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Noah If you MUST use the overly wide Athearn shell (great for practice!) try this. I scratch build my front windsheilds, but I hear DesPlaines Hobbies had windsheild castings for 'chop nose" applications. Check back in the old posts. This way you can use the Athearn Cab with the proper roof contour, not the later model "spartan" cab. Use a Razor saw to cut the hood with, and after getting it the right height and glued back on, use some squadron putty to seal the slight gaps. Also check your prototype carefully to see in the top of the nose is level or slightly slanted. Depending on who chop nosed them, they could be different. As I said before. Athearn shells are great to practice on. Once you feel confident , then get a P2k unit or even an old Front Range unit. [image]http://users.adelphia.net/~wmry1407/gp9200.jpg[/image] Remember, the hardest part is the 1st cut!!!!!!
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