CMMR
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Here are some pictures of an SW8 that I have been working on. I purchased it on ebay with DCC and sound in SOO colors.
It looked pretty cool in SOO colors, but I wanted a yard switcher for my future layout, and I am modelling the CEMR here in Manitoba, so I completely disassembled it (there are a lot of pieces!) and stripped the paint off.
I always remember seeing the old CN units with the spark arrestors, and seeing as the CEMR uses a lot of ex-CN equipment, I thought I would go with them on my SW8. I cut off the old stacks and filled the holes. I then attached the spark arrestors. I also filled the hole in the cab where the previous owner had installed a beacon, and added new horns and an antennae. All the detail parts were from Miniatures By Eric.
I then painted the body and cab gloss black and laid out and printed the decals. After the paint was dry I applied the decals and sprayed everything with acrylic matte clear. The reference picture is of a similar unit owned by CANDO, who also owns CEMR.
Here is the assembled body and the truck frames after I had given them a bit of weathering. It's a PIA to reinstall the Proto 2000 plastic grab rails!
Here is the finished unit along with the caboose that I had modified previously. The decals have a different finish because I used Testors paper this time. Next up in the fall is unit 4001, the GP9 conversion!
It looked pretty cool in SOO colors, but I wanted a yard switcher for my future layout, and I am modelling the CEMR here in Manitoba, so I completely disassembled it (there are a lot of pieces!) and stripped the paint off.
I always remember seeing the old CN units with the spark arrestors, and seeing as the CEMR uses a lot of ex-CN equipment, I thought I would go with them on my SW8. I cut off the old stacks and filled the holes. I then attached the spark arrestors. I also filled the hole in the cab where the previous owner had installed a beacon, and added new horns and an antennae. All the detail parts were from Miniatures By Eric.
I then painted the body and cab gloss black and laid out and printed the decals. After the paint was dry I applied the decals and sprayed everything with acrylic matte clear. The reference picture is of a similar unit owned by CANDO, who also owns CEMR.
Here is the assembled body and the truck frames after I had given them a bit of weathering. It's a PIA to reinstall the Proto 2000 plastic grab rails!
Here is the finished unit along with the caboose that I had modified previously. The decals have a different finish because I used Testors paper this time. Next up in the fall is unit 4001, the GP9 conversion!
Great job!!
