I like to store my proto 2000s in the orignal boxes. Any idea how to put them in the boxes so the shades don’t break off? You can make a slot in the white foam but on the clear plastic what have people done? rambo1…
Cut a hole in the plastic cover right where the sunshade is.
Mark.
Most all my diesels are equipt w/ sunshades as my Chessie prototype. Mark explains a solution for storing in it’s original box. I will rarely break one off, however, while sitting on a club layout, I have no control of any errant 050s to my stuff. This has always been a problem, and after glueing them back on nummerous times, I found that the brass ones from A-Line will solve the issue. They may not be exactly a perfect fit as the supplied detail parts, but the brass pins will not allow them to be broken off. Usually I find that after drilling and installing them a small unsightly crack is evident. Gap filling CA applied w/ a toothpick acts as a seam filler and a slight paint touch up finishes it off. These are rather rugged, and will fold/ bend long before falling off.
Another note. If storing in one of the cases as mentioned in another thread, the taller cardboard dividers will catch right @ the sunshade, I have cut them down to not allow the excessive height hit the shades.
Thanks for some great tips on this. I break sunshades off all the time. All the loco has to do is derail and tip over.
I’ll have to pick up some brass ones.
Sunshades?
I have a whole bunch of diesels, but not a sunshade on a one of them.
Are these add-on pieces, custom details, ???
Rich
Really? Nearly every single diesel I have has the sunshades. SD45s, SD70Aces, even my MP15DC switchers have them.
Get them here http://www.ppw-aline.com/detlloco.htm
Nah, I don’t want them. I am just surprised that others have them on their diesels. I don’t have one diesel with sunshades, and I have quite a few diesels.
Rich
I have 'em on my steamers, but haven’t had any issues with them falling off or breaking. These were made from brass shimstock, soldered over frames made from brass wire:
Most of my other locos have three-sided ones made from .010" sheet brass - simply bent to shape and ca’d in place:
Lots of early diesels used canvas sunshades similar to the ones used on the first two locos shown. To make them, use .003" (or thinner) shim brass to depict the canvas and .012" brass wire for the frames. Bend the wire into “U” shapes (but with sharp corners) to match the width of your window. Trim the shimstock to width using scissors, then fold-over a small portion of both the upper and lower edges so that the bottom of the "U"s can be soldered into the fold thus formed - orient the legs of the “U” so that they can be inserted into pre-drilled holes in the cab’s side - the photos above explain what’s needed. The upper “U” is inserted fully into the holes, while the bottom “U” is positioned to replicate whatever extension of the awning is required - put a sag in the “canvas” if it’s not fully opened, or leave it taut to ressemble one fully extended. You can also roll the shimstock completely around the lower frame, then bend the legs of the “U” to represent one which is co
The last time I glued a pair of sun shades on, I used Zap-a-Gap and managed to get a bit of a glue fillet on the underside. This goes a long way towards increasing the amount of glued surface and is much stronger. Still I figure I will eventually need to re-glue at some point. I love how they look and feel they are a much needed detail, although I don’t have any on my steamers, yet.