G.E.C's layout pictures

[jbaakko]

I'm thinking of hand bending the coupler lift bars, those P40/P42 ones are weird.

[green_elite_cab]

Originally Posted by jbaakko

I'm thinking of hand bending the coupler lift bars, those P40/P42 ones are weird.

Why? you can buy them for like a dollar.

Overland Models makes them. I don't think you can get them direct right now, but they are on a few sites if you search for them.

[green_elite_cab]

Looks like i'll be gearing up for some more caternary. Tich Train Group has made HO scale PRR catenary insulators. Why? No clue, you'd think they are worthless without the rest of it. However, for my purposes, i'm pleased.

So far its only going to cost me a little over $40 between the insulators and the new wire (my old wire was to thick for the most part). It might cost me more though, because I need to find code 55 an 70 rail in a large enough supply to make some of the braces.

the final trouble will be soldering it all together. I need a better method.

[Spawn of Chaos]

This model club has some great catenary!

I should know, I ran a catenary-powered loco on it without trouble!

[green_elite_cab]

Thats cool! I always love seeing layouts with the old boxcab electrics. For a while i was thinking of picking up a PRR P5A, which is more ore less like the "Hudson" of electric locomotives (the gg1 being more like the challenger). They were pretty numerous before the E44s were introduced, and had been running since before the GG1 came in.

The other one i think is the FF2, which PRR ran a fleet of that used to belong to the Great Northern Cascade line (I'm pretty sure that was their electrifyed route). Once again, impressive electrics that met the end at the hand of the E44.

When i think about it, its surprising. Many blame the E60 for removing the huge piece of RR history known as the GG1, but that E44 probably did more to replace the historica electrics on the PRR than anything else.

[Triplex]

And actually, it took the AEM-7 to finally replace the GG-1.

[green_elite_cab]

While this is true, it was intended that the E60 do it, and i find the E60 gets a lot of the blame. Meanwhile, the AEM7 escapes scrutinay unscathed it seems.

[Spawn of Chaos]

AAAAAAAAAAND bump.

(lol keep it up GEC)

[green_elite_cab]

I've been so busy though. I have an E60C-2 now, but it is in Chessie paint and needs work. I still have to build my other E60, and i haven't ordered the Arrow IIIs yet.

[zachary]

hello gec its me zachary i have a question i have an athearn sd50 and i would like to make it a sd60m is their a body kit somewhere that will fit the sd50 frame thanks zachary

[green_elite_cab]

WHy would you want to do that? anyway, just go out and buy an SD60M.

While the SD50 and SD60 are almost identical on the outside, the best thing you can do is get an SD60 wide cab, and remove the old cab from the SD50. I don't know where you'll get a wide cab though.

[zachary]

ok thanks gec i asked you cause you do a lot of kitbashing and figured you could help me and im just not that big on spartan cabs and wanted to convert it i may scracth build a wide cab and put on it thanks zachary

[green_elite_cab]

Well, i got a bachmann E60C-2 shell thats painted in Chessie and smells like cigarette smoke. This is going to be fun...

Originally Posted by zachary

ok thanks gec i asked you cause you do a lot of kitbashing and figured you could help me and im just not that big on spartan cabs and wanted to convert it i may scracth build a wide cab and put on it thanks zachary

I don't do to much kitbashing. The best thing you can do is order the parts from Athearn. I still think its better though, to just get a new SD60M altogether. Its going to look nicer, and have all the detail parts.

[Herc Driver]

Wow - really great superdetailing of that Amtrack P42 - nice job!

[zachary]

thanks gec i think ill just wait and when the wallet allows ill just buy a sd60m or 70 m thanks zachary