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M. Mitchell Marmel posted:
JD2035RR posted:

Franktrain was kind enough to work out a deal with me for some additional Marx 234/234/236 stream line passenger cars for my Norfolk and Southern Powhatan Arrow project which I hope to get back to soon.

Only ‘problem’ now is that I have 2 observation cars. BUT I also have been wanting a trolley...and I have a spare motor with a 2position e unit. Soooo....Long story short, the worse of the two observation cars will get the motor transplant.  It will also allow me to experiment with the paint/taping so I get it right for the Powhatan arrow cars  

I recommend keeping the truck at the tapered end,  and mounting the motor at the blunt end,  a'la what Marx did with the F3,  

Can anything be done with the passenger paper inserts? Can they be cleaned? Do they sell replacements or do I need to remake them in some fashion?

I think Olsen Toys might have repros;  consult them.  

Good luck and keep us posted! 

Mitch

Thanks, Mitch!  I may also need to source a pantograph or at the very least a trolley pole...

 

Regarding motor placement, I also thought it would be an issue to place it in the center as it would not be able to negotiate any curve.  I thought I would just stick the motor on one end, and keep the truck on the rounded end.  However, I think it would still be an issue because the motor has zero room for any kind of swivel movement.  The Marx F3s used a truck that allowed some swivel, seen below.  I don't think a static motor on one end while maintaining the standard truck on the other end will work.

My solution to all of this is to go back to placing the motor in the center, remove the stock trucks from the frame, then re-attach the stock trucks to a short piece of tin that allows the pivot point to be nearer to the motor in the center.  This way it acts more like steamer with a lead and trailing truck that articulate, rather than just pivot and it should negotiate 031 curves.  

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