Diesel bash based on one built by MickT

[Jeff Schumaker]

I've done some more work on the Bachmann bash.  The roof has been cut for the cab. I've also removed one of the panels in each cab door to provide more windows. To hide the notch cut out of the cab rear, I removed a tool box from one of the Lima Plymouth bodies. Hopefully, I'll have more photos for the Lima bash, shortly.

Jeff S.

[Jeff Schumaker]

More on the Lima bash. I removed the tool box from the Lima frame, so the Knightwing cab would fit. A .156 piece of styrene was glued into the gap created.

[Jeff Schumaker]

I gave the Knightwing cab an initial coat of green paint. Here are photos of what the diesel currently looks like.

Jeff S.

[Jeff Schumaker]

I have done some work on the front of the Lima bash, in a style similar to the Bachmann conversion. Since I don't have an etched grill large enough, I will have to build my own. The second photo shows the frame of the grill set in place.

Jeff S.

[Jeff Schumaker]

I have built two grills. The one on the left is a proof of concept. The one on the right is version 2. Now to decide which one to use. Suggestions are welcome.

Jeff S.

[Jeff Schumaker]

I have drilled a hole in the front for a headlight, plus added a bezel. Grill #2 is temporarily fitted into the open. The cab was set in place to get an idea how things were going together.

Jeff S.

[Jeff Schumaker]

No new photos, but I did glue the windows into the Knightwing cab and spray primer on the cab roof for the Bachmann conversion.

I will be traveling to a train show and meeting up with three other members of the Great Lakes HOn30 group. We will be setting up a portion of our layout for the weekend.

Jeff S.

[Jeff Schumaker]

I hope to get back to the conversions sometime tomorrow. I took a couple days to decompress from the weekend show. It was an enjoyable exhibition.

Jeff S.

[Jeff Schumaker]

Ok, a few photos to get things started, again. I've installed the windows in the Knightwing cab. The first two photos, hopefully, show this.

I've also shortened the rear deck on the Bachmann conversion. It still needs some cleaning up and reattaching the buffer.

[Jeff Schumaker]

I've made some more progress on the Bachmann conversion. I have reattached the rear buffer and have built a pedestal to hold the 2mm LED in place. The pedestal will be glued to the "brick" and the LED to the pedestal, and the LED wires will be shortened. Everything is sitting loosely in place in the photos.

Jeff S.

[Jeff Schumaker]

I have instialled the windows in the cab for the Bachmann conversion and have painted the cab roof. You may notice a styrene patch in the lower left front of the cab. The cab front was originally cut to fit around a Lima pancake motor. Switching it over to the Bachmann brick left a gap that needed to be filled. It will soon be painted.

Jeff S.

[Jeff Schumaker]

I also have been testing out door arrangements for the bonnet. The door panels are made from .005 styrene. Right now, they are tacked on to the bonnet using the craft glue I mentioned earlier in this thread. If I like how the design works out, I will most likely do the same with the Lima conversion.

Jeff S.

[Jeff Schumaker]

I found that I don't have any .015 styrene rod on hand, so work on the bonnet doors has stopped, for now. I shortened the LED leads and taped them to split frame of the Bachmann brick. Here are photos of the result. I am figuring out a way to attach an LED inside the cab for the rear light, so there may be more photos later today.

Jeff S.

[Jeff Schumaker]

I believe I have come up with a way to hold the LED inside the cab for the rear light. It's made up of styrene channel, angle, and strip. I've temporarily tacked it to the cab roof. Once the glue dries, I will be testing it.

Jeff S.

[Jeff Schumaker]

Turning my attention to the Lima conversion, I painted the radiator grill, since it will secured to the front after the body has been painted.

Jeff S.