Ian Holmes Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 I've just bought this ugly brute from my local Hobby shop, at 20% off MRP I couldn't resist... It might be ugly but as far as I'm concerned its loaded with character. The plan is to detail it and repaint it to get it to look like this http://www.rrpicture....aspx?id=290229 This particular one because there appear to be many pictures of it on the internet and it's also a loco that is relatively local to me. I've seen it myself a couple of times. It looks like the project will be a fairly easy one. We'll see how it goes Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 I love 'em, the other ugly one I like is the C39-8...... Look forward to following this, thanks, Ian. Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_2007 Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Keen to see how you go about the detailing part. I have one its in the right livery (Allegheny Railroad) so no repaint but it could do with a bit more detail Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Holmes Posted March 11, 2012 Author Share Posted March 11, 2012 A whole load of pictures of #302 here http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/locopicture.aspx?id=55641 The most noticeable things are the relocating of the horns and that platform thing (waits to be told what it actually is... ) on the cab roof. I've yet to find a picture of the roof of the engine compartment so I can't tell if there's any change to the exhausts and fans there. A picture of #300 and 301 show everything to be as is on the model. A change to the fuel tanks is needed too. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Gwinnett Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Platform Thing = stand for aerial - presumably some reason not to bolt straight to roof? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB-AU Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 They certainly didn't win any beauty contests, but they were remarkable performers and very cost effective. The prototype cost $60,000 to convert, compared to over $200,000 for a new road switcher of comparable power. Even with high inflation in the 1970s, by the time the last one was converted they had got the cost down to $40,000 each. Santa Fe only stopped at 233 because they had run out of F units to convert. They would do almost anything the driver asked without complaining and were very reliable considering some of them had run millions of miles before conversion. The only complaints were the early conversions were a bit draughty (this was fixed with better door and window seals) and the "comfort station" in the small hood was a bit noisy, being right next to a blower motor. But consider some of them were built in 1949 and are still in service today. Cheers David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Will be watching this one with interest, Ian..!! Edit: ... and now you know why - see below !!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigZ Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Platform Thing = stand for aerial - presumably some reason not to bolt straight to roof? It's a 'ground plane' for the antenna...gives better radio performance than just mounting the antenna on the cab roof. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 I've only just finished my CF7 repaint, and posted about it here. Here's a picture of my loco from that thread, as I've borrowed Ian's OP pic from here to illustrate the loco I started out with. I hope you don't mind, Ian, and like my model. Any progress with yours..?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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