Good day all:
I have recently come across one of the new Amtrak AEM7s from MTH. While most aspects of this model are top-notch, (especially the sound), the body decoration leaves a bit to be desired. It's certainly not 'bad', just somewhat inaccurate. The Atlas models get the paint and detail spot on, but it doesn't really seem worth while to attempt an install of the Proto 3 board into the Atlas model. I may give that a go, but doubtful.
The previous MTH AEM7 model run (the Proto 1 and 2s) appear to have the body decoration a little more prototypical, (with the possible exception of the color tones) and I'm not a real fan of ditch lights. I thought it might be worth simply swapping the bodies between the MTH models. As I understand, the tooling should largely be the same between them.
So 2 questions: 1) Has anyone tried that, or have any helpful insights, and 2) Does anyone have an older MTH AEM7 they don't want? Proto 2 is preferable, and reasonably priced in light of it intended purpose. Maybe a fixer or something less than functional, as long as the body is in good shape. The body should be Phase 3 paint if possible.
Thanks in advance.
