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And finally an overhead view


I hope and wish everyone is doing well dealing with the outbreak and that you are staying healthy and watching out for yourselves along with family and friends... Take care all
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Since the web site crashed I finished some projects.
First up Atlas GP40-2 RDG 3671,the unit was stripped of its factory paint and repainted using SCII southern green,SCII rdg yellow and SCII grimy black for the trucks and fuel tank.MS decals and weathering added.The unit also received TCS wow sound along with a TDS mini speaker.

The roof number was applied correctly

Front and rear views notice how the yellow was applied to the top of the rear headlight...unique to this unit


Engineers side

Conductors side
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Also added another C424.Unit started as undecorated then painted with SCII RDG g/y.My goal was to move the longhood railings to the top of the walkway and cut in the slots on the side sill as I did on my 5205/07 units but the end result looked terrible so I just left mounted as they come with the model.Detail parts were added to the body and trucks and the fuel tank was modified.Weathering added along with TCS wow and TDS mini.
Conductors side

Rear view

Three views of the Engineers side


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Finished my rendition of a WM GP9 low nose in the circus paint scheme.Unit painted with SCII paints,detail parts added along with weathering. WOW sound and TDS mini speaker installed.I intended to add the 3d printed low nose and cab for the WM but after painting it just looked off so I used the Walthers cab and low nose...not prototypical but I like the result.
Head on view

Engineers side


Conductors side


Ready for their next assignments
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WHAT IF?? In one of Reading's new locomotive purchasing proposals they considered U 28 B locomotives since I had both P2K U 30 B locos in the demonstrator scheme I decided to strip them and give them a RDG Company flair.
First up RDG U30B 6200. Painted with SCII RDG g/y,MS decals,detail parts and weathering added,WOW sound with TDS mini.
Conductor side views



Engineers side



6201 was repainted in my RDG shops and emerged in the Bee Line Service dream scheme


Rear view

Conductors side


Roof numbers applied

Both units ready for service
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Did You Know?

October, 1962
Loss of mail and Railway Express Agency contracts prompts severe cuts in passenger service, including annulment of all service to Shamokin, and the Allentown-Harrisburg trains, and a reduction on remaining routes. RDCs replace most locomotive-hauled trains, freeing former passenger locomotives for freight service.

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