You’re absolutely right, Jeffrey! It’s just like driving: if you look at where you want to go, that’s where you’ll end-up. I start with an idea (usually from a photo), gather the main ingredients, and then get to work. Too many talented modellers plan a project to death, then don’t ever start it. That’s okay if you enjoy the planning, I suppose, but the modelling is enjoyable, too. [swg]
Wayne
Thanks Wayne. That means quite a bit coming from u=you.
the safety cabed SD24 looks real good. Starting to make me think. I have an Athearn GP35 that I plan to add sound to, and rip out the DCC ready PC board (unhappy with performance). A Canadian safety cab might look pretty good on that too. Some experimental locomotive built to test the safety cab and some how managed to get back down into the states and sold.
The unit is a kodachrome SP unit so the bell would also have to be taken off the roof and the foot boards replaced with snow pilots, but I like the look of snow plows anyways.
The genset rebuild is also pretty good sounding. My GP18 frame, cab and short hood from 38 or 40 series, and long hood made from SW1500 or MP15 hoods. Set up to represent a 2-engine genset. Pure speculation of course, that might look better with the GP35 (only need to touch the long hood) but I don’t know if I want to cut that one up that much.