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Some views of the set of Santa Fe F units I made from Highliner shells on highly modified Genesis drives. The underframes have been modified with full underbody detail using some parts made by Hi-Tech Details, and a bunch of scratch built parts. The layout pictures are on the La Mesa Club's Tehachappi layout in San Diego.

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Calente.JPG
Calente.JPG		 264C at Calente.JPG
264C at Calente.JPG		 280 at Calente.JPG
280 at Calente.JPG		 Set of F's.JPG
Set of F's.JPG
264C.JPG
264C.JPG		 280 Front.JPG
280 Front.JPG		 Full Underframe with Hi-Tech Brackets, and Battery Box/Air Tank, with scratch built extended standard tank.
Full Underframe with Hi-Tech Brackets, and Battery Box/Air Tank, with scratch built extended standard tank.		 Full Underframe with Hi-Tech Brackets, and Battery Box/Air Tank, with scratch built extended standard tank.
Full Underframe with Hi-Tech Brackets, and Battery Box/Air Tank, with scratch built extended standard tank.
Full Underframe with Hi-Tech Brackets, and Battery Box/Air Tank, with scratch built extended standard tank.
Full Underframe with Hi-Tech Brackets, and Battery Box/Air Tank, with scratch built extended standard tank.		 Squared opening for coupler in pilot.
Squared opening for coupler in pilot.		 A piece of Evergreen styrene was shaped to fit the radius of the opening, and glued in place.
A piece of Evergreen styrene was shaped to fit the radius of the opening, and glued in place.		 After glue set up, the styrene piece was carved to the shape of the pilot.
After glue set up, the styrene piece was carved to the shape of the pilot.
Pilot mods and Hi-Tech front Lift Lugs
Pilot mods and Hi-Tech front Lift Lugs		 Added Hi-Tech Inertial Filter Hatch
Added Hi-Tech Inertial Filter Hatch		 Hi-Tech Inertial Filter Hatch
Hi-Tech Inertial Filter Hatch		 Standard size tank, but with extensions for more capacity
Standard size tank, but with extensions for more capacity
Full Underbody Underframe. Requires milling .080 off the bottom of the frame
Full Underbody Underframe. Requires milling .080 off the bottom of the frame		 Full Underframe modification
Full Underframe modification		 Full Frame modification
Full Frame modification		 Pieces for full underframe
Pieces for full underframe
Frame milling
Frame milling		 Full Underbody Underframe, with Hi-Tech 1500 gal tank and battery boxes
Full Underbody Underframe, with Hi-Tech 1500 gal tank and battery boxes		 Full Underbody Underframe, with Hi-Tech 1500 gal tank and battery boxes
Full Underbody Underframe, with Hi-Tech 1500 gal tank and battery boxes		 Full Underbody Underframe, with extended tank and battery boxes. Tank milled from solid acrylic.
Full Underbody Underframe, with extended tank and battery boxes. Tank milled from solid acrylic.
Underframe modification that can be done with a hacksaw and file. .010 styrene base for attaching Hi-Tech tank brackets.
Underframe modification that can be done with a hacksaw and file. .010 styrene base for attaching Hi-Tech tank brackets.		 The minimum modification. Frame cut to a level with the bottom of the body. Can be done with a hacksaw and file.
The minimum modification. Frame cut to a level with the bottom of the body. Can be done with a hacksaw and file.		 Hi-Tech Battery Boxes
Hi-Tech Battery Boxes		 Hi-Tech Battery Boxes.
Hi-Tech Battery Boxes.
Hi-Tech Battery Boxes. Original version. Each box was 6 pieces
Hi-Tech Battery Boxes. Original version. Each box was 6 pieces		 Hi-Tech Battery Boxes. Latest Version. One piece with etching for bottom and door
Hi-Tech Battery Boxes. Latest Version. One piece with etching for bottom and door		 Hi Tech 1500 Gal tank
Hi Tech 1500 Gal tank		 Details West Coupler buffer
Details West Coupler buffer
Hi-Tech Details Santa Fe style rear Lift Lugs
Hi-Tech Details Santa Fe style rear Lift Lugs		 Hi-Tech Details Lift Lugs
Hi-Tech Details Lift Lugs		 Prototype application of factory installed lift lugs on ex-SP unit at Golden Gate Museum in San Francisco
Prototype application of factory installed lift lugs on ex-SP unit at Golden Gate Museum in San Francisco		 My workbench.
My workbench.
Here is the mod to allow the motor to lay on its side so the shafts allign
Here is the mod to allow the motor to lay on its side so the shafts allign
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Dennis Browder 20-Sep-2017 14:33
Hello David, Can you tell me when Santa Fe painted those F7s In the yellow bonnet Thanks appreciate .Dennis Browder
David 15-Feb-2009 08:24
Dave,

Not sure when you will get this, but what did you make your footsteps on the pilot from? I don't think any commercially parts are available.

Thanks!
Sean 23-Sep-2006 02:33
Absolutely EXCELLENT!!! This is the best example of why this is called, AMERICA'S GREATEST HOBBY. Very enspiring. Thanks!
nieuweboer 16-Dec-2004 16:09
if I had only seen the first 4 pictures and ignored the rest I would have said that you had found a way to shrink the prototype to HO size. What a beauties!
Bob Miller 23-Apr-2004 23:13
Your workbench looks like mine does most of the time. Glad to see I'm not the only one. Beautiful engines!
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