List,
I have one each of these and thought maybe someday I would add some
detail just for fun since they are such neat engines. I can do the
remotering/regearing, but I would like to know if anybody out there has
attempted replacing the regular main driver with the correct boxpok
version.
Eric Mumper
atsf3460@a... wrote:
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> If you're concerned about the drive and purchase this model I would plan to
> go ahead and put a new gearbox and motor into it. I have a good friend that
> has a Nickle Plate #6315 version of this model. He had a new gearbox from
> NWSL installed along with a Sagami motor and flywheel. Weight was also added
> to the model I believe. It now runs probably as well as any current drive
> available.
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> These models are readily available and I would suggest a value of a really
> nice painted Nickle Plate Products version at around $450 or so. I have an
> older LMB version of this model which is a real oddball because the castings
> for the feedwater heater are very small ... I'm not quite sure what the story
> is on this bugger. This is a model I would like to see redone by Precision
> Scale or Overland.
>
> Mike Martin / Peoria Heights, IL
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