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What diesels would you like to kit bash but the prototype does not exist?

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 19, 2004 1:54 AM
I have bashed an SD40T-2 with the nose from an F45. Accidents happen, and this is what the parts became.
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Posted by brothaslide on Thursday, March 18, 2004 11:32 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by XG01X

I'll admit I'd like to see a SD30

Check out this link:

http://paintshop.railfan.net/images/moldover/sd30.html

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Posted by XG01X on Thursday, March 18, 2004 11:27 PM
I'll admit I'd like to see a SD30
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Posted by brothaslide on Thursday, March 18, 2004 10:30 PM
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But with flared radiators?

jeremy


Skipped past that part - flared radiators, now that would be cool![:D]

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 18, 2004 9:35 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by brothaslide

QUOTE: Originally posted by juby4life

If I had the money that would be cool looking. I did have an idea of putting a wide cab and flared radiators on a GP60 or 50. Finding the parts though is proving difficult but I think I'll keep looking and give it a try.

Thanks,
Jeremy


Already a prototype for a wide cab GP60 - Santa Fe had a fleet of GP60Ms and GP60Bs units in the early 1990s


But with flared radiators?

jeremy
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 18, 2004 9:32 PM
SD-U33-C2
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Posted by csxns on Thursday, March 18, 2004 8:23 PM
SD30 T-2

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Posted by brothaslide on Thursday, March 18, 2004 7:53 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by juby4life

If I had the money that would be cool looking. I did have an idea of putting a wide cab and flared radiators on a GP60 or 50. Finding the parts though is proving difficult but I think I'll keep looking and give it a try.

Thanks,
Jeremy


Already a prototype for a wide cab GP60 - Santa Fe had a fleet of GP60Ms and GP60Bs units in the early 1990s
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Posted by AntonioFP45 on Thursday, March 18, 2004 7:52 PM
If I had the detailed info, I would take two HO Athearn PA1s and kitba***hem into a New Haven Railroad EP5a. [:D][8D]

As a teen, I met a gentleman in the Tampa Bay NRHS who did a beautiful job of one. I now regret that I didn't ask him for detailed info on how he did it. It would have been great if he would have submitted photos to MRR back then in 1981.

The tricky part of getting the basic "look" is that the Alco PA nose is too long and would have to be shortened slightly. [;)]

"I like my Pullman Standards & Budds in Stainless Steel flavors, thank you!"

 


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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 18, 2004 7:42 PM
If I had the money that would be cool looking. I did have an idea of putting a wide cab and flared radiators on a GP60 or 50. Finding the parts though is proving difficult but I think I'll keep looking and give it a try.

Thanks,
Jeremy
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What diesels would you like to kit bash but the prototype does not exist?
Posted by brothaslide on Thursday, March 18, 2004 5:10 PM
juby4life had a great photo of a kit bashed SD40-T2M. Obviously there is no prototype for this engine but it was a really great model.

Personally, I would love to kit bash a DD90MAC-AX in SP colors. It would be a behemoth of a model.

What engines would you love to kit bash for which no prototype exists?

Sean

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