Diesel update for Sweethome Alabama

[Jon Grant 4472]

Hello all
I've been busy detailling and weathering a couple more locomotives for Sweethome Alabama' diesel roster.

First up is an SD35 in Seaboard Coast Line black/yellow, patched into CSXT and dates up to about 1992. Although I have no evidence these ran in labama at that time, and those that were running were on yard duty after re-gearing, I liked the loco and the livery enough to get one for the layout

As bought, the Atlas loco was in original SCL livery with vertical 'Atlantic Coast Line' lettering. I distressed the yellow stripes, replaced the 'Seaboard Coast Line with the later lettering, detailled it further and added Tsunami sound.

Here are some photos of the almost complete loco.

Next up is a high hood Atlas B23-7 in Southern paint

Jon

 

[Jon Grant 4472]

The second loco is an Atlas B23-7 in Southern livery with High short hood and factory fitted sound.

Although very nicely done, the SOU paint does not fit the timescale of the layout so I decided to repaint it into Norfolk Southern livery. Modelling Alabama, the natural choice for a B23-7 was the one leased to the Pine Belt Southern which operated in the Opelika region of AL.

The main detailling was on the pilots, although a new horn will be fitted at some stage. Here are the photos.

Next up on the workbench are a CSX GP30 with a yellow end and a NS MP15

Jon

 

[Jon Grant 4472]

I managed to practically complete another diesel over the weekend, this time a P2K CSX GP30.

It started out as a standard GP30 in the third CSX paint scheme but I wanted to add some yellow ends, to represent the 4th and a half scheme - where CSX just added one or two yellow ends (and sometimes other bits) to locomotives painted in the previous CSX and predecessor schemes.

Here's the original loco from Proto 2000

I masked off the loco, leaving the ends bare, sprayed them yellow, added some details and a Quantum Revolution sound decoder with GP30 engine sounds. Here's the result. I also managed to pick up an Overland M920 CSX caboose today at the local swapmeet to complement the loco. (it actually cost more than sone of the sound-fitte locos on sale at the meet, but it is just what I've been looking for)

.....and a couple of the caboose

Jon

 

[spruce57]

Nice Work!
Out of curiosity, how did you proceed to replace the Seaboard lettering with the ACL lettering? I have a similar scenario that I would like to do without repainting the whole locomotive.

Dave