Feed back for the Intermountain SD40-2

[peteski]

The loco is DCC-
ready and uses Micro-Trains® couplers."

I wonder if those will be the same, ahem, "Micro-Trains" couplers they used oin the AC-12s.... 

[lock4244]

Works for me.   I wonder, what size wire did they use?

I found something on this from the Jan 2011 MRH, p. 93:  (emphasis added)

"The N scale model has the 4-window safety cab,
the snow shields over the air inlets, the dynamic
brake hatch or non-dynamic brake hood, and the
destinctive stairwells and handrails of the Cana-
dian National version. The model includes finely
molded ditch lights, MU sockets, windshield-
mounted bell, and walkway-mounted hand brake.
Grab irons are formed wire, while the fan grilles
and sunshades are etched metal. The loco is DCC-
ready and uses Micro-Trains® couplers."

Ed

I can't say what the size is, but you can judge the results for yourself (also note the brass wire run from the bell to the horn just fore of the radiators, just the the proto after the horns were relocated in the lat 1980's):

[ednadolski]

Thanks, that's a good pic.    I would guess those are 0.010" wire.   They look OK with the factory handrails, but if I were doing a detailing  project with custom wire handrails I would use 0.008" wire for the handrails and 0.005" wire for the grabs.  (Replacing wire grabs is a bit easier than shaving off cast-on grabs, but you still have to fill the oversized holes with matching paint.)

Ed