CSX SD40-2's

chessie Aug 11, 2000

  1. chessie

    chessie TrainBoard Supporter

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    Dave,
    Welcome to the TrainBoard and thanks for your comments. I like the "big" photos, as they are definately a modeling aid. Roof shots are especially important, since you see a lot of the roof of models. A friend of mine has a page called "Roofer Madness" that has nothing but roof shots... another great modeling aid: http://www.trainweb.org/zeniphotos/roofer/roofermadness.html

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  2. drolsen

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    <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by chessie:
    Dave,
    Welcome to the TrainBoard and thanks for your comments. I like the "big" photos, as they are definately a modeling aid. Roof shots are especially important, since you see a lot of the roof of models. A friend of mine has a page called "Roofer Madness" that has nothing but roof shots... another great modeling aid: http://www.trainweb.org/zeniphotos/roofer/roofermadness.html

    Chessie
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    Small world! That's pretty funny - I just asked Craig if he might be interested in your photos for his Madness, and offered to contact you to find out if it was alright for him to use them! I should have guessed you knew each other since it sounds like you spend a lot of time in his neck of the woods! His web site is a great collection - it arose from a discussion on the Diesel Modelers email list about how difficult it is for modelers to find roof photos. An important area for modelers, since that's what most people look at when viewing model diesels.


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  3. Mankind

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    Welcome aboard Dave, hope you have a good time on the board, it's a good one. Nice to have another dlister, I was getting a little lonely here! [​IMG] Anyways, to get back on subject, I was looking at modeling some CSX SD40-2's(using the new-and-improved Athearn toosh-dah, of course)to run as pool power with my Espee equipment, and was wondering several things, the main thing being how to model the antennas(?)on the roof, on either side of the numberboard housing. Here's a link to a unit with them: http://www.trainweb.org/csxphotos/photos/SD40-2/8140CSX-bc.jpg
    Any ideas on how to replicate these in model form?

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  4. tunnel88

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    Hey, i saw a CSX SD40-2 yesterday in a BNSF consist! It had the slotted battery boxes, but if Drolsen isright the heritage would be unknown. I didn't get the number either.
     
  5. chessie

    chessie TrainBoard Supporter

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    <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Mankind:
    I was looking at modeling some CSX SD40-2's and was wondering several things, the main thing being how to model the antennas(?)on the roof, on either side of the numberboard housing. Here's a link to a unit with them: http://www.trainweb.org/csxphotos/photos/SD40-2/8140CSX-bc.jpg
    Any ideas on how to replicate these in model form?

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    I believe those little "stubs" are actually the old strobe light mounting brackets. I checked some old pics and have # 8139 in FLS paint that has them. It was a short-lived experiment.

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  6. chessie

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    <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by drolsen:
    Small world! That's pretty funny - I just asked Craig if he might be interested in your photos for his Madness, and offered to contact you to find out if it was alright for him to use them! I should have guessed you knew each other since it sounds like you spend a lot of time in his neck of the woods!

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    Yes, Craig and I are both inhabitants of the Raleigh, N.C. area. A lot of his "roofer" shots were taken from the Boylan Avenue bridge in Raleigh (the site of the former "Boylan Tower" @ Boylan junction, the crosiing point of the original Norfolk Southern and Seaboard Air Line. (I have a lot of shots from the bridge also... mostly SOuthern equipment). Craig is a much more avid modeler and photographer than I am (I have a family and kids that occupy most of my time). I saw Craig in Richmond,Va. this past weekend as he and his club were displaying their radical HO modules.

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  7. Mankind

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    Thanks for the answer, Chessie. Strobe lights.....I didn't realize those units ever had them! Thanks for the info.

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  8. drolsen

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    <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Mankind:
    Welcome aboard Dave, hope you have a good time on the board, it's a good one. Nice to have another dlister, I was getting a little lonely here! [​IMG] Anyways, to get back on subject, I was looking at modeling some CSX SD40-2's(using the new-and-improved Athearn toosh-dah, of course)to run as pool power with my Espee equipment, and was wondering several things, the main thing being how to model the antennas(?)on the roof, on either side of the numberboard housing. Here's a link to a unit with them: http://www.trainweb.org/csxphotos/photos/SD40-2/8140CSX-bc.jpg
    Any ideas on how to replicate these in model form?
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    Someday dlisters will rule the world! I believe from the photos I've looked at, these are cylinders with a round disk on top (as someone mentioned, probably for strobes). I haven't built a model with these details yet, but I thought it might be possible to use a small nail and file down the head so it's nice and thin like the prototype, and possible reduce the diameter of the head also, if necessary. I'll have to look around at the hardware store and see if there's a good size nail for this.

    The detail that I'm really not sure how to make is the antenna on the rear corner of the cab roof of this unit:

    http://www.trainweb.org/csxphotos/photos/GP40-2/6211CSX-bc.jpg

    I thought about a thin brass disk (like the ones that DA makes for their etched fan grills to model the top-mounted fan motor), with a short piece of styrene rod on top, but I can't imagine making the wire through the middle strong enough that it wouldn't be too bulky, yet wouldn't get bent the first time someone handles it.

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  9. Mankind

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    <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by drolsen:
    The detail that I'm really not sure how to make is the antenna on the rear corner of the cab roof of this unit:

    http://www.trainweb.org/csxphotos/photos/GP40-2/6211CSX-bc.jpg

    I thought about a thin brass disk (like the ones that DA makes for their etched fan grills to model the top-mounted fan motor), with a short piece of styrene rod on top, but I can't imagine making the wire through the middle strong enough that it wouldn't be too bulky, yet wouldn't get bent the first time someone handles it.

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    Sounds like a good start. The issue of how well a detail can take abuse is important, and since I run at a club, I know this firsthand. For the wire that goes through the middle, how about something with a little more rigidity, like music wire, or maybe the new stainless steel wire DA just released? I was using the new DA wire for the first time earlier today to make cut levers and brake rods on some walthers undec bi and tri-level autoracks. Stuff has some flexibility, yet holds its shape very well. Oh well, back to the workbench to finish plans for taking over the worl...uh, um, I mean modeling SP GP38-2's....oops, how'd that slip out? [​IMG]

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  10. Justin May

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    Hello all you CSX fans,
    I can provide some insight to the white rooftop boxes y'all are in question over. Here on the FBU, we see many of the former L&N, CRR, and some Chessie units, but most are L&N- 8000-8030 are the numbers we see here in Central FL. Those boxes are in cab AC units retrofitted to the older units to provide climate control for the blistering heat and humidity of the SE. The crews really appreciate them when the are working, many of the locals use the SD40-2s for phosphate and transfer service between Baldwin and Adamo yard located in East Tampa. Hope this helps and if anyone has any questions feel free to ask away. ISBN, I am a NS fan, but living here in the heart of CSX territory, its hard not to notice the beaters and bruisers used in service in the sunshine state. Hope this helps and y'all have a good one, Justin May
     
  11. chessie

    chessie TrainBoard Supporter

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    Hi Justin!
    Thanks for your input... it is O.K. to admit to liking CSX and NS [​IMG] (both run through my home time) Being a train nut, I admit that ANY trains are good ones to see [​IMG]
    I caught some NS D944CW's and other assorted GE units yesterday in Greensboro.. I'll try and get some pics posted tonite on the NS forum.

    Chessie
     
  12. Justin May

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    Interesting Chessie,
    You say Greensboro as I lived their recently and enjoyed every bit of the old SOU and current NS as I could stand. I would be glad to see the pics and I have some also, that I would not mind sharing. When I get a chance I will post them to the NS forum. Have a good one, Justin May
     

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