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 Posted - March 21 2015 : 7:37:10 PM
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Scratch building/kit bashing a GE 35 ton switcher.
Build up here: http://tycodepot.com/thread/11/35-ton-switcher-scratchbuild
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Posted - March 21 2015 : 10:40:10 PM
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Interesting design and build! So that's a AHM?
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Posted - March 21 2015 : 10:47:34 PM
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Thanks. The body used to be.
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Posted - March 21 2015 : 11:33:28 PM
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quote:Thanks. The body used to be.
Tim
Originally posted by wildecoupe - March 21 2015 : 10:47:34 PM
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 Not bad, man. It looks a bit strange, but of course, it's not the finished product, as far as I can tell.
-Steve
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Posted - March 22 2015 : 06:58:39 AM
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That's nicely done. I like the home made gear box and side frames. It takes some meticulous work to get all of that lined up and square.
Why the narrowed body? Is the AHM unit out-of-scale wide or are you modeling a particularly narrow prototype?
Anyway, that too was neatly done.
This is an interesting project. Please keep us posted.
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Posted - March 22 2015 : 12:19:08 PM
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Thanks guys. Not the finished look yet. Getting closer today. I'll update the other thread with pictures after I get done with yard work.
As for the narrowing, I compared to an SW1000 and it was about 5mm wider. And the doors looked O scale so I decided to do some narrowing. The sides are the same, decided to just keep it the stock length to try to keep the project simple.
After this, I plan on doing the same for a Tyco switcher.
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Posted - March 22 2015 : 10:47:05 PM
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Keeping and modifying the AHM mechanism or going for something new? How you power the thing will be the most interesting part IMHO...
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Posted - March 23 2015 : 08:26:21 AM
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Never had the AHM chassis, just the body. Here's what I've done for power. Working on pickups now. Modifying some of the gold contacts AMC_Gremlin_GT had offered up...
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Posted - March 23 2015 : 11:05:08 AM
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| Very nice Wildecoupe.
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 Posted - March 24 2015 : 12:47:00 AM
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WC, that is some excellent gearbox fabrication. Very neat work. I always thought those 35 Tonners were interesting, as the hood is more like most industrial prototypes than the MDT, for example. The cab is overly large because of that big C-Liner motor Mehano put in them, so it'surprising they didn't used the narrower power truck motor they used in their Alco hood units like the RS2 and 11.
At any rate it looks cool, like an industrial switcher with an early comfort cab. 
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Posted - March 24 2015 : 11:57:13 AM
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I likes the stripes
even I knows they isn't gonna stay there
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Posted - March 24 2015 : 12:00:27 PM
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Nelson,
Thanks and thanks for the info on the AHM reasoning for the big cab. I had a feeling it was due to the motor.
Micro,
Everytime I see that I also like the stripes. I think I'm going to try to incorporate them in the final paint scheme.
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Posted - March 30 2015 : 10:15:28 PM
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More work done on the chassis. Pickups courtesy of AMC_Gremlin_GT.
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Posted - April 01 2015 : 8:20:18 PM
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Looking awesome so far! When it's up and running, I'd love to see a video of it on the move. Keep up the scratchbuilding!
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