BCR MLW RS18 #615

[Twist]

Happy new Year to you.

I started a new and for me first time projekt. As I wrote on another post I need some RS18 for my BCR Fleet. The first on will be #615
http://www.cnrphotos.com/gallery2/main.p...emId=49202

Inspired by Matt´s build I started with the undecorated shell of an Atlas RS32, filled the corner notches with some sheet and glued it together and to the shell. I sanded it in shape. The BCR version is different in some details from the CN/CPR versions I know so there will be some more scratchbuilding. There is a big round headlight above the window and on the long hood end between the numberboards and above that sits the dual headlight.The windshield is splitted and the bell is next to the headlight above the frontwindow. Here are the first pictures of my start.




I have two RS11 cabs to use with the low hood RS18´s and I´ll use the Cab of the Trainman RS32 for the high hood version. Finally I will have 3 RS18 #604, #615 and another one with low hood for my fleet. I will send out my order to miniatures by eric tomorrow and hope I have all needed part in order.
More progress on this and maybe the others will follow,soon.

Any tips and ideas are very appreciated,

Regards,Chris

[sailormatlac]

BCR RS18 are particular model! I've been asked to make a chopped nosed CPR ones. Is there a reason why you start with a RS32 shell? Accuracy? Cost? Availibility? I used RS11 but also picked a few details from the RS32 which are crisper than the old RS11.

Good luck!

Matt

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Hi Matt,

I searched the net for some time and found some infos for starting with the RS32 shells for the low hood.And I have three RS32 shells on hand I bought some time ago on ebay. For the high hood the RS11 shell seems to be better as a starting point depending on the number to be build. So I´ll use the RS11 for the one RS18 with high hood.The RS32 shell has the correct grilles for my conversion on the long hood. I have to add other grills on the doors but they aren´t on any of the available models.

This one will be BCR RS18 #615,http://www.cnrphotos.com/gallery2/main.p...emId=49202
a second one will be #624 http://www.cnrphotos.com/gallery2/main.p...emId=49254
and the high hood will be #602 http://www.cnrphotos.com/gallery2/main.p...emId=48735.
I ordered some parts from Minitures by Eric and will be ordering some things from Kaslo shops. Maybe I´ll order the two low hoods from him. I hope to start with the other shels,soon to get them to the point where I need the detail parts.
Maybe I´ll use the large Radiator grills from the third RS32 shell on the RS11 for #602.
Do you have an idea where I could buy some of those small grills for the doors of #615 and #624 ?

More progress on those will follow,soon.Thanks for looking. Any comments are very appreciated.

Regards,Chris

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Hi there,
so it´s been some time and most of the needed parts came in during the last two weeks. I also got the RS18 conversion parts from Kaslo shops and the Metal parts from Eric. The resin parts are very nice and I couldn´t resist to start with them on the first enigne. I milled out the inside of the Kaslo hood,placed the ne front to the cab and added the new pilots for the BCR unit. And here is #615 waiting in front of Dawson Creek Station for more work on it.



I´ll add the two openings to the doors of the long hood and after that adding the rear numberboards and the lights. I´m thinking of adding an ESU Loksound decoder to this one. Will be the first ESU decoder but I´ve heard that they are nice. More progress will follow,soon.

Regards,Chris