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Missouri Pacific U23B #4506 with EMD Cab

Front view

Model and photos by Barry Bergschneider. Barry submitted this model for others to enjoy. An Atlas product modified and heavily detailed. Here is what he submitted concerning the work.

U23B 4506 Atlas Body & Drive with Athearn EMD Cab (15 hand made or purchased details added)
Athearn EMD Cab, hand fitted to Atlas Body
MU and Main Air Hoses, hand made from brass wire and aluminum tape.
See-through Steps (store bought)
Coupler Cut Bars, hand bent from brass wire
Grab Irons, hand bent from brass wire
Fire Cracker Ant, hand made by turning brass rod in drill while filing
Wind Shield Wipers, (store bought)
Sun Visors, (store bought)
Wind Deflectors, hand made from clear styrene
Control Consol, hand made from styrene
Engineer and Brakeman's Seats, hand made from styrene
Window Glazing, hand fitted from clear styrene
Engineer, (store bought)
Hand rails, hand bent from brass wire
Stanchions, Athearn metal wire

I like to have things that are different. I like to represent the variety that was Missouri Pacific. There are so many odd ball things on the MoPac that I will probably never run out of ideas. U23B 4506 represents my first attempt at modifying a locomotive to represent an odd ball. This locomotive was special in that it is a GE, but after a crash, the NLR (North Little Rock, AR) shops used an EMD cab to repair it and get it back on the rails. This modification worked so well that several more GE locomotives were retrofitted with EMD cabs following crashes. My next attempt will be U30Cs 3311 (Cab mod) & 3319 (turned into a cabless B unit following a crash). Barry

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