Slugs & Bugs (B-units)
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kjd
Go make something!
Paul that looks fantastic!
(you need my mailing address?(
Just put it on your check!
holy locomotive shops batman!!!
That's an awesome resource for a freelancer who's RR now runs those shops... wow!! Thanks so much!!!
wheeler1963
Aurora & Portland Owner
Changed up the plan. All 5 of these will be BN black/green. The next batch will be BNSF Heritage I. Progress so far. The basic paint is done, custom made 10 handrails, that was not fun.
suprduc
Member
That's a great looking slug right there.I recently finished another BN slug, Twinkie, pickle or whatever you call it.
GE called it a B30-7A.
It may not have been fun but, they look great.
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wheeler1963
Aurora & Portland Owner
Dan, it isn't me buying up the shells!!! LOL I'm so short on frames right now it isn't funny. Those are getting really hard to find.
wheeler1963
Aurora & Portland Owner
Got the 1st one of 5 done tonight. Still needs lots of weathering done to it, but you get the general idea.
wheeler1963
Aurora & Portland Owner
Dan, I'll keep one then send the others off to ebay I suppose.
wheeler1963
Aurora & Portland Owner
Dan, I'm going to try and get this first one done and list it next Sunday evening. I'll post it when I do. I'll give you a heads up on it. No reserve and start at .99 let it end where it ends.
dispatcher812
Member
Wow, all those custom jobs look outstanding. What do you use to make the custom cabs or in this case noncabs? is it hard to do?
wheeler1963
Aurora & Portland Owner
dispatcher812, the cabs and lack of cabs on most units you'll see on here the modelers have kitbashed or scratch built. I won't say they are easy to do, but they aren't hard either. Mostly just time consuming. Here's the finished project of the version of the BNSF's SW10B.
Almost ready for paint:
I glued sheet styrene over the doors and roof after filing off the details. I left a few louvers at one end fro traction motor blowers. Now I need to decide to leave the fuel tank or to remove it. Any thought fron the experts? (it's for one of my 2 freelanced roads. I'm thinking the Texas and Gulf Coast, but the on the Virginia and Alleghenny all diesels are fitted with power jumpers for when the run under the wires MU'd to electrics...)
I'm also considering making the unit a remote control control unit equipped with antennas and yellow strobes.
(interesting note: one of the donor shells was a brush painted (i.e. thick and gloppy) Amtrak unit (solid orange Amtrak U-boat? musta been freelanced by someone...) under all that glop hid a factory Rock Island red scheme...)
I glued sheet styrene over the doors and roof after filing off the details. I left a few louvers at one end fro traction motor blowers. Now I need to decide to leave the fuel tank or to remove it. Any thought fron the experts? (it's for one of my 2 freelanced roads. I'm thinking the Texas and Gulf Coast, but the on the Virginia and Alleghenny all diesels are fitted with power jumpers for when the run under the wires MU'd to electrics...)
I'm also considering making the unit a remote control control unit equipped with antennas and yellow strobes.
(interesting note: one of the donor shells was a brush painted (i.e. thick and gloppy) Amtrak unit (solid orange Amtrak U-boat? musta been freelanced by someone...) under all that glop hid a factory Rock Island red scheme...)
Nice job filling all the holes and cracks. Most yard slugs had the fuel tanks removed although slugs made from SW frames usually had the fuel tank filled with concrete for extra ballast. Road slugs, OTOH, commonly kept their fuel tanks and were used as fuel tenders for the rest of the consist. The UP had lots of road slugs with fuel tanks. If you're planning on making it a remote control yard slug, I'd remove the tank and hang some air reservoirs in its place. Otherwise, keep the fuel tank.
