Detailing Diesels

[Anonymous]

Do GP50s have K3s for air horns?

[Anonymous]

www.railpictures.net is also good - I've found a fair bit of useful information there while adding the factory-supplied detail to Athearn Dash 9s. www.detailswest.com also offer detail parts and seem pretty comprehensive - take a look at the Dash 9s on their site - Athearn BB but upgraded to Genesis standard!

[Anonymous]

Presision Scale also sells diesel detail parts. Have you seen How to Detail Diesel Locomotives By Jim Volhard?

[cwclark]

all 4 are great suggestions, go to http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/ and pick out the diesel you want to model..Details West and Detail Associates make some nice detail parts..you can find them at a lot of one line hobby centers.. www.internettrains.com , www.discounttrainsonline.com , and http://www.1stplacehobbies.com/ all sell detail parts..they can get real elaborate if you go all out and a $75.00 engine can get turned into a $120.00 one real quick...a lot of parts I'll make myself ...like grab irons and pin pull levers from small .025 spring rod...Chuck

[Anonymous]

All of the above!

Bob Boudreau

[Anonymous]

To detail my diesels should I:

1) Get a diesel detailing book and go in that direction,

2) Go to LHS,

3) Look at diesel pictures (i.e. from books or railpictures.net ) and detail them that way,

4) Or, another way (please specify).

By the way, I will be detailing a BNSF GP50. Also, I hope Joe Fugate does a "forum clinic" on this (and/or rolling stock).