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  • Can an HO Kato SD40-2 shell fit on a HO Kato SD45 drive? other shells t

    From Miki Kotevski@21:1/5 to All on Thu Apr 21 15:29:06 2016
    I am new to model railroading and I was considering buying different shells for my HO Kato SD45 (dcc ready) chassis and I was wondering what other shells would be able to fit on the Kato SD45 chassis?

    Thank you so much

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  • From Wolf K@21:1/5 to Miki Kotevski on Sat Apr 23 11:12:40 2016
    On 2016-04-21 18:29, Miki Kotevski wrote:
    I am new to model railroading and I was considering buying different shells for my HO Kato SD45 (dcc ready) chassis and I was wondering what other shells would be able to fit on the Kato SD45 chassis?

    Thank you so much

    Both have a truck centre-centre distance of 40'0"

    However, the SD40 is 68'10" overall length, and the SD45 is 65'9.5" overall.

    Three feet translates to about 3/8" in HO, so the SD40 shells wouldn't
    fit an SD45 chassis, and vice versa.

    PS 1:
    Here's a website will all kinds of technical data:

    http://thedieselshop.us/DataSheetz.HTML

    PS 2:
    You can repaint and redecorate any shell.

    Have a good day,

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    Best,
    Wolf K
    kirkwood40.blogspot.ca

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  • From mikikotevski@21:1/5 to All on Wed Apr 27 01:18:02 2016
    replying to Wolf K, mikikotevski wrote:
    Thank You Wolf! I sincerely appreciate it!

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    posted from http://www.polytechforum.com/trains/can-an-ho-kato-sd40-2-shell-fit-on-a-ho-kato-sd45-drive-ot-68293-.htm

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