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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by suremann[/i] [br]Here is one of my recently finished projects. Inspired by some photos I found from the Squamish shops (BC) and a spare EMD 645 engine block from Detail Associates, I started to build a BCR locomotive. First I tried to find out if I can use a Kato powered chassis or part from it, to get my loco motorized. At the end I decided not to motorize my loco because when it will sit on the dead-track, it will not be moved anywhere. Isn’t it a easy excuse? [;)] My locomotive of choice for this project would be BCR 3611 a GE B36-7. Stop, stop, stop, what this guy has written! He builds a GE loco with an EMD prime mover!? I know, I know, normally that would be a no-go , but I can’t find a N-scale GE prime mover. If you know a source from where I get such a engine, I would more than appreciated for any hint or link. Anyway, decision was made not to motorize and use an EMD engine. I started with an undecorated body of a Atlas B23-7 and cut it in pieces. To get a foundation for the engine, I filled the gap in the sill with two pieces of styrene. I used the same styrene to build a support structure for the tank, this allow me to just clip the tank to the sill without the use of any glue. Then I drilled the holes for the trucks. More or less that was it. Final assembly, some more detail parts like the beautiful Sinclair antennas from Sandro, paint and decals, e voila….. [img]http://www.sschaer.org/suremann/P1020854.JPG[/img] [img]http://www.sschaer.org/suremann/P1020855.JPG[/img] [img]http://www.sschaer.org/suremann/P1020857.JPG[/img] [img]http://www.sschaer.org/suremann/P1020858.JPG[/img] [img]http://www.sschaer.org/suremann/P1020853.JPG[/img] [img]http://www.sschaer.org/suremann/P1020862.JPG[/img] [img]http://www.sschaer.org/suremann/P1020863.JPG[/img] [img]http://www.sschaer.org/suremann/P1020864.JPG[/img] [img]http://www.sschaer.org/suremann/P1020865.JPG[/img] [img]http://www.sschaer.org/suremann/P1020867.JPG[/img] [img]http://www.sschaer.org/suremann/P1020869.JPG[/img] The final touch to this project was the weathering and the figures. Hope you enjoy watching these pictures. Cheers Markus [/quote]   Check here to include your profile signature.