This was originally an Athearn U.P. GP38 non dynamic brake.  I cut and added the dynamic brake housing.  This was my first attempt at, using an airbrush and actually painting something up.  I used a SD70 decal kit and added DCC.	These started out as U.P. Rivarossi cars.  I have them painted up, but can not find the correct decals.  I do not plan on running them on my layout, they are just for decoration.
I added the winterization hatch.  However, I bought the wrong size and had to cut out a section of all the hatches to make them fit.  This is a old body and had metal railings, that I painted.  I also added some heavy weathering as this is strictly a yard engine.	This is a Kato Sd70Mac.  I followed the instructions and replaced the fans and added a winterization hatch.  I also painted up the railings.
My engine yard.	Spur yard loco's
This is a old dummy loco.  I had to paint the metal rails and replaced the chassis with an Athearn DCC.	Athearn GP40, that I added a winterization hatch and overhead light.  When I added DCC to this loco I also replaced the cab light and drilled out clear plastic lenses and added double incandescent light bulbs.  I also added an oversized plow.   I had MU receptacles, but they fell off somewhere along the rails.  I would like to added sun visors to all my Geeps, but like all the other detail parts, I have a hard time finding stuff on the internet (if the site has pictures, they are usually poor quality).  If anyone would like to contact me and help me with part numbers I would appreciate it.
Here is 1 of 2 photos of my TNM hoppers. I was having a difficult time finding a prototypical model to start with. I like the Tangent models, but Iam new to the whole paint decal thing and I didn't want to risk a $32 car. I started with the Walthers RD-4 coal hopper NCUX road name ($10/car, worth the risk at my painting skills). I used decal remover to remove the decals. Then I prepped them with SP Lettering gray. For the final paint I used UP Yellow and Grimy Black. I used the TNM decals from Roundhouse. I used a Floquil paint pen to paint the trucks and wheel. I plan to eventually weather the cars and that should balance out the paint coat. I am thinking Engine black or Oily black for coal dust after I fade the original colors.

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