Admiral Cab Drawing

Badhorse79 · February 17, 2013, 09:00:49 PM

Well got super bored today after qualifing so I decided to use Dash9s side profile pic of 6119 and blew up the pic till it matched a sideframe I had then I measured everything till I got (what I think is it) and will construct tomorrow ! So thank you chris for your websites detailed pic section

Badhorse79 · February 18, 2013, 03:45:34 PM

Well I have the sides , roof and number board headlight pieces cut out ! Now for the nose and front & back of the cab

NSMoWandS · February 18, 2013, 03:53:12 PM

Looking good Billy Ray!

Badhorse79 · February 18, 2013, 04:00:29 PM

Thank you Louis! !!

Badhorse79 · February 18, 2013, 06:01:23 PM

Man this is worse than the gevo ! And I spilled my plastic glue all over and gee it smells great ..... im in over my head

NSMoWandS · February 18, 2013, 06:38:57 PM

Patience... it's just like benchwork. It will be covered up! LOL! Dan

thpbears · February 18, 2013, 06:48:03 PM

Yep after a coat of paint you will never tell any mistakes made. After spending the weekend putting together my Durango MOW equipment and after super glue all over my hands I painted it thinking why can't I do anything. After the paint dried it actually looks okay for my first builds. Either that or my wife swapped the pieces out with someone elses actual models after feeling sorry for me.

Badhorse79 · February 18, 2013, 06:57:14 PM

Sad thing is, nothing in production can be used cause everything is 1 foot to 1and a half feet longer the only thing I see I can use are cannon Cab door s and the battery boxes are the same size as the original Engineers side on both sides so that'll be easy!!!! But it can be done! Its actually fun this is my first big project since July !!!

NSMoWandS · February 18, 2013, 07:56:39 PM

Quote from: thpbears on February 18, 2013, 06:48:03 PM
Yep after a coat of paint you will never tell any mistakes made. After spending the weekend putting together my Durango MOW equipment and after super glue all over my hands I painted it thinking why can't I do anything. After the paint dried it actually looks okay for my first builds. Either that or my wife swapped the pieces out with someone elses actual models after feeling sorry for me.

So THAT'S where my MoW stuff went!!! Dan

NSMoWandS · February 18, 2013, 07:59:30 PM

Badhorse, I would also suggest using a "HO Scale" ruler. It is great for scratchbuilding. I used one for my Spike Puller's frame... and it came out awesome! Dan

Badhorse79 · February 18, 2013, 08:05:04 PM

Got one never model with out it!!!

fireball451 · March 01, 2013, 08:50:47 PM

I would like to get all the dimensions of the admiral cab. Been thinking of building one myself.

Badhorse79 · March 01, 2013, 10:42:35 PM

I can jot em down and post them tomorrow for ya

fireball451 · March 02, 2013, 04:40:23 PM

That would be great! THANKS!

Badhorse79 · March 02, 2013, 07:20:25 PM

All in HO scale feet

Cab Sides : 8 and a half X 7'
Roof is same
Roof angles : 3 x 8 and a half
The battery boxes are 14 and a half both sides the conductor side is already that size
A cannon nose kit will work but its to round the new nose is more flat!
The Number boards I used from a railpower products cab
a thin piece of styrene on the top adds the inch or two that's needed

That's about all I have for now! !!! Patent is pending!!!! Just a jokin

Badhorse79 · March 03, 2013, 07:02:57 PM

Here's a peek at what I have so far !!! It still needs some sanding and the front end !

fireball451 · March 03, 2013, 07:15:47 PM

Looking good!

Badhorse79 · March 03, 2013, 08:45:13 PM

Thanks! !! Alot easier than the GEVO

Badhorse79 · March 03, 2013, 09:26:54 PM

Here's another shot

Badhorse79 · March 03, 2013, 09:27:38 PM

One more

Ptrainman · March 03, 2013, 10:36:05 PM

All Ive got to say is you have way more patients than I have. Looks great man. You should patent it and make some money.

Paul

Badhorse79 · March 03, 2013, 11:01:56 PM

Thanks Paul! !! I think drawing it out and then using a pencil to mark the styrene and a really sharp knife make it so much easier! ! I have no patients (im not a doctor) ... im super ecstatic it all matched up ! Next all the glue lines are gonna get putty and sanded down! Then I hope I can find a place that sells the lil rubber gaskets for the windows? Cannon has cab doors and I think I may scratch build the battery boxes since there all kinds of different! All this work and still no high hoods?

thpbears · March 03, 2013, 11:33:46 PM

Lookin good

Ptrainman · March 04, 2013, 12:17:15 PM

I typed patience but I must have hit the auto complete bar on my phone and it put patients. Dont you just love Smartphones. The main reason I have never gotten into modeling as much as I would like to is because I dont have a lot of patience. I would never be able to do stuff like this.

Paul

NSMoWandS · March 04, 2013, 01:05:03 PM

Looking good Badhorse! Looks like Altoona! And Paul, patience is learned from cursing and smashing stuff!!! LOL! Dan