Originally Posted by rdunniii:
Yes, to replace the fuel tank with the Lionel you have to drill and tap the holes in the chassis. And it is a bit of a pain to make sure they are in the right location.
I do not recall if the speaker is a direct swap. The Lionel speaker has a nice sound and there is a separate weight and cover plastic piece you can use with their speaker and tank, or with no speaker.
Don't tell Scott Mann but I replace all the fuel tanks on my 3rd Rail E and F units with Lionel ones too. It's a pain too because I have to grind out the ends for the tank drives but...
Both the Atlas and the 3rd Rail tanks are undersize, noticeably so. Santiago, your going to be surprised at how much larger the Lionel tank is when you receive it. It's going to make the side flaps on the shell look a bit small.
Thanks for the input, I would love to see how your units came out!
Originally Posted by Pingman:
Santiago, in your tests of silver paint, did you try this one?
I have not, bud. Have you? Of course it depends on the look of the model itself and how to match it, but i don't think a chrome look would work, I think its more like an painted silver or "dull" aluminum. Which is true for the prototypes since those were painted silver and did not have a chrome or polished steel finish. So far I have used revell, testors and acrylics paints in both enamels and water base. Metallic enamels have been difficult to work with when it comes to thinning for airbrushing. On the other hand, thinning acrylic paints with Tamiya's acrylic thinner works great for airbrushing since it act as a retardant and the paint flows beautifully. Nothing definite yet, but will post results when I have something more substantial.