Hello all, I just completed a conversion that some on the board have been asking about- a HH EMD unit. I have spliced the SD35 onto a GP40 frame/chassis and the results are better than that of Cannon and many of the HO scale efforts I have seen. Please take a look at: http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumList?u=472053 - and let me know what y'all think. Of course you Conrail fans may consider this sacriledge(sic- I just love phonetics) ,but don't worry all of you CB&Q, CNW, and BN fans will be next. I am glad to answer any questions anyone may have and please feel free to post here or email me directly. Looks like another great Atlas product yields even more possibiltes-next up a SD40-2 and GP35 once the wallet cools down. Y'all have a good one, Justin ------------------ Black engines or blue engines, just move it West from Norfolk.
The model looks great be sure to post pics once it is finished ------------------ Paul Cassar-# Member number 50 ICQ 61198217 http://users.bigpond.net.au/railroad2000
Looks like there are no wasted parts with this conversion. You get a HH GP40 and still can put together a Low Hood SD35 just by switching cabs. Nothing wasted!! How cool! ------------------ Mike Drzycimski Arlington, TX The Southview Lines www.crosswinds.net/~mdrzycimski
im doindg some sd40-2's the same way and they turned out cool . thank you atlas and keep turning out those shells. i need them. ------------------ fly with route of the eagles.rock n roll all night and railroad everyday!
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by mdrzycimski: Looks like there are no wasted parts with this conversion. You get a HH GP40 and still can put together a Low Hood SD35 just by switching cabs. Nothing wasted!! How cool! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Just a note on construction, yes, you have seperate carbody and cab, but with the portion of the original cab filed of to support the HH assembly, this makes for one nasty looking gap near the lower portion directly behind the cab The only other option is to use the cab assembly and some .20 evergreen styrene to fill the gap and then putty over it- which sounds like more work than is needed, but none the less you do have a spare cab and spare carbody. I am thinking of using the carbodies for another project involving GHQ lowboys and a Detail associates EMD PM for a scene on the layout- once the benchwok and the like are completed- wishful thinking on my part for the time being. But anyhow, Atlas has produced a fine body and a helpful part to us NS,N&W,and SOU modelers out here in N scale. Just need to find some GP38s and GP50s now at a decent price Y'all have a good one, Justin [This message has been edited by Justin May (edited 08 September 2000).]
Justin,Did you get your SD35 hi-hood shell from Atlas? Do you have a part # and price? I looked on the Atlas site but could not find the SD-35 parts. HELP!!!!!!!! Yeah,I'm still havin' FUN!! P.S. Your locos look great ------------------ Catt!#118
Catt, I did in fact order them directly from Atlas, and total in parts was around $5.00 for all of the parts per unit. I went in with a friend who ordered them, so I do not have the part number for the shell- my guess is just to directly email Atlas and they will email you back with the numbers and price. The parts are the HH shell assembly (I think around 2.50) and the cab ($1.00) and the lights/numberboards (part number 494281-10- I think around $2.00). Hope this helps and I will try to find out the numbers for you and post them here once I know for sure. Have a good one, Justin
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Justin May: Just a note on construction, yes, you have seperate carbody and cab, but with the portion of the original cab filed of to support the HH assembly, <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Justin, Couldn't you just cut through the centre of the cab area and swap the noses? I do this with LH GP20's and HH GP9's to create the HH GP20's and 'kit' rebuild LH GP9's. It requires a splice plate tio hold the parts together that is inside the cab. Thought this would be an easy way for doing the HH conversions. I had a look at the PhotoPoint pics you posted. The conversion looks great. I'm awaiting the finished product as well. How about a photo essay on the conversion. Gary. ------------------ Gary A. Rose The Unofficial TC&W page TrainBoard Moderator and Member No.377 N to the Nth degree!
Howdy, I'm Justin's N&W\NS modeling buddy in Tampa. The parts that I ordered from Atlas for the conversion are: 494252 Cab- $1.00 each 494250 High nose SD35 body - $2.50 each 494281 High nose bell - .35cents each 494255 Headlight high nose unit - .35cents each 485203 Cab glazing set -.70cents each I did my conversion in about 30 minutes while Justin was working on his Top Gon prototype. Easiest conversion I have ever done. I am hoping to finish it up this weekend and post some pictures to my photopoint album. I did pull out a Kato GP50 and SD45 that have been waiting for my local distributor to restock Athabasca hoods and it looks like the Atlas parts will fit fine. Guess this means no more bending metal..... The cutting the parts off in the cab area idea is a great one. Thanks for the tip. Greg ------------------ Modeling Central VA in Tampa, FL
