supagav
USA standard gauge in the late 1960's, in 1:29th.
Hi,
I just wanted to share with you all the beginnings of the next locomotive project in progress at the Somerville & St. Francis River Diesel Shops.
The next loco I hope to complete is another EMD F3A unit, this time in the Southern Railway`s later Tuxedo Black paint scheme, which was white and black, with gold trim. The loco itself will be a passenger unit with which had the air tanks mounted on the roof, to allow for the addition of larger fuel and water tanks, particularly for the steam boiler which supplied heating for passenger cars. By the late 1960s, the Southern used these kind of units for all sorts of duties, both passenger and freight as business required, so they were beginning to show a little wear and tear.
Here are some prototype photos to show what I`m thinking about, note the lack of side skirts on these engines and larger tanks below, as well as the air reservoirs mounted above:
I`ve already made some progress on this with new truck frames, new fuel and water tanks and work has begun on the body shell itself with the installation of a new 48` dynamic brake fan. I will upload some more photos as soon as I can.
Thanks,
G
I just wanted to share with you all the beginnings of the next locomotive project in progress at the Somerville & St. Francis River Diesel Shops.
The next loco I hope to complete is another EMD F3A unit, this time in the Southern Railway`s later Tuxedo Black paint scheme, which was white and black, with gold trim. The loco itself will be a passenger unit with which had the air tanks mounted on the roof, to allow for the addition of larger fuel and water tanks, particularly for the steam boiler which supplied heating for passenger cars. By the late 1960s, the Southern used these kind of units for all sorts of duties, both passenger and freight as business required, so they were beginning to show a little wear and tear.
Here are some prototype photos to show what I`m thinking about, note the lack of side skirts on these engines and larger tanks below, as well as the air reservoirs mounted above:
I`ve already made some progress on this with new truck frames, new fuel and water tanks and work has begun on the body shell itself with the installation of a new 48` dynamic brake fan. I will upload some more photos as soon as I can.
Thanks,
G
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