They are a pretty big ten wheeler. 69" drivers, 22" x 28" cylinders, 33,389 lbs. of tractive effort. Very similar to Frisco 1400 class 4-6-0s.
I put it on YouTube. It's a private link. I will delete if Don Wirth doesn't like it. [MEDIA]
The SW-1 was so called because it had six hundred horsepower and a welded frame. The NW-1 had nine hundred horsepower and a welded frame....
Nice. Are the details accurate for Frisco? Do they have dynamic brakes? I was stuck in motel rooms the past few weeks, so I brought some...
The Precision Scale Delta Trailing truck has a built-in booster on it. It's really big, so I wonder if you'll be able to get it to fit.
What parts did you order? Just curious. I've replaced some of my Hodges trucks with Deltas, but I need a few more.
I could have sworn I had an express reefer, but I can't find it. Does that model have trussrods?
Welcome Martin. Hur står det till? WindsorSprings's Swedish is much better than mine. I too like USRA Mikados. The Frisco had many USRA...
That Rock Island Geep looks like the Red/Yellow scheme, or am I wrong? I thought the blue had a big "R" on it...
Just take your time cleaning and testing. Say you'll be done after the holidays.
To whom would we ship it?
Is it possible they updated the traction motors? The D27 was the F7 traction motor, as opposed to the D17 that normally came with F3s. The...
A little Googling found this car on eBay: [ATTACH] Appears to be the same. Anyone wants it, it's at...
Is that a Train Miniature car in a Roundhouse box? I know I've seen that scheme on a TM car; not sure if Roundhouse did it as well. I could have...
The scheme was applied to some USRA DS rebuilds, like this car: [IMG] 130159 sure looks like a rebuild to me. I don't know if the cars were...
Looks like a Roundhouse kit. See posts by @rjthomas909 at...
I thought I read somewhere that many roundhouses had wood block floors. Let me see if I can find it....
Great work Bob.
Bob, couple of questions: Is that a Tichy SS USRA Car? Do you have a Miner lever on it? Any pics of the Accurail 4300s you've modified?...
Me too. I'm too embarrassed to show my workbench in these threads.
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