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MKT #58 MP15AC

Updating a factory painted Athearn MP15AC to better match the Katy's as delivered engines
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MKT #58 MP15AC spotting local industry in Katy, Tx
MKT #58 MP15AC spotting local industry in Katy, Tx		 Athearn MP15AC Out of the box, engineers side
Athearn MP15AC Out of the box, engineers side		 Athearn MP15AC out of the box, firemans side
Athearn MP15AC out of the box, firemans side		 Grab Iron, handhold brackets installed and plugging the holes on the side sill
Grab Iron, handhold brackets installed and plugging the holes on the side sill
Eye bolts added, hand hold brackets installed
Eye bolts added, hand hold brackets installed		 Gran irons, hand hold brackets, air & actuating hoses installed
Gran irons, hand hold brackets, air & actuating hoses installed		 Just another look at the mods being done
Just another look at the mods being done		 Another look, all holes on the side sill from the full length handrail have been filled
Another look, all holes on the side sill from the full length handrail have been filled
Front showing the air & actualting hoses installed
Front showing the air & actualting hoses installed		 Picture from the rear, air hose addded but no actuating hoses yet
Picture from the rear, air hose addded but no actuating hoses yet		 Atuating hoses added as well as handrails made out of .012 brass wire
Atuating hoses added as well as handrails made out of .012 brass wire		 All holes in the side sill plugged as well as the handrails being added
All holes in the side sill plugged as well as the handrails being added
Hand hold brackets painted green side sill holes all plugged
Hand hold brackets painted green side sill holes all plugged		 I added the Cannon & Co. part #2152 Dash 2 SD Chain Tensioner, I had to modify the part for the MP15AC.
I added the Cannon & Co. part #2152 Dash 2 SD Chain Tensioner, I had to modify the part for the MP15AC.		 Painted the brass handrails black and added the brake chain, still have some work to do
Painted the brass handrails black and added the brake chain, still have some work to do		 just a look at the engineers side with the paint touched up
just a look at the engineers side with the paint touched up
Engineers side rear
Engineers side rear		 Firemans side rear
Firemans side rear		 Initial fade added to the engine, Engineers side
Initial fade added to the engine, Engineers side		 Fade shown applied to the front
Fade shown applied to the front
Fade applied to the Firemans side
Fade applied to the Firemans side		 Completed model detailed & weathered
Completed model detailed & weathered		 Fade applied to the rear cab area
Fade applied to the rear cab area		 Weathering applied to the Firemans side
Weathering applied to the Firemans side
Rear view of weathering applied
Rear view of weathering applied		 Weathering applied to the Engineers side
Weathering applied to the Engineers side		 Front of unit showing weathering applied
Front of unit showing weathering applied		 Overhead view
Overhead view
I used .012 brass wire for air lines and Miniatronics Corp. Model 18-016-10 wire for the sand lines.
I used .012 brass wire for air lines and Miniatronics Corp. Model 18-016-10 wire for the sand lines.		 Engineers sideframes
Engineers sideframes		 Engineers front sideframe
Engineers front sideframe		 Firemans side front sideframe
Firemans side front sideframe
Completed model detailed & weathered
Completed model detailed & weathered		 Completed model detailed & weathered
Completed model detailed & weathered		 Completed model detailed & weathered
Completed model detailed & weathered		 Completed model detailed & weathered
Completed model detailed & weathered
Caboose Hop
Caboose Hop		 Caboose Hop
Caboose Hop		 Caboose Hop
Caboose Hop		 Caboose Hop
Caboose Hop
Short Transfer
Short Transfer		 Transfer
Transfer		 Transfer
Transfer		 Passing the Cemex Plant
Passing the Cemex Plant
Caboose Hop
Caboose Hop
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Colin 't Hart 14-Jul-2014 07:43
Nice work! I would've bought one of these if Athearn had gotten the handrails right.
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