Just so you know, I did see your WTB post on the HOSwap.io group. Actually I saw it among a batch of listings that I got at one time. I have my account sent to send me a "digest" of listings rather than getting them individually.
The way you get responses is there is a reply to sender choice at the bottom of the listings. Anyone who has one to dispose of should contact you directly. Normally the reply to group choice is not used.
As a suggestion for the future, try to condense your posts as much as possible to be direct to the point. In this particular case I might have said "Need fuel tank for LiifeLike P2K SD7. If you have one to part with, please contact me." And if you have a part/item number from the loco instructions, you can include that info. From what I can see the members of that group want to go through the postings quickly and don't want to be bothered with how an item went walk about, questions about how to make one from another similar item, or dimensions (especially in millimeters; what the heck are those things)
ba&prr Will this work? For an SD24 though. Joe https://shop.atlasrr.com/p-2344-ho-sd-24-fuel-tank-standard.aspx
Will this work? For an SD24 though. Joe
https://shop.atlasrr.com/p-2344-ho-sd-24-fuel-tank-standard.aspx
I appreciate the good ideas from all. I did join the hoswap.io and dieseldetailer groups.
More specifically, I ordered the Atlas SD24/26 tank. Per wiki, both SD7 and SD24 had 1200 gal standard fuel tanks, and images look similar in length; i.e., about 3-1/2 handrail stanchions. I presume that I can make the Atlas cover work, even if I have to modify it., or use just the sides attached to a custom made box, etc.
Paul
Modeling HO with a transition era UP bent
Find some of the kitbash project articles where the fuel tank of the loco was changed. The techniques there should help in building a new one. It does take thicker material to be able to sand a nice rounded edge.
--Randy
Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's
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Thanks for the suggestions.
I have applied to hoswap.groups.io and await entry so I can post. I will ask for either the tank or a parts loco.
If it comes to it, perhaps build one. It would be easy to build a rectangular box of 0.060" styrene. A simple box would not allow much rounding (filed) of the bottom edges. Maybe adding some material in the inner edge would allow more rounding. A simple tank, painted UP gray, would not be noticeable. I will look into detail parts also.
Yeah, parts loco is probably your best bet. Unless there's someone out there hoarding old Life Like parts (maybe they are in the big box of leftover stuff from the aquisition sitting in some dark corner of Walthers warehouse and no one knows they have them), getting individual parts is going to be next to impossible. A dead loco with a bad motor, or one that smashed the cab and pilot in a fall - as long as that person also didn't manage to loose the fual tank, is probably something easier to find. Train show or swap meet, or one of the mentioned sites is probably more likely to turn up something than eBay, but it doesn't hurt to check there too.
You could always make one - if you have a similar loco to use as a guide, and there are plenty of diagrams available to get the proper exterior dimensions - in fact, DIY may result in a more accurate one than what they came with. There;s not a whole lot to a fuel tank, it's basically a big box with rounded bottom corners along the long axis. The goodies like sight glass and filler are available as detail parts. If it needs to be notched for air reservoirs, that makes it a bit more difficult.
As for the original going walkabout, well, they are only held on with some double sided tape. So far none of mine have just fallen off, but I haven't taken any out oof storage, where they've been for close to 7 years. By now the glue part of the tape may have dried up and as soon as I pick one up, the tank will fall off.
It might be hard to just buy a fuel tank on ebay, but probably easier to buy an entire parts loco. If it's non-functional, the price might be even better, just make sure it has that fuel tank.
Mike Lehman
Urbana, IL
https://groups.io/g/HOswap/topics
Also try here: https://dieseldetailer.proboards.com/
Keep a watch on Ebay.
Mike.
My You Tube
peahrensIs there a hobbyist site where folks post things for sale or swap?
HOswap.io
I would appreciate suggestions. How the plastic fuel tank cover simply disappeared is a mystery but I do not think it will turn up.
I have not had success with EBay, google, etc., so am open to advice.
Is there a hobbyist site where folks post things for sale or swap? I would think some people would offer parts from used but inoperable locos.
I could potentially modify an alternate fuel tank to fit but have no idea what to try. Perhaps a Walthers part from a more current Walthers SD7??
Any ideas are welcomed.