AGHRMatt posted:AWESOME! Great description and instructions on the page. Is the GP9 you're working on for the MTH locomotives?
suzukovich posted:I just read it too. Great instructions. If your doing MTH GP 9 that will be great. I will need 5 pairs at least.
The GP9 I was referring to is the Williams one I posted about in this thread, which I just put the finishing touches on.
I do have an MTH GP7 that I am going to do. I assume that would be the same as a GP9. Will keep you posted...
Eric
Mike DeBerg posted:Eric, I have a couple on order now! Looking forward to them. Will post photos! Will be watching for the ES44AC pilots!
Cool! Can't wait to see the results!
thor73 posted:AGHRMatt posted:AWESOME! Great description and instructions on the page. Is the GP9 you're working on for the MTH locomotives?
suzukovich posted:I just read it too. Great instructions. If your doing MTH GP 9 that will be great. I will need 5 pairs at least.
The GP9 I was referring to is the Williams one I posted about in this thread, which I just put the finishing touches on.
I do have an MTH GP7 that I am going to do. I assume that would be the same as a GP9. Will keep you posted...
Eric
MTH GP9/7 are one and the same. Thanks.
Well Santa Fe never had SD90s but I go buy one just to use those pilots. Holy crap those are nice!
Serious help needed here!
I have no idea what those holes are doing there next to the MU plugs.
Those holes are for wiring for the ditch lights. Is that a non-powered unit? They also have generic locations of ditch lights, utilizing those holes for wiring
Yeah, way oversized holes for wiring the ditchlights. LOL! Seems like they routed the led through the hole from the inside out, or just wanted to have the connector plug fit through the hole? 
Well it took me a while, but I finally got around to finishing up the detailing and installation on these things. Here are some pics of the end result:
With Kadee 740s installed:
This engine is a monster, and has massive overhang on O63 curves, which I use in some spots on my layout. So I will probably run mine with Kadee 746s installed:
Here is a view of the underside, showing the coupler mount and the interface between it and the pilot:
And finally, here it is with a car behind it!
The handrails look rather comical now, I will have to work on those next. 
Eric
Those look sweet. Also love the spare knuckle brackets with knuckle on the rear. Excellent detail.
That looks really nice!! Great job on the details as well- makes a huge difference!
Thor,
Very, very nice, indeed. Good job on the paint match too. I ordered a set of your parts last week from Shapeways to install on my UP SD90. They should show up any time now. It might be a little while before I find the spare time to prep, paint and install the parts, but I'm looking forward to the project. Thank you for all your efforts and sharing them with us.
RM
They look FANTASTIC.
That came out great. 
What's next?
Those look GREAT! Just wondering how many different engines you have done this for?
Man. That is awesome! Wanna buy a SD90 just to convert. Any chance of making these for the Lionel GP30? Or atlas units? And I am willing to send send you one of my locos if needed to use.
Thor73 Could you email me? I have a question for you, my email is in my profile.
Thanks,
Rich Montague posted:Thor,
Very, very nice, indeed. Good job on the paint match too. I ordered a set of your parts last week from Shapeways to install on my UP SD90. They should show up any time now. It might be a little while before I find the spare time to prep, paint and install the parts, but I'm looking forward to the project. Thank you for all your efforts and sharing them with us.
RM
Cool, looking forward to seeing how they turn out!
The paint match was dumb luck - Vallejo Model Air Olive Green turned out to be pretty much spot on.
suzukovich posted:That came out great.
The design of the ES44 parts is mostly done, just need to find a few more hours...
mike g. posted:Those look GREAT! Just wondering how many different engines you have done this for?
So far, the MTH SD90 And the Williams GP9
Working on the design for an MTH ES44. Others to follow will include an SD45 and GP7.
theteejmiester posted:Man. That is awesome! Wanna buy a SD90 just to convert. Any chance of making these for the Lionel GP30? Or atlas units? And I am willing to send send you one of my locos if needed to use.
