Reply to "How close is a U33b to a B23-7 in modeling?"

big trainOGR Forum Member

rdunniii posted:
Steinzeit posted:

Agreed. An Atlas u23b and an MTH c30-7 are my bests starts for a project. But there is still a lot of work starting with differing frame lengths. And trucks from an Atlas B40... blah, blah, blah.

Are you planning on one of the Super 7 rebuilds that the Monongahela had, or one of the production b23-7's? I have the impression that the Atlas b40-8 cab, nose, sub-base, trucks, and radiator would be better suited to the Mon locos. Whereas the Atlas u23b with either AAR B or Blomberg trucks would be more appropriate for the production locos.

Just curious, none of my skin in this game as I'm more of an EMD fan, although I do have an errant attraction to the later boxy GE spartan cab/nose locos. I can't really explain it. rolleyes cool

Jim

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