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Santa Fe Ford F700 MoW Truck
Santa Fe had a number of these beefy-looking sleeper-cab
Maintenance-of-Way trucks, each one a little different from the next.
I kitbash-constructed my model using parts from various other models.
Santa Fe had a number of these beefy-looking sleeper-cab
Maintenance-of-Way trucks, each one a little different from the next.
I kitbash-constructed my model using parts from various other models.
My free-lanced model is inspired by this truck as seen in Bakersfield, CA in the early 1990's.
Main parts used to build this model (see image below):
Athearn F850 flatbed/crane truck (blue and black parts): cab interior, crane (modified), wheels/tires, underframe (rear axle moved
back by cutting frame and reversing the rear portion, drive line extended with brass wire).
Shapeways 3D printed (gray parts): Ford F600 cab/hood, utility bed, fuel tanks, toolbox at right rear.
Trident 90021 ambulance body (green part): sleeper box made by cutting apart ambulance body to use its rear doors for the
side doors and the front portion spliced on (holes and seams filled/smoothed with Tamiya gray putty).
Scratch-built (not shown): bumper made from strip styrene for the steps, thin sheet metal for the angled side braces,
and Walthers 1023 peel-and-stick tread grip plate.
Archer Transfers: AR88136 EMD latches slightly shortened at one end, added to new sleeper box and utility bed (before paint).
Plano Models (in packages): #374 mirrors, placard frames.
Trident (not shown): hose reel, roller frame, pump unit from a fire service pickup; windshield glass from box truck.
Atlas (not shown): small green oxygen bottles.
Athearn (not shown): large silver oxygen tank is cut down from refrigerated trailer fuel tank with scratch-built top detail.
Decals: Oddballs #655 for ATSF markings, assorted Microscale sets for miscellaneous markings,
and custom-made for the grill, lights, license plates, and other assorted markings.
Athearn F850 flatbed/crane truck (blue and black parts): cab interior, crane (modified), wheels/tires, underframe (rear axle moved
back by cutting frame and reversing the rear portion, drive line extended with brass wire).
Shapeways 3D printed (gray parts): Ford F600 cab/hood, utility bed, fuel tanks, toolbox at right rear.
Trident 90021 ambulance body (green part): sleeper box made by cutting apart ambulance body to use its rear doors for the
side doors and the front portion spliced on (holes and seams filled/smoothed with Tamiya gray putty).
Scratch-built (not shown): bumper made from strip styrene for the steps, thin sheet metal for the angled side braces,
and Walthers 1023 peel-and-stick tread grip plate.
Archer Transfers: AR88136 EMD latches slightly shortened at one end, added to new sleeper box and utility bed (before paint).
Plano Models (in packages): #374 mirrors, placard frames.
Trident (not shown): hose reel, roller frame, pump unit from a fire service pickup; windshield glass from box truck.
Atlas (not shown): small green oxygen bottles.
Athearn (not shown): large silver oxygen tank is cut down from refrigerated trailer fuel tank with scratch-built top detail.
Decals: Oddballs #655 for ATSF markings, assorted Microscale sets for miscellaneous markings,
and custom-made for the grill, lights, license plates, and other assorted markings.
Below: This is the Shapeways 3D-printed utility body. It required some work to sand off the printing lines.
The white cable holder masts are made from bits of styrene stock. The stair-stepped drop-tail bumper is made
from styrene, and covered with Walthers 166-1023 peel-and-stick tread plate. The angled side panels are scrap metal.
I added a tow hook from a Roco military model, and other various bits made from styrene or salvaged from my scrap boxes.
The white cable holder masts are made from bits of styrene stock. The stair-stepped drop-tail bumper is made
from styrene, and covered with Walthers 166-1023 peel-and-stick tread plate. The angled side panels are scrap metal.
I added a tow hook from a Roco military model, and other various bits made from styrene or salvaged from my scrap boxes.
Below: The various subassemblies before painting.
The sleeper box is made from a cut-apart Trident ambulance body, its rear doors with the
nicely-shaped windows relocated to the sides. Tamiya gray putty fills the seams and other
unnecessary holes. The cab/hood is a Shapeways 3D-printed F600 model, sanded to
remove the printing lines. The crane, cab interior, and frame are from an Athearn F850
flatbed/crane truck. To extend the overall length, the frame was cut apart, the rear portion turned
180 degrees and reattached to the front, thereby moving the rear axle back a couple scale feet.
The sleeper box is made from a cut-apart Trident ambulance body, its rear doors with the
nicely-shaped windows relocated to the sides. Tamiya gray putty fills the seams and other
unnecessary holes. The cab/hood is a Shapeways 3D-printed F600 model, sanded to
remove the printing lines. The crane, cab interior, and frame are from an Athearn F850
flatbed/crane truck. To extend the overall length, the frame was cut apart, the rear portion turned
180 degrees and reattached to the front, thereby moving the rear axle back a couple scale feet.
Above: The grill is actually a custom-made decal. I downloaded a
"front shot" image of a similar truck from the internet, did some
photo-shop editing to it, and then printed it on blank decal paper.
I also custom-made decals for the headlights, tail lights, and other
various markings.
I crafted windshield "glass" from the clear top of a spice shaker
bottle - it happened to have proper curvature for the 3D-printed cab.
"front shot" image of a similar truck from the internet, did some
photo-shop editing to it, and then printed it on blank decal paper.
I also custom-made decals for the headlights, tail lights, and other
various markings.
I crafted windshield "glass" from the clear top of a spice shaker
bottle - it happened to have proper curvature for the 3D-printed cab.
Above: The back is populated with a bunch of various tools and
equipment somewhat resembling the prototype:
The big silver oxygen tank is a modified Athearn truck-trailer
refrigerant tank, with scratch-built top detailing and custom decals.
The green oxygen tank is from Atlas.
The dark gray tank is a modified GE diesel air tank (if I recall correctly).
The yellow weed spraying tank is a metal casting from my scrap box.
The green hose reel/frame came from a Trident fire service truck.
The black welding cables are plastic crafting wire.
The red air compressor is another Shapeways 3D-printed product.
equipment somewhat resembling the prototype:
The big silver oxygen tank is a modified Athearn truck-trailer
refrigerant tank, with scratch-built top detailing and custom decals.
The green oxygen tank is from Atlas.
The dark gray tank is a modified GE diesel air tank (if I recall correctly).
The yellow weed spraying tank is a metal casting from my scrap box.
The green hose reel/frame came from a Trident fire service truck.
The black welding cables are plastic crafting wire.
The red air compressor is another Shapeways 3D-printed product.