OGR Forum Member Joe Brennan wanted his Williams Amtrak Genisis converted to PS-3. The Williams model is very good looking. I finished it tonight and thought I would film the maiden run. Great locomotive.
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That is a highly sought after paint scheme too!
Nice work Marty!
Hi Marty ,
Great work , looks and sounds great !!
Alex
Very well done, liked how you showed the members with a video. 
Gary
Sounds great and nice work Marty!
How much?
How much what.
Sounds awesome great work Marty
Mike
Lookin' good Marty.
Sound just like the real deal! The oscillating lights look awesome Marty!
Nice job, thanks for the video.
Brad
Looking good.
Very nice Marty. Sounds and looks great.
Marty, how did you fit ditch lights in? I assume the original didn't have them. I've always been reluctant to start drilliing into shells to insert the lamps.
Marty, Does the PS3 board trigger the ditch lights to toggle with the horn or is that done with another keystroke? I did a pair of these for a local club with ERR Cruise but had to make a custom circuit to make the ditch lights toggle on command. I donated my time on implementing that feature. Horn triggering would be possible with additional circuitry though. I have seen videos of the the lights toggling when leaving the station, no horn, and also the lights toggling at grade crossings with the horn.
RJR, the Williams engine has plastic inserts for ditch lights. All forward lights lit by a single incandescent bulb from behind typical of Williams engines.
Pete
Bob, the body had ditch light clear plastic lenses on it. They were just cheapo items. The hole they fit in just needed to be opened up to fit the LED ditch lights. The same had to be done with the front headlights and rear lights. The neat thing about the PS-3 diesel kit is front and rear lights are a two LED unit. The markers were the same with a clear lens. After knocking those out, the MTH LED harness was a perfect fit in the holes.
Any drilling on any plastic body should be done with a hand twist drill. No power drills or things will go bad very quickly. I use a bit that gives a snug fit and I secure the LEDs inside with a bit of hot glue. Do not use super glue as it will run and the results are not always good.
Pete, you just set the ditch lights to what you want with your remote. They can set to what you want.
Pete, Thanks.
Marty, thanks also. When you've upgraded older MTH or Weaver, have you drilled out the shells for ditch lights or left well enough alone?
If I recall pictures of pre-ditch-light diesels that had them added, they were in a box on the platform{???}.
RJR posted:Marty, how did you fit ditch lights in? I assume the original didn't have them. I've always been reluctant to start drilliing into shells to insert the lamps.
I so what Marty does, I start with a very small drill and a pin vice. If the hole is a bit off-center, I can still correct it before I enlarge it. I confess, I do use my power screwdriver to do drilling after I have a proper positioned pilot hole, but I drill very slow and I've never had an issue. The key is getting the pilot hole in the proper place to start.
Bob, like the other guys, I have been involved with some crazy upgrades. Some guys doing early PS-1 diesels like the marker lights drilled out. That is an easy one. A few want ditch lights. I do what John does, always start with a small drill and work up. I have seen many ruined shells. Thankfully they did not come from me. It is a lot easier to take your time than ruin a shell.
Marty Fitzhenry posted:It is a lot easier to take your time than ruin a shell.
Au contraire!
It's very easy to ruin the shell, it's just hard to recover from the screwup! 
Marty, That is freakin awesome!! I'm going to put that on the list of to do items. Due to the current marketing agreements that seems like the best way to get a phase v.
Marty,
You weren't suppose to use my full name, I'm in witness protection LOL. It looks & sounds super.
Joe B.
Nice job, Marty!
Peter
Marty Fitzhenry posted:How much what.
I was saying how much do money you want for it as a joke. It is very nice!
Max, i knew that. Thank you for good words. Joe, I sent it out today.
Hello,
Just wanted everyone to know that I received my Genesis back yesterday (Friday) ,from Marty, and have been running it every chance I get the past two day's. Marty did a great job updating it and it runs flawlessly. I'm very happy with it. Thank you Marty.
Joe B.
