Look at the prototype

Instead of comparing a model to a model compare how the real C415 compares to other locomotives. See:

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1567945

or 

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=4579485

The C415 looks kinda big (at least taller) than the FP7 or SD9.

The C-415 did have different height cabs

The C-415 did have different height cabs. Not sure what the ATT version is but you might want to search online for Alco C-415 

High cab

The Mehano/AHM/ATT/IHC C415 is the high cab version. According to Wikipedia 12 high cabs were built, 10 for SP. The SP&S bought < edit> two medium cabs, which was the slightly more popular version. 

Chop The Top

Looks like you're dealing with straight lines. Shouldn't be too big of a deal to chop the top to represent a "Medium" cab. Personally, I don't care for the tall cab version at all.

THIS, I like...

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=5326588

Andre

Windows are a bit of a problem

The windows and doors aren't a simple cut. Some carving and fabrication is needed to make things fit/look correct. I'll need to dig out my unfinished C-415 to take some pictures. (And perhaps put it back on the workbench...)

Ken...

I would enjoy seeing some pics of what you're doing with the C-415.

I just did a search on eBay to see what the model looks like. Found "Life Like's" version and it does appear that the basic model is quite crude and will take a lot of doctoring.

Andre

Andre. Yeah I like that cab

Andre.

Yeah I like that cab as well.  I had looked up c415 but they never had any good shots sitting next to any other locos.  I appreciate the guys that posted pics they found of it by something else.

I think doing a cab chop is in the future.

Ken I too would like to see

Ken I too would like to see what you got going with yours.  I think Brian Banyon was going to do one or somebody talented like him and youtube it but he has given up on the project.  A brass one would be awesome but who has $500 smackers for one?

Eric Miller did one ....

this is a link to his blog   https://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/36663

Peace Bill

Seems like a good candidate for 3-d printing.

Preferably in multiple scales.

See Bowser

I believe Lee English announced well more than a year ago the Alco C-415 is on Bowser’s R&D list for a production model.  Obviously the pandemic has greatly slowed new projects.  I don’t recall anything specific announced about the cab height, but with Bowser I would expect at least the high and medium height options to be tooled, if not all three. 

Also a correction, the SP&S only rostered two of these locomotives, both medium height cabs.  See http://www.trainweb.org/jaydeet/c415.htm

High Cabs

I recall the SP having problems with their high cab engines hitting some railroad structures when they first arrived.....DaveB

These locos are too new for

These locos are too new for my primary era but are really cool looking. I am toying with the idea of a second era that would allow some early GEs and Alco Centuries to replace the last of the steam fleet.

Like N&W and Southern I have chosen to have all High Hood units on the railroad, yeah why make things too easy. So Rapido is making High Hood U25B models soon and Bowser has and made and may make more C628s in High Hoods so I can creep up to some early 1960s models and only change a few things for the era shift, ( less than 7 years). If a good quality model comes out I might have to get a couple of them. I suspect the models would outsell the prototype by a big margin.