a good idea !!!
Here is the best place if you want just one. PM me if you want more than one and I will put as many as you need in one file to save you the printing fee on multiple items Here for SOU units - blank fireman's side http://www.shapeways.com/model/9244...or-sou-and-ns-units.html?li=productBox-search And here for N&W units - has the brake lever on the fireman's side http://www.shapeways.com/model/950795/n-amp-w-n-scale-sd40-45-high-hood.html?li=productBox-search I have one of these kits in the works for the Atlas GP30, it should be ready by early April!!
Finished another custom engine tonight, this time a Fort Worth and Western GP50 "Panther City" (Kato Unit). eNjoy! Brian
Thanks Robert and Ron ! Ron it is a mix of many things, Monroe Models, Woodland Scenics,Period Miniatures,Savonart (from the Bay), Lark Models, Micro Engineering, and Chooch. All of the fence is Micro Engineering. Thanks , Mike
Nice GP50, like the detail it shows, and nice Junkyard, I've never seen anything like it on a layout.
