Webfoot,
Not a kit just something I started doing a few, or maybe more, years ago. The first one is a Weaver. The second is a brass model (unknown builder & importer) that had HO motors in the trucks. Way underpowered & noisy.
Butch,
As always, thanks for the kind words. I don't post a lot of these things but I was in the mood this AM.
The single gear head drive is geared very low & probably only pulls 8 to 10 cars. The other (twin motor) was caught pulling 30 cars the other day. My fear is that may be pushing these motors a little too much.
I borrowed an aftermarket brass frame meant for a RC GP from Gene D. with the intent of experimenting with the medium Faulhabers & our 8000 series Pittman gear heads but the plastic shell is so thick the Pittman gear head won't fit. I was also going to have a bunch of frames made up if the whole thing looked feasible. Not sure guys would be happy only pulling 20 cars, or so. We'll see. We use the spur type gear head from Pittman which is larger in diameter than their planetary type. We may buy a few of the planetary just to see.
Jay
