Reply to "I'm thinking of dabbling in 2 rail...(UPDATE--I dove in Head First)"

catnapOGR Forum Member

I converted a 3-rail un-powered SD40 to 2-rail and most of the parts are the same (motors, plows, truck side frames and fuel tank). The WM SD40 that appears earlier in this thread was originally a 3-rail un-powered model.

I swapped the trucks, class light PCB's, pilots, plows and handrails from a 2-rail DC Union Pacific SD40. I painted the pilots, plows and handrails with Krylon satin black from a rattle can and used yellow decal tape for the safety stripes on the steps. The handrails required some work in order to paint mask the yellow (Testors gloss yellow) from the black but the pilots were easy since they are one color. Everything was hit with one layer of satin clearcoat. I'm really pleased with the finished product.

3/19/207:40 PM

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