There have been a few recent posts on Williams engines and pros and cons for them. I have been a fan of Willaims for over a decade and wanted to show upgrades that I did to a SD-45, one of three Williams engines I have. I detailed more in the OGR Photo Album, and if this photo comes through as I want I'll bring some more over. So, please consider this a test.

OK, that worked well. Now I'll attach the Willaims photo of the SD-45 right out of the box, and a couple more showing the red strips, green anti-glare panel, white paint on the railing and steps and the new ditch lights. Note the black paint in the engineer's office and gray trim around the window. IMG]

I just checked out your photo album post. I like what your have done to this SD-45. The red stripe you added and the white on the steps alone really change the look. Good job.

What kind of lights did you use for the ditch lights?

Well, that didn't work. Let me try again.

Thanks, Cando. It was a while ago, but I believe I got a ditch light kit from Digital Dynamics. It included two grain-of-wheat 2mm or 3mm bulbs with a constant voltage supply for the two. I don't know if they still make the kit, but their web site price list has 3mm bulbs without the constant voltage supply.

Thanks for the info.
Again, your loco looks really good.

I found one more photo that shows the mods before I did the side windows. You can see why the side window "yellow" is a bit too much and needed to be toned down. Also added a plastic front windshield, which Williams "forgot". Note the holes in the front truck that had to be drilled for the ditch lights.

Very nice Can't beat a Williams. I have several.