Pan-Am Railways SD45R - 5
toothbrush. If the paint is still sticking to the model I let it sit
a bit longer. Once the paint is removed, the model is washed
in warm soapy water, rinsed, and set aside to dry. Notice in
the pictures I also stripped the paint from the cab and short
hood. I used Cannon parts on this model, as I planned to use
the Proto 2000 parts on another model.
The long hood
With any kitbashing project it is a good idea to work in sub-
assemblies; a good starting point for this project is the long
hood. First I cut apart the rear headlight and number board
casting by making a horizontal cut just below the headlight
[10]. I set the headlight aside and made two more cuts to
separate the number boards [11]. Since MEC 610 does not
have rear number boards, I glued the clear number board cast-
ings into their holes. I filled all the grab iron holes with .020”
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8. The disassembled Proto 2000 SD45 shell.
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9. Preparing to strip the paint from the shell.
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10. Cutting the rear headlight and number board casting.
MRH-Oct 2014
