A Michigan short line, the LSRC, painted a locomotive to honor Ronald Reagan. Number 3571 proudly bears the legend "For the Gipper, 2004"; she is a Montreal Locomotive Works M420W. I would like to paint a three rail diesel to extend the honor to my small railroad. I did a little research on-line and found that HO modelers wanting an M420W have used a U23B frame and a shell built by Kaslo. I would appreciate any suggestions re a frame and shell that I could use to "approximate" an M420W (I am not a rivet counter but would like to capture the look of the engine). As an example, looking at the hood of 3571, to me she looks a lot like an SD70 (albeit much smaller). Thanks for any ideas ��
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