can anyone tell me where to get detail parts for cp rail diesels? (sd40-sd40-2’s)? i am looking for canadian style ditch lights(with snow sheilds), and the cp style snow plows. i am modeling cp rail sd40’s and sd40-2’s and sd40f-2’s. yep, i gotta have the ol’ D&H cp run- through’s on my CR layout. thanks to anyone who can help!!
Miniatures by Eric in Calgary makes all kinds of brass details for Canadian roads. There are many suppliers in Canada, Central Hobbies in Vancouver being one:
http://www.central-hobbies.com/products/index.html They do mail order.
You might check with Walthers, I don’t recall if they carry their parts or not. The only problem I see is their part numbers don’t really tell you what they are, like “Horn H-1” or something like that. I’ve been lucky that some local shops carry their parts and I can check them out in person.
Their set #L1 containes “CPR SD40-2 ditch lights & lift rings” which I used on this model:
(click on photo to enlarge)
This model will be in the March issue of “Model Railroading” magazine, showing how I did it. See here: http://www.modelrailroadingmag.com/images/2005/0503Cov.jpg
Good luck!
Bob Boudreau
go to www.internettrains.com or www.discounttrainsonline.com and look at the locomotive detailing parts section, my favorites are from Details West and Detail Associates. …chuck
I tried to make my 3 Kato SD40s and SD40-2s more prototypical, and I failed miserably. I hope FundyNortherns’ article will help me. I added prototypical horn, bell, and on the '40, lights to my models, and they look terrible. I also added a new blower duct to one of my -2s, (Renumbered from 5904 to 5869) and I can’t get it to fit just right. Living in calgary, I have good acess to these detail parts.
Trainboy