Here is the beginings of my ATSF F45.
It is on a Kato SD45 chassis and you can see the cut down sills have been installed on the trimed Lima shell.
The Lima shell was shotened the length of the steam gen., and the sills were lenghtened somewhat on the frame to make the end hand rails look right.
The completed shell fits perfect on the chassis and will be held on with double sided tape. The coupler height turned out perfect.
I will be modifing the front pilot some to look more like the F45.
I would like suggestions.
Thanks , Mike
It is on a Kato SD45 chassis and you can see the cut down sills have been installed on the trimed Lima shell.
The Lima shell was shotened the length of the steam gen., and the sills were lenghtened somewhat on the frame to make the end hand rails look right.
The completed shell fits perfect on the chassis and will be held on with double sided tape. The coupler height turned out perfect.
I will be modifing the front pilot some to look more like the F45.
I would like suggestions.
Thanks , Mike