06-29-2015, 07:57 PM
Hi MLW,
For my two cents worth of opinion I will add the following:
The GE 44 tonner is easily your best starting point. I initially looked at the 45 Tonner, when it is the 44 Tonner you want. Two different locos only a ton different in weight, but very different in looks, go figure. Four capped I beam posts on each hood end and you are ready for pantographs. The pantographs remind me a lot of the type used here in Victoria on the Red Rattlers and also the Harris blue passenger carriages till the mid '80's, so there should be model pantographs available to match.
For the box cab unit, it occurred to me that the cab end looks rather like a cab switcher end and the hood unit could be fabricated from say a Hi Hood from a switcher unit shortened, split down the middle and moved outboard, then add those side details. Not sure what to suggest about getting the trucks to look right.
Hope this helps somewhat.
Mark
For my two cents worth of opinion I will add the following:
The GE 44 tonner is easily your best starting point. I initially looked at the 45 Tonner, when it is the 44 Tonner you want. Two different locos only a ton different in weight, but very different in looks, go figure. Four capped I beam posts on each hood end and you are ready for pantographs. The pantographs remind me a lot of the type used here in Victoria on the Red Rattlers and also the Harris blue passenger carriages till the mid '80's, so there should be model pantographs available to match.
For the box cab unit, it occurred to me that the cab end looks rather like a cab switcher end and the hood unit could be fabricated from say a Hi Hood from a switcher unit shortened, split down the middle and moved outboard, then add those side details. Not sure what to suggest about getting the trucks to look right.
Hope this helps somewhat.
Mark
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