James Hilton Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Hi all, one of my crazy ideas at the moment Is to attempt to model one of CN’s SWeeps, the SW1200 rebuilds with GP9 parts. I’ve a suitable donor chassis but it’s fitted with the AAR trucks and I can’t find replacements anywhere, I wondered if anyone could help me out this side of the pond? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davknigh Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 FWIW the trucks in question are Athearn part number 39020 and can be had from a variety of sources. Whether any are on the east side of the pond is another question... HTH David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB-AU Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 You can buy spare parts direct from Athearn off their website. Cheers David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Hilton Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 Hi both, neither eBay or Athearn have them available. I’ve lots of old retired models here I use for spares, but nothing with the right frames. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 there's these if in stock https://www.miniaturesbyeric.com/products/t3-sw-flexicoil-trucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Hilton Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 Thanks for the link, I had no idea Miniatures by Eric were still trading! I used to buy parts from their range in the 90s. I'm holding out hope for a set in the UK from a kind soul, happy to cover costs etc, otherwise buying an old model on eBay and stripping them off... I don't mind ordering parts from US/Canada when necessary, but the Athearn parts are, I believe, a better quality than these brass ones, and will plug straight on! There are a few 'dummy' SW1500s on eBay in the UK at the moment but the seller wants nearly £60 plus postage for them which puts them out of the question for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 give Geoff a ring at contikits, he some times has un boxed BB stuff that's not on website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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