GE C40-8

[eyein12]

hey

does anyone have pics on this particular unit(GE C40-8) non widecab version. I dont care about paint schemes right now. But im working on making a C40-8 model series, for UP, CSX, NS and CR operations. This is a project ive been eyeing up for a long time and plan on working on this concurrently with my route. Ive pretty much hit my stide modellign and ready to take on the big bears! I have it started but any dimensions would be helpful and pics of the front and back and top would be really helpful. I have basic dimensions down from drawings showing the sides in great detail. I see others working on similar stuff but the liklihood of them every making it to the game is very low, so I thought id do one that Ive wanted to see in RW since 2007.

Thanks for the help guys!
Ian

[SMMDigital]

I'll do you one better. If you are using 3DCanvas, I can send you the C30_7 trucks (the first ones used trade-in trucks) frame, and template that I made for this locomotive a couple of years back. They are nowhere near perfect but im sure you could figure them out and get them up to snuff. I also got pics. I will dig them out later tonight.

[SMMDigital]

Would this work for you (last photo is just a sample, i've got more that are larger).

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[PapaXpress]

I wish I had a video of you doing that step-by-step. My big thing is that I am doing all the my models in SU, and bringing them over to 3DC. I would rather do them in 3DC but the user interface still has me baffled.

[SMMDigital]

I uploaded pics of the D8 to http://www.smmdigital.net/IanD8.zip . I hope they can be of help to you. If you need the 3DC files I mentioned, just let me know.

[eyein12]

Thanks jerry will be popping those up now! thanks for the trucks I may use the wheel base. I have some blueprints of the side from trainiax just like you had. so im working off that. If they had a front back blueprint that would help tremendously.

[g_nash]

Thanks jerry will be popping those up now! thanks for the trucks I may use the wheel base. I have some blueprints of the side from trainiax just like you had. so im working off that. If they had a front back blueprint that would help tremendously.

Why not spend a few $$ and get a back issue with top ends and sides ? Using trainiax side elevations for anything is like

[eyein12]

where?

[g_nash]

where?

Not heard of google then ?

Conrail Cyclopedia >> http://crcyc.railfan.net/refs/refs2/art ... dash8.html <<

Or Join here and search for __________ >> http://trc.trains.com/magazineindex/ <<

Next stop should be here for some useful refs http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/default.aspx and search by Locomotive model ,, or see what others here might offer .

If your looking for a cab and components I'm open to offers .. minimum bid 1k

And good luck with ya little project