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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by rtstasiak I wonder if a DF-4B mechanism (or a BR Deltic) plus a couple of Walthers or TM Alco FA shells, new sideframes, pantographs, and detail parts could get you to a New Haven EP-5 'Jet'? Sounds like this chassis would be a better ride than the E=33 'bricks' in Bachmann's US prototype line. Rich [/quote] Well, if the truck wheelbases are right, and the diecast frame is the right width and length, this could work well. I have one of the Bachmann BR Class 37s, which has a lot in common with the Deltic (both English Electric designs, both use 3-axle trucks, similar shapes) and is excellent - will haul pretty much anything I can hook behind it - it handles 10-car passenger trains without noticing (I ran out of room at that point!).
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