Lionel JLC N&W Y6B Legacy Conversion

Great job Sid!  I regard this loco as one of Lionel's finest efforts.  I love the detail, and I especially like the fact that the driving wheel sets are made with removable axles and true gearboxes.  I hoped that Lionel would adopt that as standard, but the only other loco I know of like this, is the Niagara.  Legacy is a great enhancement to an already worthy machine!!

@Ted S posted:

Great job Sid!  I regard this loco as one of Lionel's finest efforts.  I love the detail, and I especially like the fact that the driving wheel sets are made with removable axles and true gearboxes.  I hoped that Lionel would adopt that as standard, but the only other loco I know of like this, is the Niagara.  Legacy is a great enhancement to an already worthy machine!!

Thanks Ted!!! These are really nice models and hopefully Lionel will make these again soon.

@Sid's Trains I went to your Backshop channel to see a video of it running.  A little off-topic, but when you upgraded your ROW Berkshire with Legacy, how did you get around the lack of a flywheel?

@Ted S posted:

@Sid's Trains I went to your Backshop channel to see a video of it running.  A little off-topic, but when you upgraded your ROW Berkshire with Legacy, how did you get around the lack of a flywheel?

Ah that one I used American Flyer legacy electronics in. I wouldn't recommend doing that. It wasn't super robust.

Looks great Sid.  Let's see the detail of the whistle steam from the dual smoke unit.

@gunrunnerjohn posted:

Looks great Sid.  Let's see the detail of the whistle steam from the dual smoke unit.

You want to see the whistle detail or the dual smoke unit setup???

@Sid's Trains Wow, fantastic. I have one of those myself that I would love to get upgraded. I actually messaged you a while ago about a different engine for upgrading, but I guess you have been very busy.

@Dave NYC Hudson PRR K4 posted:

@Sid's Trains Wow, fantastic. I have one of those myself that I would love to get upgraded. I actually messaged you a while ago about a different engine for upgrading, but I guess you have been very busy.

Oh I will have to back and look for your message.

@Sid's Trains posted:

You want to see the whistle detail or the dual smoke unit setup???

I was curious about the mechanical piping for the whistle steam.  With the RCMC, the electronic side is pretty easy, run four wires from the RCMC to the smoke unit.

@gunrunnerjohn posted:

I was curious about the mechanical piping for the whistle steam.  With the RCMC, the electronic side is pretty easy, run four wires from the RCMC to the smoke unit.

Ok haha. Just wanted to clarify. Here is a picture of the components for the smoke unit. The DUAL smoke unit bowl, funnel, PCB, tubing, and then a 3D printed elbow that is shoved into the hole that is drilled next to the whistle.

Amazing! Thanks for sharing your amazing talents!

Thanks, I thought that maybe some of Bruk's handiwork was in there, manifold for the smoke and whistle looks like the perfect ticket for the job.

@gunrunnerjohn posted:

Thanks, I thought that maybe some of Bruk's handiwork was in there, manifold for the smoke and whistle looks like the perfect ticket for the job.

Yeah here is a close up shot of the whistle elbow and the funnel on the engine.

Nice job Sid, where do you find the time?

@superwarp1 posted:

Nice job Sid, where do you find the time?

Thanks Gary! I sometimes wonder myself how I balance trains with school/life haha. 30 minutes can go along way so I think I just take advantage of all the time I have in a day. That is the time I'm not sleeping 😂.