GG1 4877 posted:Pantenary posted:Hi Jonathan:
That shell is what I saw. Now you got me thinking. The pantograph from an MTH E44 is a reasonable match...and most of the other details shouldn't be hard to find. I'd need to find some decent decals; there aren't that many good ones in Amtrak.
Have you run your AEM7 off the catenary? I have plenty of spare parts for Atlas AEM7s. If you need something, let me know.
The E44 Pantograph is a good match. I'd like to see if MTH has any in parts. The rest could be fabricated. I have some reasonably good photos to work with. As for decals, I would likely make my own as difficult as they are to apply. I used Testors decal paper in both a clear background and a white one. This is how I got my 40th Anniversary Phase Heritage Genesis a few years before Bachmann came out with theirs. A fun little project:
As for the AEM7 - I'll have to dig it out and let you know what I need. Need to get it apart first. Thanks for the offer!
Hi Jonathan:
Those decals came out great. Where did you get the 'Amtrak' font? I might be tempted to make my own, but I have not looked into all the details to do them, and in any case, the font has to be perfect or its worthless to me. You got a very nice finish on that model as well.
Yes, the E60 would need a lot of detailing . I don't think it would be too hard to find. I actually got a decent roof shot a long time ago.
