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QUOTE: Originally posted by selector I don't have the courage to do that sort of thing, but I applaud yours, Tracklayer. The old expression, "Faint heart never won fair lady," comes to mind. I mean, regret is one thing, but getting the gumption to tackle an overhaul like that is really what is needed for some of us to get what we need for our particular interests. So, I hope you don't beat yourself up. Can you get another shell...somewhere...and start over?
QUOTE: Originally posted by dthurman Have you tried to see if KATO has a replacement shell? Worth a try if you feel that bad about it.
QUOTE: Originally posted by ndbprr I was looking at two drawings of an FT and a GP-7 in the same scale side view and noticed that they had the same wheel base. I then wondered what a GP-7 would look like with an FT cab on the nose. I figured it was a logical transition that EMD could have done. It was an easy conversion as I just had to lop off both shells at the rear of the cabs. no one has ever said, "cool!". A typical comment is more on the lines of, "What the $%$# is that!!!"
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Building the Rock Ridge Railroad with the slowest construction crew west of the Pecos.