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….........…..--- Pt. 1 --- N Scale DDA35 & B Build ---

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NOTE: This is not an accurate build of a DDA35. I've tried to 'get close' but at almost 80 don't want to spend a ton of time on this. I need to get back to laying track, adding scenery and finally running a train or two.

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This page will be about researching building a DDA35 from an Atlas GP35 shell and a DD35 Shell from James Trains. The chassis will probably be either a powered Bachmann DDA40X Generation 2 chassis or the later DCC chassis. They are different and I'll touch on that further down the page.

To get a feel for what needs to take place I used the first three images (below) by Jean-Denis Bachand from thedieselshop.us. The site is a great resource for diesel information. Link to it ( HERE ) and a link to the DDA35 & B info ( HERE ).

I tried to get both images scaled exactly the same in the same image. Got close but above the A unit is pretty close and the B is a little large. I scaled off the truck wheelbase as it was a know (or was suppose to be).

Above the B unit is scaled a little closer to what it should be and the A is a little smaller in the image than it should be.

Above is hopefully the sequence of events that will happen. Let's keep in mind I've never done something like this before so close might have to be close-enough.

Wish I would of know about the following book when I started. It would of helped with the dimensional drawing detail....

…. I'm sure I will use it for other info. Really a nice book.

Above are two DB35's made from James Trains kits. For information on buying the kits and building them go ( HERE ).

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Time to move on to cutting things up and designing parts.......

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