Model Railroading > SD45-2B 5510

This model came together quickly and started as a challenge from a fellow modeler. I had a year or so to complete his challenge but I decided to finish it off in about 8 weeks.

Rail Power Products SD45-2 Shell
Kato SD40-2 Chassis
Cannon Fans
Cannon Sub Base
Kato SD40-2 Dynamic Hatch
Etched steps
Hood end off a Big Dawg Shell (his stuff pretty much stinks, but I had the shell, and decided to hack it up)

MOAR

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And here are the completed images after painting and weathering and the installation of a sound decoder!

Model Railroading is Fun!

MOAR

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very nice

Sweet!

Ted Curphey
Ontario, OR

Love it!

Looks superb, very nicely painted and weathered.

Tell me how you did the handrails.

Well done.

A Cannon EMD high nose conversion kit can be used for a finer detailed short hood.

The handrails are Smokey Valley stanchions and custom bent phosphor bronze wire. Each side piece is one long piece bent as I went along.

MOAR


jsnoy Wrote:
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> Tell me how you did the handrails.
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> Well done.

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Yup! Did that on my 5514 model a few years back. I had the Big Dawg shell and did a considerable amount of work on it before I discovered it was too warped to use.

fbe Wrote:
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> A Cannon EMD high nose conversion kit can be used
> for a finer detailed short hood.

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