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Building A Yard Slug

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Building A Yard Slug
Posted by caldreamer on Friday, April 13, 2018 8:12 AM

Has anyone built a yard slug? If so what did you use and how did you do it?  I wouldlike to build a six axle slug to work on the hump end of my big yard.

  Thanks In Advance

             Ira

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Posted by dragonriversteel on Friday, April 13, 2018 9:20 AM

caldreamer

Has anyone built a yard slug? If so what did you use and how did you do it?  I wouldlike to build a six axle slug to work on the hump end of my big yard.

  Thanks In Advance

             Ira

 

 

 Hi Ira,

 

  Loosely modeled a Norfolk Southern  950 six axle slug, to fit between my alcos.  Ira, I started with an Athearn blue box dummy SD-9 and Atlas RS-11 shell for the noses.

Had to cut the noses off the RS-11 shell using a Dremel and their handy dandy Ez-lock cutting system (highly recommend ez-lock). After cutting those off. I turned my attention to the dummy Athearn SD-9.  Cut the shell from the walkway bottom completely off. I had to add styrene sheet to the walkway bottom. Then carefully cut out holes for the top of the trucks. 

At this time I tried to measure using a locking caliper the height of the trucks for the slug hood. Once I had my hood height. I started putting it all together. Took me two months plus parts waiting.

She's mean looking. Added SP headlight fixtures to both noses and warning beacons. 

 

 This was my first slug ever built. Learned that scratch building between the noses to fill the gap is the hardest part. Mucked mine up . Still turned out pretty good,enough for my modeling.

 Those Alco hoods make it more appealing in my humble opinion. Then again got a soft spot for Alco's/ MLW...

I'll see if I can post a photo or link later.

 

Patrick

Fear an Ignorant Man more than a Lion- Turkish proverb

Modeling an ficticious HO scale intergrated Scrap Yard & Steel Mill Melt Shop.

Southland Industrial Railway or S.I.R for short. Enterchanging with Norfolk Southern.

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Posted by caldreamer on Friday, April 13, 2018 12:21 PM

What did you use for a drive under your slug?  Not many drives are low enough for the cut down shell.

     Ira

    

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Posted by dragonriversteel on Friday, April 13, 2018 3:36 PM

caldreamer

What did you use for a drive under your slug?  Not many drives are low enough for the cut down shell.

     Ira

    

 

 

 Mine is a dummy. 

Dunno  about drives that small but I'm sure one of our forums mechanical wizards can answer.

 

Fear an Ignorant Man more than a Lion- Turkish proverb

Modeling an ficticious HO scale intergrated Scrap Yard & Steel Mill Melt Shop.

Southland Industrial Railway or S.I.R for short. Enterchanging with Norfolk Southern.

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Posted by Ironstef70 on Friday, April 13, 2018 4:43 PM

I did, three years ago.

If that can help:

http://dieseldetailer.proboards.com/thread/15566/another-gp9-slug?page=3

Note that most pictures were removed by Photobucrap, but the video at the last page shows the final project.

It is motorized using an Athearn motor, but one flywheel only, due to limited space.

Here are more videos showing it in operation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpZppsilwME

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUUafpahtRM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvk7Uf3lDeg

Stephane

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stephane (Ironstef70)

My Youtube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC051f4F3z0iwDFa8FqRtgXQ/videos

My past projects:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ironstef70/albums/with/72157651845821179

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Posted by caldreamer on Friday, April 13, 2018 7:41 PM

I am in N scale.  I have been fooling around with various ideas and have found that I have an old Model Power RSD15 low nose (allegator) shell in my junk box.  I cut it apart to remove the cab area of the shell.  Took off the built on sill/walkway  areas and tried various drives to see which might fit and are low enough to fit the low nose and to chop  the shell down to the same height as the low nose.  It turns out that an Atlas H24-66 Train master works.  The sill is straight and the lenght is fine.  I will have to fill in the cab area with styrene.  Also what is left of the vent area at the rear of the unit after cutting it down will need to filed smooth and filled with sheet styrene.  Looks like a project that can be done.  I will post pictures as I progress.

      Ira

 

 

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