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I finished the Amtrak MoW E60CP today. I have been working on the last few months. I had to do this over I think 6x. It was a black shell, to get the orange brighter I had to use a Testor's classic white enamel undercoating. I tried painting it with Testor's Mango Orange but the color wasn't right. So I went back to using Badger Western Pacific orange. This is not an enamel or acrylic paint. I used my Satin Dull Coat mix of Testor's Dull Coat/Gloss Coat finish. I had it completed earlier but I had a problem with the Satin finish as it did't come out right. So I did it over completely again. I have used it on all of my other MoW engines. This was a Walthers E60CP kit I got off of Ebay last year. I added has front and rear directional 2mm LED headlights. After these pics were taken, I painted the chassis flat black to make it look better.
Last fall in Oct 2018, I suffered a severe injury to my left index finger for the second time in 3 months.
I have a limited use of my left had and I am not able to really use my left index finger at all. So it time to move on to other hobbies. A German Shep mix attacked my dog and I. In saving my dog I suffered ruptured tendons in my left index finger. This was the second time in 3 months that I had to have the same surgery. The first time I severed the nerves and tendons in the same finger. The dog attack totally destroyed it. I have a hard time doing quality work with the loss of dexterity in my left hand.
So this will most likely be that last detailed piece I will do.....
The on Aug 22 this year I had to put my Black Lab Bosco down. He suffered from seizures at times. He had 3 on 7/27/19 in 5 hours. His back legs slowly stopped working after that, he really couldn't walk anymore. I had no choice. It left me devastated, as there was a lot of life left in him.....
Bosco's Pic:
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 Posted - November 15 2019 : 07:09:56 AM
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Wow! love that e60. Sad to hear about bosco. He looked like a great dog. It's a shame that had to happen.
Hope you are feeling better!
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Posted - November 15 2019 : 3:40:34 PM
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What an incredible Amtrak locomotive! Excellent work!
So sorry to hear about Bosco, as he sounds like he was the perfect companion. :( Also, I do hope that you are somehow able to recover dexterity, because your kitbashing/custom work is absolutely amazing.
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Posted - November 16 2019 : 8:02:31 PM
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Regards to the late Bosco. Looks like he had a happy and full
life with you.
That E60 is a real show stopper.
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Posted - November 17 2019 : 2:49:26 PM
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I could see Amtrak running this up & down the Northeast Corridor uses as a MOW train 
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Posted - April 25 2020 : 9:44:29 PM
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Meet my new buddy... Diesel (he came with that name) He is an English Black Lab like Bosco was.
He came from a rescue in Eastern Tenn. 1 1/2 yrs old and he is an untrained beast.... But very sweet.
He loves to play all day with the rope and his tennis ball.... I got him on 2/29/2020.
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Posted - April 25 2020 : 10:34:17 PM
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What a beautiful lab. I am sure he will figure things out
with a few treats. Labs are so amazingly smart. Nice to
get a second look at your great E60. Does it run on its
Bachmann PT motor? I ended up retrofitting mine with
a cut in half Athearn BB SD chassis. Fantastic model, but
oh Lord help us with those PT motors.
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Posted - April 26 2020 : 02:59:24 AM
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Oh dear, what a mix of trauma and success, in both parts of life.
Say hey to Diesel for us.
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Posted - April 26 2020 : 09:11:13 AM
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Oh wow! Diesel looks ready to go! 
Does he like ALCO's or EMD's?
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Posted - April 29 2020 : 8:09:31 PM
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quote:What a beautiful lab. I am sure he will figure things out
with a few treats. Labs are so amazingly smart. Nice to
get a second look at your great E60. Does it run on its
Bachmann PT motor? I ended up retrofitting mine with
a cut in half Athearn BB SD chassis. Fantastic model, but
oh Lord help us with those PT motors.
Originally posted by Chops124 - April 25 2020 : 10:34:17 PM
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Thanks on my dog....
The E60CP is an American GK model. They originally used Athearn parts. It has an Athearn motor and directional 2mm LED lighting....
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