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New power on the BRR

Modeling Motive Power
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after convincing the CFO/SHMBO? CINCHOUSE (the wife) that locomotives really get lonely, and using one all the time will wear it out, a purchase order was issued for a suitable stablemate to good old UP 2062, and a couple of weeks ago a deal was found and a USA Trains F3 AB set in Santa Fe warbonnet was purchased. The gentleman selling it tested it on rollers after I had completed the purchase, and noticed a wobbly wheel so he offered to refund all or ship it with a partial refund

I chose to do a partial refund and this set is now mine.

My dad got a Lionel set , AA , not AB, and due to a rather unfair bequeath,( first male grandson, I had 2 girls, my brother had 2 boys,) my brother has that set, so when it arrived I ordered new axles from RLD Hobbies and after testing them almost all the axles had cracked gears. so I watched Ted Doskaris’s vignettes on replacing axles and in a couple of hours I had everything back together and running. New grease, new axles , no traction tires anymore, except I think 1 axle on each unit. I also built aout of necessity a cradle to do the work on

#2

Nice find, Pete! Hats off to the seller, too, for his offers to you.

As an aside, the picture prompted the following exchange:

  • Kid-zilla: We should get one like that.
  • Me: It’s too big.
  • Kid-zilla: No, it has the same types of tracks we have!

You try and explain curve radius to a four year old!

Eric

#3

USAT will work on 4’ radius or 8’ diameter, but I think your RR has tighter curves

edited to say According to USAT website they can take 5’ diameter curves, one Kidzilla May get one in the future!

#4

My wallet is breathing a sigh or relief, as, indeed, our curves are almost all 2 ft radius! I’ll distract Kid-zilla with a flashy add of something that might actually work on the Triple O!

#5

Look for a eggliner they have them with the warbonnet paint scheme. I will help you spend money you don’t have

#6

And now in a surprise development, a Canadian National GP 38-2 is also on the way and should be at my home later today. I Love that my wife supports my hobby and usually doesn’t mind when I buy things. Also a couple of USA 42’tank cars are in the works ( shh I have not told her about this deal yet) . I might have pushed the boundaries!

#7

It arrived and appears to be in good condition, judging by the pictures the boss sent. I left town the morning is was coming so I have not seen it yet, the CFO said it’s ok, but not blue , otherwise it would be “cute”!!!

#8

I am using this article as a vehicle to ask a question that has me stumped. The B & O Railroad Museum in Baltimore, MD. I guess tell me that they leave their locomotives and railroad cars outside year around. I know that large scale is made to be run outside, but this is the first time I have heard about leaving them outside year round. I would have thought being outside in the elements would damage the electric motors. What am I missing? The electric motors in well pumps are in an enclosure to protect from the elements even though they are out in the fields.

#9

The B & O Railroad Museum in Baltimore, MD. I guess tell me that they leave their locomotives and railroad cars outside year around.

Ron, I was a docent there for years before the roof collapse, and I assume you are referring to the garden railroad layout in the center of the yard? [They leave some of their 1:1 full size locos out all year, as they have nowhere else to store them. The restored units are usually indoors.] If you look closely at the garden layout, there is a shed/enclosure/tunnel in the middle of the two loops. My understanding is that the rolling stock was stopped in the tunnel when not in use. But things may have changed.

I would have thought being outside in the elements would damage the electric motors. What am I missing?

Many of our locos have totally enclosed motors, inside moulded plastic bodywork. Some folk do leave them outside all year round.

#10

I just recently saw a picture of their layout in the snow. From what I could tell the items left outside looked to be rather spent. There was a re-lettered Aristo U25B, a very faded sd45, an 0-4-0 with tender, and a few other battered bits. My guess is these are retired models just left out for display made to look like rolling stock heading into the restoration shops.

#11

Good to know that there’s another Diesel fan on this board.

#12

We are out there. Mine won the competition for railroads that primarily run diesel power and was featured in the 30th Anniversery Edition.

#13

Michael Kirrene said:

Good to know that there’s another Diesel fan on this board.

Well, I’m a steam guy, but after visiting Andy’s layout, I suspect that you just HAVE to be a diesel fan. Or, perhaps, I just love trains? (https://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-foot-in-mouth.gif)

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I noticed I never posted a picture of the CN locomotive. I just picked up a dynamic brake blister for it as I like the look with them, as soon as decide if I am going to completely repaint or leave as is I will add it .

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I am also the proud owner of one of Steve FeatherKiles Aristo dash 9 locomotives, Its battery power and I will be converting it to RailPro sometime this winter( I hope)

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oops wrong picture, try this one

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do not know what I did or didnt do, but here is the proper picture

#18

I’m not a fan of those rolling water heater things, I grew up watching SF warbonnets and then SP locomotives, that’s about all I know. Those huffy chuffy things I don’t get! LOL