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Conrail Cyclopedia EMD SDP-45: References Magazine Articles: "Modeling an HO Erie Lackawanna SDP-45: Pt 1," Andy Harman. Railroad Model Craftsman. March 99, 65-71. Andy has decided to do the ultimate SDP-45 model. This is only for the most experienced modelers! EL 3667, 3668 "Modeling Erie Lackawanna's SDP-45," Mark Sharp. Model Railroading. Jan 98, 58-65. A major modification. Some prototype background. Starts with a Rail Power Products SD-45 shell. The standard by which all SDP-45's will be judged. If you do not want to get into all the chopping that Mark did, the other articles below are good choices. EL 3643, 3636, 3639, 3637, 3638 Bicentennial, 3660, 3657 VMV (xCR) 6694 "Action on the Nation's Busiest Helper District Locomotives of the Cresson Helper Pool," Jim Six. Model Railroading. April 92, 16-23. Great overview of the area when Jim Six was going to model the area. General tips for modeling the SD-35, SD-40, SD-40-2, SD-45-2, SDP-45/SD-45M, and SD-50. Many photos. First in a series of articles. Too many photos to list! "New Life For An Old Friend: Renovating A Conrail SDP-45," Jim Six. PM. Mar/Apr 89, 28-31. Yet another SDP-45 article. Some good proto info in Jim Six style. Again, not as good as Mark Sharp's article. I do like Jim's weathering. CR 6682, 6693 "EL's Best Became Conrail's Biggest: SDP-45," PM Staff. PM. Jan/Feb 85, 26-33. Some basic prototype information about the EL units plus how to model it using GSB shells. The article is very dated. I can't see any article being better than Mark Sharp's. Some nice photos. EL 3638, 3644, and details CR 6682 "Building An Erie Lackawanna SDP-45." Railroad Model Craftsman. Dec 81, 63-na. Since the Mark Sharp MRG SDP-45 article above, this one has become dated. This article uses the old Athearn shell and mechanism. Copyright (c) 1998-2008 Robert S. Waller. All rights reserved. Photos for personal use only. All rights reserved by original owner of image. Reproduction or redistribution in any form without express written permission is prohibited.