While casting around for parts I picked up some more Rail Power Products shells on ebay recently and the first of them arrived this morning. It's a Phase II GE C30-7 shell (Railpower part #60-501) designed to fit onto an Athearn u-boat chassis.
Mounting pin holes cast into walkway edge (lower left)
This shell dates from around 1989 and is one of the earliest models produced by the company, it is certainly on a par with the Athearn models of the day, although it does feature cast on mounting pin holes on the walkway sides to fit the Athearn frames, a feature that Athearn dropped after the SD40-2 in 1980.
Other than some flash here and there, this is a pretty good basis for a 'four foot' model, but it may be a simple way to improve it for the N&W Redbird project.
I have an Atlas B23-7 shell in the parts bin, so I'm thinking that with some careful cutting, it might be possible to assemble a composite model by splicing the Railpower hood inbetween the Atlas cab and radiator sections, the Atlas parts are modern and high detail, so the end result will probably look much more detailed than the Railpower shell on it's own.
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