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Re: (erielack) Life-Like Erie PA's in black/yellow

gee, you can't replace a rubber band?  I had one and it didn't run too bad,
I suppose you could kitbash some switcher trucks under it though if you
really didnt care for it (It could use flywheels).    The ones to get if
you can find them and pony up $75 or more for 'em are the original 1952-58
Athearn all-metal RDC's - all 4 types were made and with a little effort
they look more realistic than the newer ones.   drive is a vertical motor
to one truck.  I lucked onto a pair of them for $4 (pays to know people)
only to discover later they're worth so much. 

Model Railroading had an article on doing the EL SDP45 not too long ago,
this guy used two shells and part of a GP35 dynamic brake blister to build
the long hood and a Cannon short hood and cab (easier to put the brake
wheel notch in a kit nose).   He stretched a Kato frame for it, although I
don't know why you couldn't use an Athearn FP45 chassis (which a Proto 2000
motor is a snap fit for).  

Bill's Syracuse rail page 
 
http://www.dreamscape.com/pontiac/rail.html

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: From: The Jordans <"pamela_@_blast.net">
: To: Paul R. Tupaczewski <"paultup_@_interactive.net">;
"erielack_@_internexus.net"
: Subject: RE: (erielack) Life-Like Erie PA's in black/yellow
: Date: Wednesday, June 10, 1998 7:27 PM
: 
: Paul-
: 
: Athearn makes an RDC-1 in HO and of course if either one of the two damn
: rubber bands break, the model can be immediately dumped in the garbage.
: (Why don't they redo the motive part of it?)
: 
: Their Trainmaster, however is another story.  I have three (3)
Trainmasters
: in the various livery:  #1856 in DL&W original colors gray, maroon and
: yellow; #1853  - Erie-Lackawanna original scheme - black & yellow and
#1858
: in Erie Lackawanna later scheme - gray, maroon and yellow.  Yes, yes,
: before anybody gets excited #1856 is the EL number, but I'm running EL
and
: had to number it that instead of the original #856 because of the overlap
: of numbers in PA's.  All three models are very good looking (custom
painted
: by people other than me), but the best looking one is the DL&W scheme.
: I'll try to take some decent pictures of them and get them off to you.
: 
: Yes, I want an SDP-45, too and am trying to put together a Rail Power
: SD45-2 body on an Athearn chassis. (I'll never do that again).
: 
: -Joe Jordan
: 
: 


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