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Question for Diesel Detailers out there...
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I find it better to start with a GOOD locomotive (that already has a good drive, paint and detail) and then add those parts to make it road specific. An example is my Atlas GP40, where the correct P5 horn, firecracker antenna, side mount bell, snowplow and class lights were added to make it up to Rock Island standards. That way I add fewer parts, but have a better loco in the end! <br /> <br />And it may be cheaper than starting with a less detailed loco, to boot! <br />The parts to get and alter an Athearn GP38-2 to RI specifics add up to far more than the P2K model !!! (See Railmodel Journal, March 1999, to see all the parts that are required to do this!) So in the end I have one Athearn and two P2Ks !!! <br /> <br />Besides such mags as RMJ, RR society newsletters sometimes have the part info you need. One good source for the RI is the RITS newsletter ("The Rock"), which have good modeling articles by Steve Hile (the Atlas GP40 conversion is discussed in Issue 121). Another source are railfan web sites - the Unofficial Iowa Interstate site has lots of info about converting models to create various IAIS locos. <br /> <br />It's lots of fun - go for it !!! <br /> <br /> <br />
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