Continuing the series on rebuilding two vintage Super-Scale OO Diesel switchers, we turn to the cabs and hoods. With the goal of smoothing out the
I’ve had two (now three) EMD switcher projects underway, and with the cooler weather I’m able to get into my garage shop and work on
As noted in part I, back a few years ago I posted about the Super Scale NW-2 model, of which I own a couple examples
I’ve looked at the Super-Scale NW-2 a bit in the website, a function of I actually own two of them. For example this great one
In a prior conversion project I had requests for more detail on how I managed the drive, and as I think this drive came out
This project has been done for a few months, and it is about time for a brief conclusion. This Super-Scale NW-2 model was built by
As mentioned in part one, this engine, a Super-Scale model, came to me with no drive, just sideframes. It was as if someone before me
Regular readers know I have a group of models built by James Trout. That he was quite a fine craftsman is an understatement, as he
In 1949 two Diesel switcher models were introduced to the American OO market by Super-Scale, a SW-1 and an NW-2. Recently I was excited
One thing probably evident enough to regular readers is that with vintage OO models I find not only the models themselves interesting but also the