E or F unit profile

Dougvv · **Joined:** Sat Aug 21, 2004 10:52 pm **Posts:** 914

Hi,
I want to make a wood silhouette of a A-unit E or F for my mailbox. Does anyone know where plans might be for an E or F unit? I know There was one in Model Railroader in the 1960s (I redrew is to scale for a mechanical drawing class in high school and it made it to the shop fair but it got lost in moving).
I might be interested in a profile or silhouette of a Southern Ps4 also.
Thanks for all help.
Doug

Alexander D. Mitchell IV · **Posted:** Tue Jan 09, 2007 8:40 pm

Given the risks from both snowplows and idiots with baseball bats and pickup trucks, I would at the minimum recommend ordering an authentic frame from General Steel Castings.........

SZuiderveen · **Posted:** Tue Jan 09, 2007 10:00 pm

Doug;

Try here:

http://paintshop.railfan.net/emd.html#passcab

Steve Zuiderveen

bobyar2001 · **Posted:** Tue Jan 09, 2007 11:03 pm

Given technology today, you might be able to get a piece of steel flame cut on one of those machines that can take a drawing and cut its outline. Aluminum or stainless would be better, but can't be flame cut.

Dougvv · **Joined:** Sat Aug 21, 2004 10:52 pm **Posts:** 914

You are correct about those sorts of problems.
However in 38 years living in the turn-around of a cul-de-sac, non of the five houses on it have had any problems. Sort of hard to drive fast by mail boxes while trying to turn a +30 foot radius (40 foot edge to edge pavement diameter).
However, maybe a piece of steel or aluminum would be better.
Thanks. Doug

bobyar2001 · **Posted:** Wed Jan 10, 2007 10:56 am

You could also cut the basic shape out of plexiglass, with copies of the drawings adhered to it on both sides. I imagine today's hi-tech print shops could make some kind of adhesive "stickers" from those drawings. to apply to the plexiglass. The clear plexiglass could allow windows and portholes to be clear also.

atsfm177 · **Posted:** Wed Jan 10, 2007 4:30 pm

Wow, some really neat stuff here. I even found a EMC Model 40. Unfortunately it is the phase one, which is a little different that the one we operate at Travel Town. But hey, its good enough to experiment with new paint schemes.

Now if there was only a Baldwin RS-12 (with dynamic brakes) and an American 40 ton locomotive crane. :-)

Wish I had the talent to draw something like those.

Greg