Some People's Kids...

[wm3798]

http://cgi.ebay.com/WM-Western-Maryland-Chop-nosed-GP7-custom-built-painted_W0QQitemZ140243722382QQihZ004QQcategoryZ19121QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Whoopdy Shnit... Sure, it's nicely done, but the guy describes it like it's brain surgery.  $250 for a base bid?  No thanks.  I've already done two, and have one more on the bench.

I like the way he closes the description by holding a gun to its head.  Reminds me of the old National Lampoon ad "Buy this magazine, or we'll shoot this dog"

Lee

[Chris333]

I don't know if you have seen, Ken Ray models makes a conversion piece:
http://www.kenraymodels.com/images/lr004.jpg
http://www.kenraymodels.com/pages/pages/rollingstock.shtm

[Ed Kapuscinski]

But look at that horn!

[tom mann]

with blma grabs and such, it would be killer.

[tom mann]

But look at that horn!

they dec'ration man, jus fo dec'ration!

[sirenwerks]

I saw those at the last Timonium show I went to. The actual product in the package didn't look anywhere near as good as the photo on the site, and that doesn't look that great either.

[bobcat]

"than it is to keep paying listing fees in the hopes someone will buy it"

Sure, I would hate to keep paying listing fees on a $250 opening bid too. :

[CVSNE]

Maybe it's the angle of the photo but the chopped nose looks a little too tall to me for some reason.

I should chop the nose on a Geep for my MEC roster -- too many projects -- too little time.

Marty

[wm3798]

It probably is... He said he used an LED for the nose light...  Bigger than a grain of rice bub.  A fiber-optic rig would probably be best. 

There isn't much room to work with over the gear tower.

Lee

[daniel_leavitt2000]

Man if every conversion was $250 we'd all be millionaires.


I wonder how much this would get on the Bay... custom mixed polycarb paint, custom decals of and an accurate pIII GP9 carbody. I really need to add that brake ratchet.

On the other hand, this engine took me 2 years to complete at a cost of nearly $300:

(photo taken during construction)

[sizemore]

If he gets $250 I should at least pull $500. And yes those number boards have lenses!






I did this about ten years ago since then I've picked up about 7 more "nines" to chop using the lessons learned from this one. It'll probably be leaving the fleet as the others get completed. Maybe I'll sell it on the Bay...HAHA!

[wm3798]

Nicely done!  Heck, mine are real hatchet jobs compared to that!




Lee

[Matthew Roberts]

only 11 hours left, call NOW for this limited time offer, and get a free piece of brass track! ;D ;D

no bids...

[sizemore]

Thanks Lee! Unfortunately I'm not 100% happy with it. I overdid the pilots - to much hacking. The chop job looks good on the outside but underneathe the hood it's not as clean...I'm a stickler for quality work.

Currently working on a B&O Business car, but after that I have a Conrail Atlas GP-7 thats going to end up as the only remaining high hood on the road - chopped in '71.

[wm3798]

What road number is that?  I've never seen that referenced!
Lee