CLW SD-40 Kit - Should C-C Trucks be brass or "white metal"?

Check with the Research Desk at the NMRA Kalmbach Memorial Library.

It sound to me like you are mixing up Central Locomotive Works (CLW) with Locomotive Workshop (LW).  To my knowledge LW never produced a kit for an SD loco.  CLW did and all CLWdiesle  trucks were assembled from lost wax brass castings.  LW did use soft metal castings for truck sideframes on the diesels that they did produce.  There is a huge difference in quality between CLW and LW products.  CLW produced first rate kits that finish into beautiful models.

Joe

All the CLW (Central Locomotive Workshop) kits I have seen since way back in the 80s, had cast brass trucks.   Also, All the ones I am familiar with built-up had cast brass.

Now obviously this is a narrow perspective, but I think indicative based on train shows and visiting layouts.

I don't have any CLW diesels, but I have 2 CLW steamers (2-8-0) including one very old model, and all detail parts are brass.    The tenders do have wood floors but all visible parts are brass.   The newer model for which I bought the kit new in the early 80s has some sort of glass/plastic driver centers on the loco, but again, all other detail parts are brass.    The rods are something else, but not soft metal.

At shows when Bob Smith still ran CLW, he always had a table filled with cast brass parts, he never had any soft metal castings.

"Old Goat" suggested, "Check with the Research Desk at the NMRA Kalmbach Memorial Library."

I thought the NMRA was mainly interested in O-Gauge 3-Rail, not O-Scale 1:48 or Proto 1:45... <GRIN>

Anyway, I tried calling their NMRA Kalmbach Memorial Library staff at phone# 423-894-8144 but the line is continually busy.

I emailed 'Lib@hq.nmra.org' and am awaiting an email reply from them.

Regards, Steve

Cincinnati

I finally found the CLW SD40-2 info that I needed...  The CLW SD40-2 did come with a cast brass C-C HT-c truck set.

Enclosed is a pic of the original CLW SD40-2 product announcement, but I still do not have the OEM OEM assembly instructions...

How did I find this arcane info? I used a Google search to find the info with keywords CLW AND emd AND sd40-2 and "giants of the west"  on a Japanese website forum post in 2007.

http://dda40x.blog.jp/archives/50636320.html

You might want to re-think that just a smidge..........

I finally found & bought from eBay the full set of Central Locomotive Works (CLW) SD-40 Assembly Instructions.

I digitized all 19 pages (14 text + 5 assembly drawings) and saved them in a single PDF format that is 7.2mb in size.  I doubt that OGR will allow this 7mb size file to be posted to this forum due to its file size.

If you want a *free* PDF copy of these OEM CLW SD40 plans, just email me though this forum and I can send by email to you. Please note I do not make any profit from this... I believe in sharing info like this to further the Brass modelers hobby and attract new Hobbyists for non-commercial, non-profit, and only personal use.

This PDF file is virus free when I created it on 3/4/2015 and scanned with no virus or malware present.

Regards, Steve

Cincinnati, OH

"The Road less traveled is far more interesting !"