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CN wide cabs
« on: March 30, 2018, 10:00:36 AM »
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I'm looking for two N scale wide cabs to convert two Atlas GP-40-2's. I know about the Kalso cabs, but at $20.00 apiece I don't mine....It's the $20.00 shipping!!
Any help would be great!   Jim in Minnesota
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Re: CN wide cabs
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2018, 02:56:55 PM »
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I bought mine at Central Hobbies in Vancouver- he does mail order and they should not be too expensive to ship.
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Re: CN wide cabs
« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2018, 03:53:12 PM »
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Thanks, I'll check into it.
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Re: CN wide cabs
« Reply #3 on: March 30, 2018, 08:21:08 PM »
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Have you tried contacting intermountain they may have extra CN safety cabs from their SD40-2w

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Re: CN wide cabs
« Reply #4 on: March 30, 2018, 10:59:17 PM »
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I tried the IM route. The cab is about 6-8 scale inches too wide for the GP40 carbody.
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Re: CN wide cabs
« Reply #5 on: March 31, 2018, 08:39:11 AM »
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That's what I ran into.
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Re: CN wide cabs
« Reply #6 on: March 31, 2018, 10:49:30 AM »
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I am going to Central Hobbies today and can check availability for you.  Where do you need them shipped to?

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Re: CN wide cabs
« Reply #7 on: March 31, 2018, 11:14:52 AM »
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Montgomery,MN 56069 and thanks for looking.
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Re: CN wide cabs
« Reply #8 on: March 31, 2018, 11:38:08 AM »
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Scale Model Supply in St.Paul MN had resin cast GP40 cabs in stock and they will ship.
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Re: CN wide cabs
« Reply #9 on: March 31, 2018, 01:28:31 PM »
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Karl, Do you know who there made by? I'll have to make a run up there. Thanks, Jim
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Re: CN wide cabs
« Reply #10 on: March 31, 2018, 01:37:52 PM »
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Quote from: jjb62556 on March 31, 2018, 01:28:31 PM
Karl, Do you know who there made by? I'll have to make a run up there. Thanks, Jim

Its probably these.

https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?topic=41140.msg511910#msg511910

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Re: CN wide cabs
« Reply #11 on: March 31, 2018, 04:11:06 PM »
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Quote from: jjb62556 on March 31, 2018, 01:28:31 PM
Karl, Do you know who there made by? I'll have to make a run up there. Thanks, Jim

They aren’t Big Dawg, that’s for sure. I thought they were Briggs. They are probably 20 years old. I go get them for you if I weren’t 1300 miles from there now. Call them and ask for Bruce. He’ll confirm for you.
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Re: CN wide cabs
« Reply #12 on: March 31, 2018, 11:09:19 PM »
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I am determined to do one of these engines. This is one project that has resulted in nothing but failure for me. First was an Athcabasca Shops kit that just wouldn't fit the Atlas GP40-2 shell then the Intermountain SD40-2W cabs that just would not fit no matter what I did.

Frustrating.

These are some of my favorite engines.

The CMR/Big Dawg stuff kinda annoys me. The cab looks like it was cast from a Kaslo kit. As a resin caster myself, I think it's kinda a shitty thing to do to rip off other's work. But what really gets me... Go to all the trouble of a single rear headlight and wide cab but punt on the mesh grill work and rear brake wheel. I can understand not doing all the louvre work, but at least get the general phase of the model right!
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Re: CN wide cabs
« Reply #13 on: April 01, 2018, 12:36:24 PM »
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Central Hobbies has three of the Kaslo Shops CN wide cabs in stock priced at $23.00 CAD each.  Hal ships from south of the border once a week so postage to you would be domestic US rate likely between $5.00-$10.00.

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Re: CN wide cabs
« Reply #14 on: April 01, 2018, 03:59:17 PM »
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Thanks Tim, I'll give them a call Monday...Jim in Minnesota
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