Thanks for the offer, heh! The design process is pretty time consuming, so for now, I am focusing on engines that I own. After that, I suppose anything is possible. 
For those that want to install correct lower handrails might want to consider a second version with the holes in the connect location on the pilot to attach them.
Probably easier to just drill the holes yourself since the pilot itself doesnt have any holes.
Laidoffsick posted:Probably easier to just drill the holes yourself since the pilot itself doesnt have any holes.
Agreed. Having seen some early 2-railed hi-rail locomotives, the regular handrails don't look that bad as they're still "reachable". Also, on some of them, the bends in the hand rails were such that if you could unbend them without breaking them, they'd be pretty close to the correct length -- you'd need to drill the holes yourself.
It's not real obvious in the pictures of the finished parts, but they do have holes provided in the correct locations for full length handrails. See this post, for example:
https://ogrforum.com/t...77#62669288930974377
I hadnt seen the holes ...... even better they are already there for those who want to use them
thor73 posted:It's not real obvious in the pictures of the finished parts, but they do have holes provided in the correct locations for full length handrails. See this post, for example:
https://ogrforum.com/t...77#62669288930974377
Great. My ability to drill a .025 hole accurate to +/-.25mm is severely limited.
Any further progress on those new products. I would like to add the MTH SD40-2 and SD70ACe, especially the SD40-2 since there isn't a scale wheels version of that loco!
Hi Mike, sorry for going AWOL for so long, got a little busy with the holidays, aftermath, etc. (and another model train project as well, more on that later... )
The ES44 pilot design is mostly done, I just need to check some key dimensions and I think it's ready to go. I'll try to get a Shapeways page up for it in the next couple weeks. The SD45 will be next.
Any pics of your models with the SD90 pilots?
The ES44 pilot design is mostly done, I just need to check some key dimensions and I think it's ready to go. I'll try to get a Shapeways page up for it in the next couple weeks. The SD45 will be next.
MTH or Williams?
The ES44 and SD45 are both MTH.
Do you think the ES44 pilots would fit an AC4400?
AGHRMatt posted:Do you think the ES44 pilots would fit an AC4400?
Matt,
The MTH scale-wheel models use the same pilot part as (unfortunately) does the Dash 8-40CW. So I would guess whatever Thor is cooking up should work for all three.
RM
thor73 posted:Hi Mike, sorry for going AWOL for so long, got a little busy with the holidays, aftermath, etc. (and another model train project as well, more on that later...
The ES44 pilot design is mostly done, I just need to check some key dimensions and I think it's ready to go. I'll try to get a Shapeways page up for it in the next couple weeks. The SD45 will be next.
Any pics of your models with the SD90 pilots?
No worries. Let me see what I can dig up. I really am looking forward to the ES44, SD40-2, and SD70ACe/M-2 pilots! hint, hint! I have far more of these locomotives that could really use a makeover!
For folks following this topic and interested in the ES44AC parts, I finally got the model done, and details of the design posted here:
https://ogrforum.com/...ilots-for-mth-es44ac
I will say that the resolution of printers has come leaps and bounds in the last few years.
And even 3D printed in metal!
Is there the possibility of making the plows for this one and the ES44 available separately?
Steve
L & N posted:Is there the possibility of making the plows for this one and the ES44 available separately?
Steve
Yeah, I've thought about doing that, in case of breakage or whatever. When I get a chance to generate some new files, I'll see if i can throw them up on the pages as an option or something. I will probably include all the detail parts as well, so it would be everything except the pilots and coupler mounts.
Steve, I have uploaded the detail parts for the ES44 kit, so those are now available.
The SD90 design is a little different (plow is integral to the pilot, for one), so I need to make some updates to that one before it's ready.
Just finished the updates to this one, so that it's similar to the more recent ones I've done, with the plow and detail parts separate from the pilots. So it's a little more flexible for customizing or repairs. The finished appearance is identical to the previous version.
The complete set now looks like this:
Detail parts:
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