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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by kemarch001 I have a black & white photo of that exact switcher that my father took many years ago. I don't have a scanner (yet) but I do have a digital camera so I could post a "photo of the photo" if anybody is interested. [/quote] Please do. I have a couple of pics of CPR DTC #15. Supposedly, they weren't very popular with the crews.. it was akin to switching with an RDC. Chris-> I'm a big FM/CLC fan and back in the mid-80's, a friend and I looked into what it would take to kitbash a DTC. Heavily reworking a GE 60 tonner looked feasible, the hardest part was modeling the wheels. In reality, only one axle was driven, and the side rods transferred the energy to the other axle. Figuring out how to scratch build the counter weights on the wheels seemed to be tricky part for which we couldn't come up with a solution. Possibly cutting out and shaping pieces of styrene..?? For the side rods, we contemplated making them actually work like they did on the real thing. Either way, I chickened out as I had my hands full super-detailing old AHM C-Liner shells into CPR prototypes. Here's a couple of b&w pics taken in Victoria, BC in 1958 by Gordon Hulford: http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/cp/cp-hs15bgh.jpg http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/cp/cp-hs15agh.jpg http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/cp/cp-hs15cgh.jpg Good luck! If you decide to accept the challenge (insert "Mission Impossible" theme here [:D]) take lots of pictures along the way and submit it to Canadian Railway Modeller Magazine. It's sure to be published!
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