OMI SD70ACe BHP Billiton Iron Ore

This little fella is going on the market if any of you guys needed another or wanted to add this fine piece to your stable. 

 

 

 

Id take one but they dont come in three rail

Hey Matt you could convert it. I'm sure it would be pretty straight forward.

Adding the pick up roller and you may be able to use the existing wheel sets? Depends on your rail, round top or flat.

The motor and electrics could easily be made to work with MTH Proto systems of Lionel's DCC system.

Just thinking. They do operate ok on a O-72 just fine.

Ooooff,  That would be a job.  The pickup rollers from a 3rd rail diesel for the electrical pickup and installing your choice of electronics would be the easy part. 

 

Turning down and knurling the axles for the sintered metal 3-rail wheels would be challenging.  OMI already uses ball bearings so using 3-rail axles from almost anything would be even a bigger challenge turning down the 2.5mm ends to 2mm for the roller bearings (cause removing and reinstalling those wheels to get the axles in a lathe is a PITA).

Hey Richard you forgot to mention the required torture and emasculation for attempting to destroy such a fine piece of artwork! ;-)

That silver nosetop looks like it would give off an awful glare to the crew.

If I shell out 5 grand for a loco I'm not doing a dang thing to it

This one is only $2300 =)


http://www.ebay.com/itm/131265750328

They're actually easier to get apart and back together than most Lionel or MTH diesels.  I'm working on P48, battery wireless DCCing mine (only one in process so far) so the pain with the axles is something I'm familiar with.

 

I love the BHP snow plows on both ends.  I wonder if they are to push sand around.

 

5 grand!  Where did that come from?  The new sticker price was $2500.

Most of the brass models are exceptionally engineered not only limited in supurb running qualities but also mechanics and design. They are designed to be built like a Ferrari or Bentley; one at a time. Unlike cookie cutter mass production; self tapping pot metal screws etc.

Woooowwwwwwwwww!

Look at the detailing!

Very nice. Would have loved to have it.

Yeah,....well.....

I bet the fuel tank gauge doesn't drop as she runs! (show off!)

Urggg. stop teasin' me!

She said no way! I called her in and asked real nicely again.

I need to find a PT job off the books for U. Just pay me in engine(s).

 How could anyone add three rail to her?

Rip out the old track first and get on board!!!!

I'd have to find someone willing to trade for one of my precision  UP DD40X for a Overland UP SD70. Otherwise i am satisfied with my big oldies.

 

Phil

 

My first love- the traditional transition era first generation units; and an all time favorite model these are! 

 

Key Model Import's 2009/2010 run ALCO 2000 PA series in Real Grande.

Next week maybe I can get some studio photos of the ATSF PA's from the same run. 

 

Wow!!  Fantastic looking models.  Owning either of those would make me become a 2-railer in a heartbeat. 

 

Rick

Erik, Your Rio Grande PA's are awesome.

I will look forward to viewing your ATSF PA's pix...

Absolutely beautiful. I really don't need to be looking at this stuff.

I love them all but they are missing the most important part, the third rail. Everybody know the third rail is what powers all the fun.

That is one slick looking engine.  What are the doors over the front cab windows for?  Slag protection (Longshot guess)?

You know it, right!

I could take a Dremel or sawzall and cut the pilots off too! ;-)





       

 

The details on this BHP locomotive looks amazing!

 

Eric   Love your pics of the BHP ace, am a little biased as Im an Aussi, and in my younger days I spent time in Port Headland & Karatha WA. Its an amazing place.     Stephen    (cTr...Choose the Right)

Have at er, Ive got some good blades for you to hack those pitlots off, you never know, you might have fun with it. Im not gonna lie, the pilots bug the **** out of me on scale locos but the massive amount of 3 rail stuff available more than makes up for the crappy pilots on three rail locos Those alco PA's are

 

I'm very happy you guys like the photos.

The more we posts of the good scale two rail the better.

Me too on the PA.  Anything later than an SD-24 leaves me cold.

 

So the way I look at it, if you can afford $2500 for a single Diesel model, you can afford one slightly better at $5 grand.  Even with today's starting salaries of sixty grand, this is not chicken- feed.

 

At first, I thought Eric had had it custom made for himself.  I was going to give him a hard time about being far more wealthy than I had previously guessed.  Did not realize that it was a production model, and a production price, however unaffordable to most of us.

On Brasstrains.com then

 

 

Every once and a while they take 10% off.

 

At $4995 they lasted about 3 days. This was maybe a year ago.


http://www.brasstrains.com/cla...2-A-B-A-Set-2010-Run

I was talking about that Sd whatever at the top.

 

I approve of a perfect set of Rio Grande PAs for five grand, even if it means your kid has to put off college for three weeks.

 

I would be jealous, except that my Rio Grande PA is cast silicon bronze, and may survive the apocalypse.

Anybody know who this layout and train belong to?

 

Yes.

Thanks Mr water,

That's my train and that was the former god rest her soul the Colorado Midland model railroad owned and operated by the Denver society of model Railroaders.

http://denveroscaleclub.org

If I may ask where did you find my photo?

Sure thing Me makens!

They are nice cars.

Wish they would get their crap together and finish up the set!

I saw it somewhere related to the Atlas Zephyr set way back when they shipped the first ones. My thought was, WOW those Alcos are lights out, i have to get that train. I had to settle for the MTH Alcos tho. I found your photos using the mystical Google

That's way cool. That was my intention to educate the guys!

Let's keep the o scale fires burnin 2-3-6 rail whatever long live the O!