EMD SW1

[mcjaco]

Dave, IIRC Vince picked this paint from the very end of the prototype's lifespan.  I'd have to ask him.  There's a couple photos of this unit on the web that show it like this. 

Vince is pretty methodical on this stuff so, I'd bank on it.    

[Dave Schneider]

Thanks Matt. I didn't think you guys would let him get away with the wrong color!

Best wishes, Dave

[wcfn100]

Thanks Matt. I didn't think you guys would let him get away with the wrong color!

Best wishes, Dave

Right or wrong, I don't think there should be two greens and I think that throws it off a bit. 

But regardless, big props for matching the door arrangement, something I doubt any other conversion has.

Jason

[pogopod]

Vince built the unit directly from photos I took in Sheboygan Wisconsin in 1974. The unit was faded but someone had just put brand new stripes on both ends. As an aside, Vince and I went down to a Watco facility in Illinois a few years back and photographed the very same unit. Watco uses it as a yard goat at their facility.

[wcfn100]

Vince built the unit directly from photos I took in Sheboygan Wisconsin in 1974. The unit was faded but someone had just put brand new stripes on both ends. As an aside, Vince and I went down to a Watco facility in Illinois a few years back and photographed the very same unit. Watco uses it as a yard goat at their facility.

New, full stripes in the 70's, that's pretty neat.

Jason

[pogopod]

We have been trying to figure out why they were put on for the last 40 years. My guess is they were the work of a loving shop crew somewhere north of Chicago. Maybe Milwaukee, maybe Green Bay. They were really fresh when I shot the pics.  Vince has a love of things that are a bit out of the ordinary. This caught his eye while we were going through a box of slides.

[Dave Schneider]

Thanks for the info.

Good looking locomotive.
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=3779343
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=3101865


Best wishes, Dave

[Chris333]

   I had a CNW SW1 a long time ago, so long ago it was HO scale.

[sirenwerks]

Two greens or not, we could use a production SW1.

[JMaurer1]

IMHO the biggest holes in N scale are Baldwin locomotives (AS-616's and the like) and probably the SW-1.

[Dave Schneider]

Meh...we all know that we need an H10-44 or H12-44. Fits perfectly on the Atlas VO1000 chassis, but tooling money doesn't grow on trees you know! 

Best wishes, Dave

[sirenwerks]

For the Baldwins and FMs I would crowdsource to a reputable manufacturer.  FVM seems perfect for both...

[wazzou]

IMHO the biggest holes in N scale are Baldwin locomotives (AS-616's and the like) and probably the SW-1.

I know it's just your opinion, so I cannot really say that you are wrong, however I can think of several early GE U boats, both B Models and C Models, that are pretty sizable holes in the marketplace. 

[LV LOU]

I know it's just your opinion, so I cannot really say that you are wrong, however I can think of several early GE U boats, both B Models and C Models, that are pretty sizable holes in the marketplace.

There at least are a few U-boats,although there certainly not well covered.Man,there are NO Baldwins,just the VO-1000 and Sharks.

[PiperguyUMD]

There at least are a few U-boats,although there certainly not well covered.Man,there are NO Baldwins,just the VO-1000 and Sharks.

Not to hijack the thread, but I have Baldwin AS16s, DRS 4-4-1500s (fits Kato RS mechanism) and the VO660 (fits Bachmann NW2.) in my shapeways store.

http://www.shapeways.com/shops/MD%20Shops