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today, i am going to add some details. starting on the cab, drill out the holes for the grab irons and add them. dont add the grabs to the nose yet because they will get in the way while decaling. on the roof i added a Details West vapor type air conditioner (AC-158), a DW roof top bell (BE-292), a Precision Scale bracket mount horn (39085), and the DW sinclair radio antennas with stands (RA-214). i bent a piece of wire i had laying around for the air hose going to the bell and i built the beacon stand on the firemans side from a scrap piece of styrene and some wire. remember to check your photos, the roof details vary quite a bit between different SD40T-2's. the small antenna mounts i decided to use dont exactly match the prototype, but they are good enough for me[:D] i have learned to really dislike the Cannon cabs, so on my other 3 tunnel motors i am going to use the cabs off of the Athearn SD50's i am gutting for drives. they look really nice and they have those cool sliding windows.[:D] here are the pics of the cab: they still need some sanding and filinf to get them ready for painting. [img]http://akpierce.20m.com/tunnel%20project%20cab%20detail%201.JPG[/img] [img]http://akpierce.20m.com/tunnel%20project%20cab%20detail%202.JPG[/img] on the rear, i added Sunrise enterprises cluster bracket for sp SD40T-2 units (H-133) sunrise doesnt make one with the gyralite removed so i had to cut them off with my xuron and file them down. then i added the grab irons to the rear (17" drop grabs from Detail associates) then i glued in the S&S brass grills. [img]http://akpierce.20m.com/tunnel%20project%20rear%20detail%201.JPG[/img] now for the frame. i took it out to the grinder and ground down the seams on the tank sides. this makes the tank look much better. i also used the hacksaw to cut off the cast on fuel filler details. a dremel would make this a heck of alot easier, but i cant find mine [:D][:O] i also cut off the mounting pins and i cut off the holes for them on the shell. then i drilled holes for the fuel fillers and added them, then added the fuel gauges. the fillers and gauges are from Cannon & Comapny, item number TD-2156: EMD fuel tank detail set. it comes with many more details than i used so you can detail the tenk as much or as little as you want. [img]http://akpierce.20m.com/tunnel%20project%20tank%20detail%202.JPG[/img] i went and gave the shell, cab, and frame their first coat of paint....and then my airbrush fell apart on me. so i wont be able to get to any more painting till i get a new one. so, in my next installment we will add the SD50 motor and trucks to the SD40T-2 frame.
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