Large Scale Central

My almost free shay

The LHS got this first run Bachmann 36 ton shay in, almost new in its original box and shipping carton, custom painted to boot. But it has 3 cracked axle gears. She will run with one axle doing the work! The owner needed some work on his antique garden tractor, so the deal was done. He has ordered new NWSL gears for me to install so I can run it. Yeah, I know that I should just retruck it but I dont have a spare $200+ laying around for them. I never had issues with my last first gen shay, never put sound in and pulled just a short logging train with her on very slight grades. So some new gears will go in, along with battery conversion, so those troublesome wheel pickups will be a non issue. For now she looks good sitting on my dresser. Mike

almost free always looks good anywhere it sits. Great deal