Got a nice AF 545 steamer the other day and added the tender. Looks good, behind is my 559.
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Dennis Holler posted:terry hudon posted:alittle wheeling and dealing and its mine,,,,truly a great piece ,I purchase a set awhile back just to get the operating track,,,i have never seen one for sale,,,now I just have to wire the track !
That darned track section is harder to find than the cars!!! The 492 baggage car track section ain’t easy either but I have a couple of those. I will have to get some repro guns for my armored car at some point. Yours is nice and clean!!
Could you guys post up some pics of these track sections? Some of us may have one and not even know it.
great looking steamer Dennis!
Here you go!! Be happy to trade some stuff if you have a couple!! Thanks Dave!
I think and S gauge action car piece could be modified to work as well. Difference is postwar S the car contact was on the truck so the track contact is offset. These are centered because the car contact in centered too.
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nope...wish I did. Maybe someone else will.
Seems like it wouldn’t be that difficult to make one.
George
Dennis Holler posted:
Here you go!! Be happy to trade some stuff if you have a couple!! Thanks Dave!
I think and S gauge action car piece could be modified to work as well. Difference is postwar S the car contact was on the truck so the track contact is offset. These are centered because the car contact in centered too.
here is my other one ,,just like yours,i have never seen the mail pickup car or the track
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These that I have I actually bought the track lots they where in when I spied them. I knew what they looked like and so I noticed them. I’ve seen the action car piece by itself get bid up to $30-40 I think. Not me though, only if there is a bunch of other stuff in there as well lol.
Added a Std GG-1 project to the mix.
Steve
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Steve, I knew missing the meet would mess us up; you outbid me on the gg1. I'm glad it was you that got it! Eric
POC914NUT posted:Steve, I knew missing the meet would mess us up; you outbid me on the gg1. I'm glad it was you that got it! Eric
Hopefully I can get the motors working. They look much more solid than my other GG-1. Between you me and Bill we have a good collection of dead GG-1’s
Steve
Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:Added a Std GG-1 project to the mix.
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Steve, Did you buy that one without the lead trucks?
Saw it on ebay - might be some work to finish it out. Shell looks nice though.
Jim
Jim Waterman posted:Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:Added a Std GG-1 project to the mix.
Steve
Steve, Did you buy that one without the lead trucks?
Saw it on ebay - might be some work to finish it out. Shell looks nice though.
Jim, yes this the one from eBay last week. It’s going to my buddies house so I won’t get my hands it for a few days. I already have one with 3 cars but both motors are pretty bad. The motor castings on this look fair so hopefully I can make one run decently. I may take the worst shell and remoter it with a build a loco type if there is enough height. That should give one I’m comfortable running.
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Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:Jim Waterman posted:Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:Added a Std GG-1 project to the mix.
Steve
Steve, Did you buy that one without the lead trucks?
Saw it on ebay - might be some work to finish it out. Shell looks nice though.
Jim, yes this the one from eBay last week. It’s going to my buddies house so I won’t get my hands it for a few days. I already have one with 3 cars but both motors are pretty bad. The motor castings on this look fair so hopefully I can make one run decently. I may take the worst shell and remoter it with a build a loco type if there is enough height. That should give one I’m comfortable running.
Steve
Steve, I repowered mine with a pair of NWSL G gauge 4 wheel power trucks, similar to the ones that are in the USA or AristoCraft diesels. The front and rear axles match up with the side frames, if you run it fast, you don't see the missing center axle. It runs nice and smooth. Had to make longer axles and reuse the worm wheels, but it's a nice runner and no worry about the cast frames going away. Some of these McCoy based drives were really bad.
I won a Lionel 14532 Century Club II PRR AA Sharknose and matching 24510 B unit on eBay two weeks ago. Problem was It did not come with the original boxes and I was concerned about crushing the antenna on the A units. Several years ago my granddaughter had a very nice box that her school supplies came in and I asked if she could get more boxes like it. The next day when I picked her up she had 4 more and 4 more the next day. These boxes are very sturdy and just large enough to store an ABA set of diesels or a mid sized steam loco. You may be able to find similar boxes at a elementary/middle school near you. Attached photos of the box and the partitions I added. j
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New control panel for my prewar Christmas layout. My dad's switch controllers and knife switches. Eventually some label, name plates and more appropriate bulbs. I debated incorporating a prewar rheostat but decided against it.
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Got another Prewar Flyer set on the way. Can't wait for this one to show up!
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A nice $20.00 pick up at today’s TTOS meet. A Forney hopper that has been re gauged for G so I’ll need to swap wheels and axles to get it back to STD Gauge.
Steve
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WILL, great little prewar type control panel! Did you make this out of wood? Or is it tin? Really like the look of it with vintage knife controls and switch controllers!
like the way it is in the corner pocket of the board.
leroof.
Send more photos of any updates on it. Thanks.
