J Class Hudson Fan posted:I'm still curious, however, if the grey 785 open spoke wheels and axles will fit onto a century club 773. The locomotives are the same cast and it appears the only exterior difference is the shell color and the wheels.
You would need to change the axles as well because the 773 has Philips head screws holding the wheels while the 785 has what appears to be push ons. 773's magnetraction would be lost but it would definitely help its look.
You can't put the 785 drivers onto a Century Club 773. Besides the different wheel attachment method, the axles are a different diameter, which means the frame is also different between the two locomotives.
What I think you COULD do is use the drivers from the gold-plated 6-28062 700E on the CC773, but they're tough to find.
TRW
