Model Railroading > Detailed & Weathered CSXT C30-7

I picked up an older Atlas Silver C30-7 in the CSXT "Bright Future" scheme, which would be appropriate for my early/mid-1990's time period.

I added NCE DCC and replaced the lights with Yellow-Glo LED's from Miniatronics.

I added an Athearn RS5T-RRO horn, DW plow, MU hoses, antenna, etc, and had to move the headlight to the nose. Used a DA Pyle headlight and a SMD LED with acrylic light tubes. The old "brow" headlight was in a square housing, and this unit had an oval housing, so I used two halves of a bit of heat shrink tubing as a form for some modelers putty. (I am, incidentally, a huge fan of Mr. Dissolved Putty which works very well for me at filling cracks and small holes with a minimum of sanding needed afterwards.)

Lots of bits of paint here & there, and a few Microscale CSX diesel data decals, followed by weathering with MIG washes and PanPastels, and sealed with Scalecoat II dull flat finish. Finally, a mixture of DA and A-Line windshield wipers!

Enjoy!

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I think you did an excellent job on that locomotive!

Very nice loco and I like your screen name too. One of my old hangouts in the 70's.

TJY

nice job great work

luv big GE's - nice job!

Looks great!

- Jeff Carlson

Good looking motor bro and a better memory of CSX.

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I used to operate those--they were slow to load, but really dug in and kept on lugging. I'm pretty sure that what hearing loss I have is as a result of having that Leslie-5 chime horn on the top of the cab there!
I have an engineer friend that called these (and other dash-7's) 'Bellyrubbers" because those tiny front doors made it almost impossible for anyone of a "prodigious girth" such as he to make it into the cab.

DrLoco Wrote:
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> I used to operate those--they were slow to load,
> but really dug in and kept on lugging. I'm pretty
> sure that what hearing loss I have is as a result
> of having that Leslie-5 chime horn on the top of
> the cab there!
> I have an engineer friend that called these (and
> other dash-7's) 'Bellyrubbers" because those tiny
> front doors made it almost impossible for anyone
> of a "prodigious girth" such as he to make it into
> the cab.

Great memories - thanks for sharing!