NE3302 N scale E33 loco - Virginian

1:160 scale General Electric E33 - Virginian Railway as-built condition

The E33 was built by General Electric in 1955 for the Virginian Railway, where they were known as the EL-C. Following the Virginian's merger with the Norfolk and Western Railway in 1959, electrification was abandoned. The locomotives were sold to the New Haven Railroad, where they worked through successive Penn Central and Conrail ownership until scrapped in 1981.
Throughout their lives several modifications were made to the locomotives. This model depicts the E33s in the condition they were in when first delivered to the Virginian Railway.

• No front high level multiple unit power cable
• Rear high level multiple unit power cable
• Full length underframe skirting
• No box on front right walkway
• Original roof-box grill arrangement
• Original horns
• Original type pilot

Assembly Instructions

Exploded View - front and left

Exploded View - rear and right

Sprue for separate parts

Included in the model are the main body and a sprue with all the handrails and other parts which need to be added separately, as illustrated in the diagrams above.
The model is designed to fit over an Atlas Alco C628 chassis. Some metal will need to be removed from the chassis block for it to sit inside the body, and a small amount of plastic needs to be trimmed from the outer corners of the truck frames to allow them to rotate freely.
I recommend using acrylic paints for this model as they work well on the Frosted Ultra Detail plastic. Enamel paints have been reported to take an excessive amount of time to dry on Frosted Ultra Detail so should not be used.