Amtrak F40PH with "ditch lights" for RW ???

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Amtrak F40PH with "ditch lights" for RW ???

Unread postby CanadianNorthern » Mon Jun 24, 2013 8:45 pm

Does someone saw an Amtrak F40PH equiped with ditch lights ? *!question!*

All versions of F40 I saw for RW do not have ditch light ... *!rolleyes!*

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Re: Amtrak F40PH with "ditch lights" for RW ???

Unread postby Antwerp » Mon Jun 24, 2013 9:47 pm

CanadianNorthern wrote:Does someone saw an Amtrak F40PH equiped with ditch lights ? *!question!*

All versions of F40 I saw for RW do not have ditch light ... *!rolleyes!*

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Unfortunately no, the F40PH's are based in the 1990's for the Donner Pass route. They didn't have ditchlights at the time.
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Re: Amtrak F40PH with "ditch lights" for RW ???

Unread postby CanadianNorthern » Mon Jun 24, 2013 10:31 pm

Antwerp wrote:Unfortunately no, the F40PH's are based in the 1990's for the Donner Pass route. They didn't have ditchlights at the time.


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Re: Amtrak F40PH with "ditch lights" for RW ???

Unread postby thecanadianrail » Tue Jun 25, 2013 7:39 am

although it would be possible to modify them to have ditchlights...
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Re: Amtrak F40PH with "ditch lights" for RW ???

Unread postby 1225fan5358 » Tue Jun 25, 2013 10:38 am

thecanadianrail wrote:although it would be possible to modify them to have ditchlights...

That's not what Papa said,
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Re: Amtrak F40PH with "ditch lights" for RW ???

Unread postby buzz456 » Tue Jun 25, 2013 11:11 am

Well what did he say?
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Re: Amtrak F40PH with "ditch lights" for RW ???

Unread postby 1225fan5358 » Tue Jun 25, 2013 11:17 am

buzz456 wrote:Well what did he say?

He said you could only add on to the base model, not dig into it
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Re: Amtrak F40PH with "ditch lights" for RW ???

Unread postby PapaXpress » Tue Jun 25, 2013 11:28 am

There is also the problem of adding code to control the lights to the LUA. Unless you can decompile the LUA, and code, and recompile it so it works.... well then you have a chance of adding the ditch lights to the surface of the model. You will never be able to cut the holes into the base mode to properly recess them.

You can grab the ditch lights (and LUA code) I made for the UPY588 up in the file library.
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Re: Amtrak F40PH with "ditch lights" for RW ???

Unread postby OlPaint » Tue Jun 25, 2013 12:57 pm

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What Key Word should I search on to find your UPY588 ditch lights mod?

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Re: Amtrak F40PH with "ditch lights" for RW ???

Unread postby PapaXpress » Tue Jun 25, 2013 1:26 pm

try:

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Re: Amtrak F40PH with "ditch lights" for RW ???

Unread postby thecanadianrail » Tue Jun 25, 2013 2:25 pm

although making a VIA F40PH would work with ditch lights because they are just above the plow.
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Re: Amtrak F40PH with "ditch lights" for RW ???

Unread postby PapaXpress » Tue Jun 25, 2013 3:22 pm

and the LUA?
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Re: Amtrak F40PH with "ditch lights" for RW ???

Unread postby OlPaint » Tue Jun 25, 2013 8:42 pm

PapaX

Found it. Thanks.

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Re: Amtrak F40PH with "ditch lights" for RW ???

Unread postby PapaXpress » Tue Jun 25, 2013 8:57 pm

OlPaint wrote:PapaX

Found it. Thanks.

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Not sure how to read that since I gave you the link !**conf**!
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Re: Amtrak F40PH with "ditch lights" for RW ???

Unread postby OlPaint » Wed Jun 26, 2013 9:08 am

I guess I wasn't clear enough. I could not complete the library search until you shared the key word I was missing. I just showed my appreciation by thanking you for sharing it. No big deal. !!*ok*!!

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