This unit started out as a Kato SD40-2 early shell that had its nose removed and replaced with a Cannon and Company 81" nose kit with brake rachet and Cannon and Company photo-etched dynamic and radiator fans.
Besides the nose being replaced,the gong bell was chopped in, plow, MU hoses, spare knuckle holders, dynamic brake T vent, cab air vents, antennas, beacon, lift rings, sand fillers, speed recorder, wire grab irons and other assorted parts were used to detail the unit.
The unit went through an abrasive blasting to etch all surfaces for maximum paint adhesion and prepped for painting.
For painting, the unit was primed with Floquil, oversprayed with Scalecoat II white, then doctored up Floquil CNW yellow, Model Master Japanese Imperial Green for the body. Floquil engine black was used for the sideframes, fuel tank, and mechanism.
The decals are Microscale from several different sets, and the entire unit was semiglossed with half Testor's glosscoat and half Testor's dullcoat thinned with lacquer thinner.