my ESPEE MODELERS ARCHIVE

California's Railroad to the U.S. 1861 - 1996

Southern Pacific SD7R

Models:

• N Scale:
  • LifeLike

• HO Scale:
  • The Athearn kit - with the too wide body,
  • The Railpower Products - Shell with or without their chassis,
  • The LifeLike (virtually) RTR model.

• O Scale:
  • ?

As a person who likes to build models, and is into painting and decaling, my preference is the Railpower Shell and chassis kit. These kits allow you you to do the single fuel tank, and the non-dynamic versions of the SP SD7R's, as well as spend outrageous amounts of money on detail parts.

References:

• LifeLike SD7 truck fix
• Model Railroading, November '98, Page 24 - 31 - SD Units, Part #14, SP SD7 and SD9's with history and 14 color/black-white photo's.
• Mainline Modeler, Jul. 1985 page 76. - The Southern Pacific EMD SD7 "Cadillacs", history and photo's.
• Mainline Modeler, Dec. 1989 page 49. - EMD SD7 - Special Duty should be Standard Duty, history, roster, plans and photo's.
• Railroad Model Craftsman, Sept.'66 Page 40. - Has a set of Plans
• RailModel Journal, Sep.'95 Page 48. - One Detail at a Time SP 1431.