MTH SD70ACe detailing

Hey joe they look fantastic. They are a great value

Joe,

Will you be fixing the pilots?  Getting ready to do a couple mth dummies myself, a Rock island es44ac and UP 8-40cw.  I have reviewed the write up by laidoffsick(which is great!).  Do you see your conversion having any major differences from the instruction?

Thanks

I ran mine a couple of weeks ago (hi-rail version). Seeing these photos makes me want to fix the pilots like the rest of the ACe's in my collection.

Also, I've never had much interest in demonstrator units, but these more modern paint schemes are really starting to grow on me.  I saw a pic on here of someone's MTH GE evolution hybrid in scale form a while back and now I feel the need to have one.  Dangit.

I cheated a bit on this one. I happen to have duplicate Demo versions that are 2 rail. I'm just swapping parts. I got stalled when I tried casting my own pilots. There was always a blemish on the cast.

 I have abandoned the project as I have too much to do for the summer. It will wait for the snow!

Joe: Are you going to fix those undermount handrails. They are so unprototypical and an eyesore to me. Stephen

I see that U posted this again. We have discussed this before. They don't bother me as much as they bother you. I could fix them to the body very easily if I wanted with my dremel and some time. I've got several MTH engines used for less than $300. I can live with the handrails going a fraction longer than the cost of what you're after in detail. I do appreciate the extra detail of a brass shell. I just can't afford it with the big consists that I desire.

       
       



Is this an inside joke?  Maybe I missed something?  I know I missed the handrail mounting differences.  I had to go look it up.....and after looking it up, can't say it bothers me for the application and price point.  If these cost $2000, likely a different story.  But they don't.  And they look great for the money.

Well, I can't answer that. I believe he is pointing out what bothers him most about the model. If you owned the higher model, you would notice this faster I bet. I noticed it way back when I bought my first. It did not bother me then. It still does not bother me enough to modify them.

Joe: I brought this up because it is a flaw, and thought maybe you have changed your mind about them. If it doesn't bother you tha'st OK with me. I just thought your subject title says, "MTH SD70ACe detailing" that it would be a detail that needed fixed. If that detail doesn't brother you, why would anything else?

Stephen