10-15-2013, 11:23 AM
Very nice work, Chet. 
Matt, the early NWs had a stepped sloped hood in front of the cab, but the later production models had the same simple slope of the subsequent SW models.
Athearn originally marketed that locomotive as an SW1500, but it was actually a pretty decent rendition of an SW7. Here's one converted to an NW2, with the stepped slope on the hood. It has a very large Sagami can motor installed (the inside of the hood was made wider using a mill file), Ernst gearing, and a full cab interior:
![[Image: Foe-toesfromTrainPhotos2007thirdcd1.jpg]](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/locomotives/Foe-toesfromTrainPhotos2007thirdcd1.jpg)
I also made four of them into stand-ins for the SW1200RS, a very commonly-used locomotive in Canada. The main change was replacing the old-style metal-sideframed switcher trucks with Flexicoils. I left the small fuel tanks as-is and added a few details. All got Mashima flat can motors, and a fair amount of extra weight. They were good pullers and great runners, and I often doubleheaded them with my steam locos, too:
![[Image: 2007-01-10137-1.jpg]](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/doctorwayne/locomotives/2007-01-10137-1.jpg)
Wayne
iis612 Wrote:Is that an SW or NW series? Either way, it's an awesome build
Matt
Matt, the early NWs had a stepped sloped hood in front of the cab, but the later production models had the same simple slope of the subsequent SW models.
Athearn originally marketed that locomotive as an SW1500, but it was actually a pretty decent rendition of an SW7. Here's one converted to an NW2, with the stepped slope on the hood. It has a very large Sagami can motor installed (the inside of the hood was made wider using a mill file), Ernst gearing, and a full cab interior:
I also made four of them into stand-ins for the SW1200RS, a very commonly-used locomotive in Canada. The main change was replacing the old-style metal-sideframed switcher trucks with Flexicoils. I left the small fuel tanks as-is and added a few details. All got Mashima flat can motors, and a fair amount of extra weight. They were good pullers and great runners, and I often doubleheaded them with my steam locos, too:
Wayne