I repowered an A and powered up a B with can motors, flywheels and E
unit trucks fron Oriental a few years ago. It was a little work but they
doooo run good.
Gordon
cy svobodny wrote:
>
> I've got a set of Hallmark E-5's. Out of the box the
> powered "A" unit smoked like an Alco and drew 1-3/4
> amps. I repowered w/pittman and Halmark supplied new
> gear towers, it drew about .15-.20 (much better), but
> still could run smoother, I may try a can motor of
> todays crop when I can find time. The "B" (dummy)
> still looks interesting in a lash-up.
>
> --- Marshall Thayer <zephyr9903@e...> wrote:
> > >>> I've compaired my old Halmark set to the
> > Challenger "A" units.... and ya know
> > they don't look all that bad! I mean of course they
> > are a bit on the crude
> > side I guess you'd say... but with some extra
> > details and weathering....
> > they'll look pretty good. Also with the event of the
> > PK2000's E 6's.... my
> > old Halmarks now run very fine indeed! <<<
> >
> >
> > Maybe I'm too crabby, but the terminal problems for
> > me with the Hallmarks were that they lacked the
> > fluted section forward of the cab steps; the roof
> > vents on the B unit were lengthwise rather than
> > transverse, and the spacing of the trim strips on
> > the nose was incorrect, making it hard to place the
> > decals in a manner that looked right. The first
> > pair of windows on the A unit were in the wrong
> > place, but this could be masked by how you placed
> > and spaced the road name in the letter board. I
> > sold mine off a few years after I got them because
> > it just bothered me too much.
> >
> > Marshall
> >
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