Overall view of IAIS 250, almost ready for paint. The cab roof isn't yet attached, awaiting paint and the installation of the cab interior, windows, and wipers. Remaining handrails and grabs will be installed after decals are complete, Lord willing. By: Joe Atkinson
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Front view showing opened radiator with shutters, fan, and grab iron, added MU hose receptacles, ditch lights with conduit between them, coupler cut bar extensions, pilot grab irons, and air hose. After this shot was taken, the MU hoses were replaced with Details West #265 MU hoses. The fan is a 48" 10-blade Cannon dynamic brake fan, the closest thing I could find to the prototype's 54" 10-blade fan. After paint, I plan to add a tattered radiator tarp rolled up above the grill. By: Joe Atkinson
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View of Cannon cab with added details showing the 250's trademark leaning horn with piping beneath it on the cab face. Horn bell #5 was lost to the great carpet abyss during construction of the horn kit, but fortunately I had a spare kit on hand. Looks like the EOT antenna needs another little nudge downward! By: Joe Atkinson
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Top view showing the added spark arrestors, bell air line with 250's trademark curly-Q, grab irons, lift rings, and see-through radiator grills. I couldn't find any chain small enough to represent that found on the little fill pipe (for radiator water?) immediately aft of the grills, so I substituted a short length of .008" diameter wire. I plan to add a piece of styrene inside the hood to represent the radiator and to block the view through the grills. By: Joe Atkinson
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View of the rear cab face and pilot showing added ditch lights with conduit, styrene step box with Cannon treadplate, MU receptacles, spare coupler knuckles, MU and air hoses, pilot grab irons, coupler cut bar extensions, and MU hose pockets. By: Joe Atkinson
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Drive modifications included the addition of Train Station Products roller bearing sideframes, Custom Finishing fuel tank extensions, and modified P2K air tanks and associated piping glued to the speaker enclosure. Since taking this photo, I replaced the factory QSI decoder with a Tsunami TSU-AT1000. Surprisingly to me, the Tsunami was actually quite a bit smaller than the factory board, making for a relatively easy conversion. I painted the Tsunami's capacitor black and cut a hole in the cab floor so it could fit near the fireman's seat. By: Joe Atkinson
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Overall view of IAIS 250, almost ready for paint. The cab roof isn't yet attached, awaiting paint and the installation of the cab interior, windows, and wipers. Remaining handrails and grabs will be installed after decals are complete, Lord willing.
Front view showing opened radiator with shutters, fan, and grab iron, added MU hose receptacles, ditch lights with conduit between them, coupler cut bar extensions, pilot grab irons, and air hose. After this shot was taken, the MU hoses were replaced with Details West #265 MU hoses. The fan is a 48" 10-blade Cannon dynamic brake fan, the closest thing I could find to the prototype's 54" 10-blade fan. After paint, I plan to add a tattered radiator tarp rolled up above the grill.
View of Cannon cab with added details showing the 250's trademark leaning horn with piping beneath it on the cab face. Horn bell #5 was lost to the great carpet abyss during construction of the horn kit, but fortunately I had a spare kit on hand. Looks like the EOT antenna needs another little nudge downward!
Top view showing the added spark arrestors, bell air line with 250's trademark curly-Q, grab irons, lift rings, and see-through radiator grills. I couldn't find any chain small enough to represent that found on the little fill pipe (for radiator water?) immediately aft of the grills, so I substituted a short length of .008" diameter wire. I plan to add a piece of styrene inside the hood to represent the radiator and to block the view through the grills.
View of the rear cab face and pilot showing added ditch lights with conduit, styrene step box with Cannon treadplate, MU receptacles, spare coupler knuckles, MU and air hoses, pilot grab irons, coupler cut bar extensions, and MU hose pockets.
Drive modifications included the addition of Train Station Products roller bearing sideframes, Custom Finishing fuel tank extensions, and modified P2K air tanks and associated piping glued to the speaker enclosure. Since taking this photo, I replaced the factory QSI decoder with a Tsunami TSU-AT1000. Surprisingly to me, the Tsunami was actually quite a bit smaller than the factory board, making for a relatively easy conversion. I painted the Tsunami's capacitor black and cut a hole in the cab floor so it could fit near the fireman's seat.
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