Looks amazing very nice love the crafting skills awesome.

Nice job Dave 👍 handrails look great

Absolutely love this dave love the Mars light on the nose hand rails just everything

@ScottRails

Ай бұрын

I have two pairs of ditch lights to add to something. Looking forward to that install.

Hey, Dave! Just for giggles, those shavings you found under the motor are just chips left over from the sloppy milling job Athearn did, gouging out that trench. Their quality control was iffy, during the time this loco was made. Faster equals cheaper and cheaper equals better--until something breaks...

Dave you made that look soo easy mate 😊,looks great all the best Mark 😊😊

Very nice! Great video showing the entire process. Thanks for sharing.

Great job on your videos

I think you set a speed record with the wires, but I don't know how much was editing. You really did well for the first-time handrail fabrication, and they are looking good. Great video and see you Monday, Jersey Bill

Excellent demonstration video. I learned a few things with your techniques. Keep up the great videos.

Great video. Soon i will try a install with you. Your Friend.

What little stuff I can find on SOO Line locos, no nose light, I think you just have an Athearn stock body. Trim your tape that goes around the decoder and motor. That tape will hold in heat. Why splice the gray wire. Run it directly from decoder to motor. Splices are possible faults. Trim back your lighting wires, you did for the power wires, why not the lights. Glad to see you working on detail stuff, handrails.

@ScottRails

Ай бұрын

I didn't want to attach the grey wire from the decoder directly as it it would be flopping around while I installed everything else. You've seen me right? I'm pretty clumsy, lol.

@Parktonman

Ай бұрын

@@ScottRails If you are clumsy, I am a glob of jello.

Nice job on the rails

Great Project...Informative... Thanks,

If you have identical locos try using the original as a template for the bends ... put the wire to be bent over the original to get the right places and angles.

The fangs on the motor clip can also be easily flattened back into the clip. I also put tape on the bottom clip in addition to the chassis "just in case".

@ScottRails

Ай бұрын

Hehe, I don’t believe in just in case. All or nothing.

Great video, of course. I love the handrails! I hate to tell you this, but I think Soo Line locos in that paint scheme actually had all white handrails. Black looks pretty good though.

@ScottRails

Ай бұрын

hahaha, yes, Greg has already shown me pictures of the real thing with white hand rails. Oh well. Next time.

@jimmd68

Ай бұрын

@@ScottRails I should have known. The funny thing is, at the time I was just checking to see if Soo actually had GP35s (they did!) and accidently noticed the handrail color. I say leave them as is. 🙂

Finally old SOO got the decoder, great work on the handrails.

Well done Dave. I've been watching your videos for nearly a year now. You've certainly come a fare way as a modeller. Keep up the good work. Cheers from Australia

@ScottRails

Ай бұрын

Thanks Craig, and I've barely scratched the surface.

@CraigsModelRailways

Ай бұрын

@@ScottRails I also commend those that, have helped you on the way with gifts etc. 👍👍👍

The hand rails are painted white all around the Soo line units there's no red touch-up at the bottom it's all white I have pictures on my Facebook photo albums of some of the two units that I used to go through western Mass so if you need a reference

Love it

nice i make my models same to dcc all nice analogs is dcc now :)

Why not pop out the headlight glass then attach 2 LEDs, so it will look proper

yes I'm first for a change lol

Great JOB!!! OH!!Princess AUTO has a pair of Wire strippers for $5.99??? Just a small hand type?But it would be great for your type of wires?