I completed my first of the Central Montana Railroad’s 6 GP9s a few weeks again and am finally now posting up a few pictures of it. this is CMR 1809 and it started out as a Rock Island engine. I stripped and then repainted the engine. The decals came from Switchpoint and Microscale sets.
For a decoder I went with a Soundtraxx Tsunami 2 emd. I did headlights, numberboard, and ditch lights. The wiring looks like a rats nest but I’m just glad they all work! I’m still working on getting the lighting programming figured out. I used 2 Scale Sound Systems speakers and also made room for a TCS keep alive. The frame had to be modified heavily to make room for everything.
All that is left is a light weathering and I still need to paint the end of the handrails white. I’m pleased with how it came out and hopefully I should get another one done in a few more weeks as long as I don’t get too tied up here at the farm.
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