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lock4244

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Re: Bedarail CN straight 40 project
« Reply #15 on: October 06, 2023, 02:16:27 PM »
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Hard to find decent shots of the cab roof, but here's CN 5181 after rebuild to a GECX SD40-3. They didn't modify the CN features so the roof is untouched, and other than the seam where the number board box meets the cab roof, it's flush.

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Re: Bedarail CN straight 40 project
« Reply #16 on: October 06, 2023, 08:32:10 PM »
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It actually is flush on the model.....but ive got that rain gutter thing there...makes it look lower.   Ill change the gutter to follow the outline of the numberboards....

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Re: Bedarail CN straight 40 project
« Reply #17 on: October 07, 2023, 12:19:43 AM »
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It actually is flush on the model.....but ive got that rain gutter thing there...makes it look lower.   Ill change the gutter to follow the outline of the numberboards....

Ok, just wanted to make sure. Otherwise they look great.

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Re: Bedarail CN straight 40 project
« Reply #18 on: October 08, 2023, 12:16:42 PM »
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Re: Bedarail CN straight 40 project
« Reply #19 on: October 09, 2023, 12:02:24 AM »
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And just like that all four variants of CN's large SD40 fleet are now a helluva lot easier to model. Happy days  :)

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Re: Bedarail CN straight 40 project
« Reply #20 on: October 09, 2023, 05:25:54 PM »
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I’m looking forward to seeing one of these finished. Alas I don’t have a need for an SD40…… but boy if Dave does a GMD SD40-2 (BC Rail?) watch out!

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Re: Bedarail CN straight 40 project
« Reply #21 on: October 10, 2023, 12:27:31 AM »
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I’m looking forward to seeing one of these finished. Alas I don’t have a need for an SD40…… but boy if Dave does a GMD SD40-2 (BC Rail?) watch out!

Craig

I hope to end my track record of never completing anything with these SD40's... being at the point of actually starting work on a layout might provide the needed impetus.

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Re: Bedarail CN straight 40 project
« Reply #22 on: October 10, 2023, 03:06:16 PM »
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I hope to end my track record of never completing anything with these SD40's... being at the point of actually starting work on a layout might provide the needed impetus.

If there’s one thing I’m good at it’s enabling. Just do it. You know you want to. Haha.

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Re: Bedarail CN straight 40 project
« Reply #23 on: October 12, 2023, 10:16:22 AM »
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Re: Bedarail CN straight 40 project
« Reply #24 on: October 12, 2023, 11:41:18 AM »
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Re: Bedarail CN straight 40 project
« Reply #25 on: October 12, 2023, 02:25:25 PM »
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This makes me far more excited than it should  :D

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Re: Bedarail CN straight 40 project
« Reply #26 on: November 02, 2023, 04:50:15 PM »
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Here are a few pictures of my CN SD40 project
From L to R- 5121 (renumbered to 5001) with Nose HL, DB, lo mt trucks
                   SF shell under construction with  Nose HL, DB removed, lo mt trucks
                   the next 3 units with DB removed ,hi mt trucks
                   the last unit will be SD40-3 GCFX "grey ghost"
                   all units except the first refitted with BLMA grabirons



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Re: Bedarail CN straight 40 project
« Reply #27 on: November 02, 2023, 04:55:02 PM »
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And here is the backside


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Re: Bedarail CN straight 40 project
« Reply #28 on: November 02, 2023, 05:10:56 PM »
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Out of the paint shop






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Re: Bedarail CN straight 40 project
« Reply #29 on: November 02, 2023, 05:28:44 PM »
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Decals and details