I upgraded these units many moons ago, so this may be irrelevant. But I wanted to capture these units in a better way to show how good these units can look. I think MTH units are decent for the hardcore operator, they sure are reliable and durable. I never run them so I'm selling them little by little, but could keep them and would enjoy them quite a bit.
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Impressive upgrades, it appears you did some paint work on the wheels, added scale MU hoses and cables, correctly modified the lift leavers, installed weathered Kadees and possibly crew and maintenance placards to the long hoods. I also have a number of MTH diesels that will eventually get the scale detail treatment. I for one would appreciate a listing of parts you use and information on what work you do to make these locomotives into a scale upgrade. Enjoy following your posts on the forum, keep up the great work. Best Regards; Gene
Great looking update, Santiago! 
Would like to see one of these in 1/1 scale; they are so huge! but here, we haven't! 
jpv in France
Great looking locomotives Santiago ! 
Really like the upgrades. Where did you get the replacement MU equipment?
Those look fantastic!!! Nice pics too!
San Juan couplers?
Thanks, guys! The MU are from atlas gp units, the chain is psc, plow grabs are .20 brass wire, added tinted windows to the can sides, replaced crew figures, detailed the interior with dashboard, shades and camera. Air lines are Berkshire valley and couplers are kadee 7 series
SANTIAGOP23 posted:.... and couplers are kadee 7 series
Wow. I didn't see that one coming!
As an old EMD fan those SD70Aces look great!
Dick
What paint color did you use for the couplers and wheels?
prrhorseshoecurve posted:What paint color did you use for the couplers and wheels?
enamels and weathering powders 
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