Bedarail Project SD40-2f

[davidmbedard]

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[CR4100]

Are you planning to do the version with the window in the front door or only the as delivered version?

[davidmbedard]

3 different front doors.   For this build, itll be the no window and round window.

[jjb62556]

Any chance of just buying fuel tanks? I have 3 Kalso kit I would like to upgrade...

[bnsfdash8]

Looks great so far.

As someone who has built one from Kaslo and ended up replacing many of the parts with my own printed ones, you're saving yourself a lot of effort just doing it all yourself.

[davidmbedard]

Any chance of just buying fuel tanks? I have 3 Kalso kit I would like to upgrade...

Ill discuss this is the appropriate forum when the build is done.

[chessie system fan]

That looks excellent.  I'm curious how those lift ring holes on the fans will print.  I've assumed something like that would be too fragile, but I could be wrong.  And I don't recognize your modeling program. Which is it?

[davidmbedard]

That looks excellent.  I'm curious how those lift ring holes on the fans will print.  I've assumed something like that would be too fragile, but I could be wrong.  And I don't recognize your modeling program. Which is it?

This is Bricscad.   

The lift rings will render and yes...they require careful handling.

[davidmbedard]

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[lock4244]

I don't want to nitpick too much, but that's the oddest CN SD40 I've ever seen 

I could be up for an SD40-2F or two... they were delivered (several times) during my late 80's era, and I do recall seeing them brand new at Agincourt, mixed up with grimy old MLW's. But they vanished quickly and didn't start to show up again until the later part of the 90's.

[davidmbedard]

I don't want to nitpick too much, but that's the oddest CN SD40 I've ever seen 

I could be up for an SD40-2F or two... they were delivered (several times) during my late 80's era, and I do recall seeing them brand new at Agincourt, mixed up with grimy old MLW's. But they vanished quickly and didn't start to show up again until the later part of the 90's.

HA!   Whats needed fo the CN 40s?   The bell get lowered, the fans get squashed and the fuel tank gets split?

[davidmbedard]

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[lock4244]

HA!   Whats needed fo the CN 40s?   The bell get lowered, the fans get squashed and the fuel tank gets split?

Yes but there's more to it than that. Very similar to CP 5500-5564 but with some notable differences. I'll put something together and post it under your original CP SD40 thread.

[lock4244]

The hoods are done.....IF it prints well.   Ive got 2 "baking"...ill see in 10 hours what needs to be adjusted.





Here you can see the printed internal structue.   Holes are there to help alleviate suction.   Probably over engineered.......but should be ridged and snap onto the Kato drive.

Yes...lots of manually applied supports.   Again...probably overkill.   

Im printing off 2 cabs of well...but they are missing some detail.   This is for fitament only.....

It's remarkable this technology exists, very cool.

[Olivani]

Nice work. That's a big step from scratch building SD40-2F out Atlas SD60M cabs and some other parts I do not remember you were using 20 or so years ago 

Oliver