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SP U30C Phase III from the Atlas Model

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Espee 2nd order U30C - using the GE cab from HiTech. Roof shown is TEST-FIT only. NOT glued yet!
Espee 2nd order U30C - using the GE cab from HiTech. Roof shown is TEST-FIT only. NOT glued yet!
locating marks for the rooftop vents. I drilled tiny holes so that I could glue the vents from the inside of the cab.
locating marks for the rooftop vents. I drilled tiny holes so that I could glue the vents from the inside of the cab.
Three outta four vents installed - Detail Associates 1904 Vents
Three outta four vents installed - Detail Associates 1904 Vents
cab roof now lays on the cab - no glue yet.
cab roof now lays on the cab - no glue yet.
another view
another view
Front of cab drilled out to accommodate bulbs behind the numberboard housing yet to be re-attached.
Front of cab drilled out to accommodate bulbs behind the numberboard housing yet to be re-attached.
The other side of the cab - all just a test-fit.. roof NOT glued down.
The other side of the cab - all just a test-fit.. roof NOT glued down.
shimming the front wall of the cab roof with some .010 strip (sanded down a bit)
shimming the front wall of the cab roof with some .010 strip (sanded down a bit)
Scale coupler box for the U30C
Scale coupler box for the U30C
Scale coupler box for the U30C
Scale coupler box for the U30C
Some cleanup work yet to be done, along with some additional detail.
Some cleanup work yet to be done, along with some additional detail.
Scale coupler box for the U30C
Scale coupler box for the U30C
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building the anticlimber on the GE.  I used Evergreen Styrene #SD-2, .100 C-channel
building the "anticlimber" on the GE. I used Evergreen Styrene #SD-2, .100 C-channel
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My attempt at reproducing that GE anticlimber common to many early GE U-boats.
My attempt at reproducing that GE "anticlimber" common to many early GE U-boats.
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U33C Photo by Jamie Schmid, West Oakland, CA - used for reference.
U33C Photo by Jamie Schmid, West Oakland, CA - used for reference.
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