Hey, Im thinking about modeling a few of these bad boy but need to know when The espee got them, any help would be apreciated. Kevin Mumaw
You couldn't have picked a better railroad or units to model! Espee's C44-9W's are numbered 8100-8200, and were built from May through December 1994. As for the SD70M's, Espee received 25 of em', numbers 9800-9824, all built between June and August 1994. ------------------ Have A Nice Day! [This message has been edited by Mankind (edited 23 September 2000).] [This message has been edited by Mankind (edited 23 September 2000).]
Thank you for the infromation. I've decided that I want to model the BN and SP during early 1995. Kevin
SP is a cool road for modeling because you can add some weird lights among other things to make projects a little more fun. ------------------ Craig Martyn Best Looking Models Around Custom detailing AND N scale detail parts. BLMA N Scale Detail Parts
Does anyone else think that wide nose engines are ugly? SP's were certainly a lot nicer in scarlett and gray than UP's are in yellow, and the EMD units that are flat on top of the nose aren't too bad, but I really don't like the lines of newer GE engines, and prefer the standard nose on EMD engines. I've always felt that SP's GP60s were the last beautiful engines built. ------------------ Mike Smith lcso_927@hotmail.com Eugene, Oregon LCSO's RailPics ~ License and registration please... "She's not really gone if her memory lives on in our hearts." Southern Pacific 1865-1996
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by LCSO_927: Does anyone else think that wide nose engines are ugly? SP's were certainly a lot nicer in scarlett and gray than UP's are in yellow, and the EMD units that are flat on top of the nose aren't too bad, but I really don't like the lines of newer GE engines, and prefer the standard nose on EMD engines. I've always felt that SP's GP60s were the last beautiful engines built. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I like the looks of spartan cabs the best, but I do like EMD's supercab, especially the ones found on SD60/70/75/80-series units; the new Phase II cab on the new UP and CP SD90MAC-H units looks horrible in my book! I'm not too wild about the GE version, though. The GE supercab design doesn't look as "clean" as the EMD, and just adds to that "clunky" GE look. I like Espee's AC440's and C44-9W's, but I'd probably like them even better if they had regular cabs, like Norfolk Southern's awesome C40-9's. ------------------ Have A Nice Day! [This message has been edited by Mankind (edited 24 September 2000).]
