12-08-2015, 01:58 PM
Mike and Catt, thanks for the nice words.
I got two very old LifeLike NYS&W (Susie-Q) GP18 1802 and 1804 to serve the cable plant in Paterson, NJ from eBay.
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The shells, black painted tanks and truck frames got transferred on two fairly new Walthers/LifeLike SP 20 smooth and silent running drives. The louvers needed to be modified to fit on the drive and the black roof is extended down to the middle of the louvers. The stanchions and the pilots got some black paint too.
I proceeded with ditch lights and snow plows as the prototype looked like shortly after the year 2000. The unique spark arrestors of the 1802 will be added too.
The front and rear lights are aproblem because the yellow shell glows like the sun. I need to control the light flow. I will try some black paint at the inside of the shell next. And finally need both engines a good deal weathering after a layer of clear coat. Both, especially the 1802, was and is in poor paint condition.
ps. All parts of the SP GP20 are saved and the original SP20 could be reassembled within 15 minutes.
I got two very old LifeLike NYS&W (Susie-Q) GP18 1802 and 1804 to serve the cable plant in Paterson, NJ from eBay.
The shells, black painted tanks and truck frames got transferred on two fairly new Walthers/LifeLike SP 20 smooth and silent running drives. The louvers needed to be modified to fit on the drive and the black roof is extended down to the middle of the louvers. The stanchions and the pilots got some black paint too.
I proceeded with ditch lights and snow plows as the prototype looked like shortly after the year 2000. The unique spark arrestors of the 1802 will be added too.
The front and rear lights are aproblem because the yellow shell glows like the sun. I need to control the light flow. I will try some black paint at the inside of the shell next. And finally need both engines a good deal weathering after a layer of clear coat. Both, especially the 1802, was and is in poor paint condition.
ps. All parts of the SP GP20 are saved and the original SP20 could be reassembled within 15 minutes.
Reinhard