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sschaer
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 Posted - 05/17/2014 : 13:12:17
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FINALLY !!!!
been working on a few of the sd40-2 currently in the shops. four of them are done and had a first photo shooting today. each loco will get it's own post with more informations about what has been done
here's the first of the four finished locos :
cp rail sd40-2 #5420, latest paintscheme, pretty clean and in good shape
tasks done :
- sandblasting
- first coat of primer gray
- a coat of cp red
- top of nose became black
- the white stripe along the sill has been masked and painted (!!!)
- painted handrails black/red/white
- moved headlights from cab to nose
- added atlas plow
- added mu hoses
- added cut levers
- added lift rings
- added blma fans
- added bell
- added sinclair antennas
- converted rear light to single lens
- added decals
- some very light weathering
- decoder installed
- mt 2004 couplers installed
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Edited by - sschaer on 05/17/2014 13:24:24 |
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sschaer
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942 Posts |
Posted - 05/17/2014 : 13:16:33
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nrex sd40-2 #4405, reason for this model : i liked the huge sd40-2 on the side.
tasks done :
- sandblasting
- first coat of primer gray
- final coat of sp lettering gray
- added atlas plow
- added mu hoses
- added windsields
- added wind deflectors
- added cut levers
- added lift rings
- added blma fans
- relocated air horn
- added decals
- some heavy weathering
- decoder installed
- mt 2004 couplers installed
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Edited by - sschaer on 05/17/2014 13:17:43 |
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sschaer
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942 Posts |
Posted - 05/17/2014 : 13:21:52
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next units is cp rail sd40-2 #5620. the rather heavy weathering with the chipped of paint was a real challenge. i tried to do my best to match the prototype as close as possiible.
tasks done :
- sandblasting
- first coat of primer gray
- a coat of cp red
- top of nose became black
- the white stripe along the sill has been masked and painted (!!!)
- painted handrails black/red/white
- moved headlights from cab to nose
- added atlas plow
- added mu hoses
- added cut levers
- added lift rings
- added blma fans
- added bell
- added sinclair antennas
- converted rear light to single lens
- added decals
- some very light weathering
- decoder installed
- mt 2004 couplers installed
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Edited by - sschaer on 05/17/2014 13:24:39 |
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sschaer
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942 Posts |
Posted - 05/17/2014 : 13:24:05
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last but not least, cp rail sd40-2 #5577. another heavy used unit in really bad shape. again, the chipped of paint was the challenge on this model.
tasks done :
- sandblasting
- first coat of primer gray
- a coat of cp red
- top of nose became black
- painted handrails black/red/white
- moved headlights from cab to nose
- added atlas plow
- added mu hoses
- added cut levers
- added lift rings
- added blma fans
- added bell, but bell cut off
- added sinclair antennas
- converted rear light to single lens
- added decals
- some very light weathering
- decoder installed
- mt 2004 couplers installed
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Edited by - sschaer on 05/17/2014 13:25:15 |
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Brakeman
Canada
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Posted - 05/18/2014 : 05:10:29
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GREAT job Sandro !
My favorite one is the third engine.
I really like the weathering on N scale trains ! |
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sschaer
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942 Posts |
Posted - 05/18/2014 : 08:30:14
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i might consider selling this unit .... ;-)
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Brakeman
Canada
272 Posts |
Posted - 05/22/2014 : 21:13:31
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what is the engine that you use to do the CP engines ?
Kato SD40-2 with the ditch lights and nose beam lights... ?
I know that the Kato BNSF did do some of their engine with nose lights aswell as the ditch lights.
This is what I would use to start up with for a "canadian" engine prototype. |
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sschaer
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Posted - 06/01/2014 : 13:17:32
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| i take whatever fits best. relocating cab lights to the nose is an easy task. removing dual rear light and converting to single light as well. then you could alway cut off the nose and reattach a correct one. |
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weekly work report..........05/18/2014
