Re: (erielack) Will we ever see a HO Scale SDP45 in plastic???

[Josh Blevins <stillbre_@_yahoo.com>]

- --- On Mon, 8/4/08, Bradley Butcher <llyengalyn_@_hotmail.com> wrote:

> From: Bradley Butcher <llyengalyn_@_hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: (erielack) Will we ever see a HO Scale SDP45 in plastic???
> To: "EL Mail List" <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>
> Date: Monday, August 4, 2008, 2:20 AM
> I had thought about this. It used to be the dynamic brake
> housing on Athearn models were a snap in affair. I'm
> alittle out of touch so I don't know if they still are.
> But my thought there is it would be as simple as taking an
> athearn GP40-2 dynamic brake blister and popping it on a
> athearn GP38-2 shell and boom you've got a GP39-2.

In theory this would work but the GP39-2 only had 12 cylinders where the 38/40 had 16.  This leaves the 38/40 with 8 engine room doors per side and the 39 only has 6.  The engine room also sits in a different spot in the long hood to balance the weight.  I can't remember if they pushed it forward on the chassis or split the difference.  Now most people won't be standing there counting engine room doors on the layout so your method would definitely give the right look.  Just depends on how accurate you want to get.

Josh Blevins
Charlotte NC
http://www.pbase.com/stillbre
http://www.railpictures.net/showphotos.php?userid=2240


      

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