EMD 567B Prime Mover

Barry has scratch built a model of the locomotive prime mover

to go inside since you will be able to see inside the massive diesels!

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Words from Barry on progress:

It is taking longer than I expected to get the six engines together, due to a few changes and parts to be made and assembled.

Also I have been very busy with family business as well as working on my F units. I decided that the engines needed to have

a prime mover inside the body, because the port holes are one inch in diameter, and if it is lighted inside, you should be able

to see it through the holes. I used a Walther's HO model and pictures of the real thing to make the masters from. 

I used a 1.5" PVC end cap to model the generator, the rest is a solid casting with two pieces of wood in the main block to take up

space and reduce the amount of casting resin. I added some I beams to the bottom of three of them, to use as flat car loads. I have

made eleven of the engines so far. I am pleased with how they turned out and they add weight to the F units. (not that they need it)