How time flies - it hardly seems one year since Mr Sebastian gave us
a first status report on the SSA SD45.
Happy birthday SD45 announcement !  :-)

Ron, is there any chance of some more pictures ?

Is there any news on which roadnames will be done ?

Hungry and enquiring minds would love to know.

Cheers.

Pete M.


--- In [email protected], "dphobbies" <dphobbies@...> wrote:
>
> Colin,
> 
> Thanks for asking.  No, it will not be a kit, much less a flat kit like the 
> GP7 conversion.  It will be a complete locomotive, composed of components not 
> unlike a current Intermountain or Athearn Genesis offerings. The carbody 
> itself consists of a long hood, cab, nose and deck.  The photos that my very, 
> very good friend Don Thompson posted show these except the nose. The nose 
> mold was recently completed and will be added to the samples.
> 
> I think only one person other than myself has seen the nose and that is Greg 
> Elams. Greg has been a tremendous help to our moldmaker in the development of 
> many of the details. My hats off to Greg for keeping quiet on this until the 
> carbody was substantially done and we had something to share.
> 
> The astute will notice that a good number of the components are common to 
> many second generation GPs and SDs.  My GP35s have already been recabbed and 
> will both get nose jobs shortly.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Ron Sebastian
> Des Plaines
> 
> 
> --- In [email protected], "cms_inv_2001" <colin.s@> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Just passing through and I notice the news on the SD45, here's a project 
> > with plenty of kit bashing scope, is this to be a body kit like the SSA 
> > GP7? 
> > 
> > Colin
> >
>




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