I want to model a GE 86to, that was used by Canadian National as Z-5-A together with these box cabs. They are running in Montreal,Canada on the track through Mount Royal Tunnel until the 1990s. Today they are using modern EMUs.

I needed two 44to to stretch the shell. Both were cut and re glued together, fixed with styrene stripes and sanded smooth all around.




The new engine room doors and fans will be milled from 0.3mm polystyrene

Today the machined parts arrived.


Tentatively put on it's place


Then I marked the cut-outs for the fans, ...


generously milled out.


Then i glued the new sides on the shell and sanded the contour. After that i glued the first fan in it's opening.



That's it for today.

Next step will be the modifications of the chassis fronts with the steps and and the bases for the pantograph.
The cab can be used with little modifications.
The model will be powered with Tenshodo SKUDs. But first i have to order them in England.

Nice ..I like it.

cool! Milled styrene sides? If only they made more of these kinds of detail parts for these GE locomotives and electrics.

That's why I did it on my own.

But be patient.

If the way works as i want, electrics like this one would possible:

NYC P-1a #214 http://www.northeast.railfan.net/images/nyc214.jpg

Nifty little loco you have there!

A P-motor would be nice! I don't know how the curved ends would be achieved, but it would be nice. I always wanted a lightning stripe P-motor, from after the P1a were rebuilt into the DC third rail P2 motors.

Great stuff! Deux-Montagnes line is still one of my favourite in province of Quebec.

These good old Boxcabs were preserved. Another proof you can't beat electric traction over the time (getting repair parts at the end of their revenue service was harder and harder. They had to machine shop most replacement parts). They look frail in picture, but in real life, they are big chunks of raw iron!

Are you planning to model this line or just kitbashing the rolling stock for fun?

Matt

Thanks Matt.

I have a fictive time line for my layout in which the old Indiana Railroad still exists.

They bought these electric from CN.

I will paint it in CN colors but patched for the Indiana Railroad.