[MOC] emd sd38-2

[rjr]

Hello,

First, what a great place this is, compliments to the people and staff in keeping it that way! So many different styles and techniques in one place, what's not to like. I'm amazed by some of the structures and steamlocomotives posted the last weeks but i'll be staying with diesels for now.

Speaking about that; 

No, it is not a traffic cone, it is Elgin, Joliet & Eastern emd sd38-2 # 667 (The real one)

This was a fun build for me, almost everything snapped in place or was relatively easy to solve. I managed to free up space in the front so there was more room for details and I am happy how the baywindow worked out. Being single colored made things easier to begin with but there is enough changed (and better I think) that most likely my gp35 gets an overhaul so maybe I can get rid of the stickers and get a better nose.

Please don't mind the wheels, i think I'll go a size bigger next time. 

One thing I like about american railroads is that you have plenty of choice in liveries and this is one of my favourites. There some issues to be solved here and there but it looks promising! 

Hope you enjoy, questions, suggestions etc are very welcome! 

Have a nice weekend, RJ

Edited Tuesday at 01:32 PM by rjr
Changed to sd38-2, can"t argue with someone who worked at EMD

[idlemarvel]

You have captured the look of this unusual loco very well. I like the livery. I wondered why the bogies are in light gray not black?

[zephyr1934]

That looks great, and an interesting technique for the nose. I don't think I've seen it before but it turned out good. The all weather window on the engineer's side is a great touch. Very smooth lines all around. I like the hint of Chessie System you have in the last shot, looking forward to see where that is going.

[rjr]

@idlemarvel thanks! Yes the bogies, i got a photo in my 'cool locomotives' folder where it was fresh out the paintshop and there they are silver that's the main reason but looking at other photos I can see why your asking!

@zephyr1934 thanks! Ah it's called an all weather window, good to know!   I am happy with the nose, maybe I can make a photoshoot how it's made but it has to wait ,same as the chessie, for a couple of months because of work.

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

Incredibly similar to the original...great work! 

[Feuer Zug]

Good work on the EJE SD38. The color scheme really pops.

[rjr]

@LEGO Train 12 Volts thanks!

@Feuer Zug thanks! To be honest i needed time to get used to it, lot of orange. But with the trucks and some time I like it!

[Darkkostas25]

WOW *o*
Marvelous. I love body work and colour 

[bogieman]

Looks great! As a retired EMD mechanical engineer, I have to add this is an SD38-2. The SD38 used Flexicoil bogies that had the same wheelbase but a different motor arrangement; the -2 six axle models released starting in 1972 had HTC bogies where the motors all are on the fuel tank side of the axles for reduced weight shift. This necessitated the end transom at the fuel tank end to support the motor nose.

Dave

[rjr]

@Darkkostas25 thanks!

@bogieman thanks, that is helpfull! And you are right, so I will change the title.. It is still a bit confusing, the difference between models. I even got the same photo from two sources, one called sd38 and one called sd38-2. I looked at the motorgrilles, just to be sure, is this the right grill (short, without the bar in the middle) or more like these;

Longer with the division in the middle and are more gp38 or sd40 like?

Thanks again!

[bogieman]

You've jogged my memory now. I was in the group in the early to end of the 1970's that included responsibility for the engine cooling system design. Fairly early in the production run of the GP38-2 and SD38-2 a change to the length of the radiators was made as a cost savings. EMD used radiators sections that were a fixed length and put as many in series as needed to cool the engine properly. The engineer reduced the number of series radiator cores from 5 to 4 and added more blades to the cooling fans to compensate. The photos of the EJ&E 667 you modeled show it was produced with the shorter radiator section so your model is correct for that locomotive.

Dave

[rjr]

@bogieman great, that was what I was hoping for, thanks ! 

[Shiva]

Nice model :)

The real one "Non LEGO" seems to have problems with its brick colouring