In going thru the leftovers of my long defunct RR I came across a Connie. Of course the tender trucks are shattered. The boiler backhead and in cab dtealis are gone as well. It had an old battery pack inside that was long since dead and an old TE in the tender. I’ve removed those items and wondering where I could locate acceptable replacement trucks and cab details so it could be sold. Or am I better off selling it as is?
Wow Andre - It’s been a while! Glad to see you alive and kicking!
Connies are good kitbash fodder. I sold one as a “basket case” after having torn it down for a stalled project. It was apart, but complete. I got pretty good money for it.
I’d advertise yours as-is first. You might be surprised.
Ditto on what Jon said…try to sell it as is.
They seem to be very difficult to replace, as they have all crumbled by now?
HAve a friend in NY that has a very good 3D printers. Found the files on line for 20.3 scale archbar trucks. He has printed me a few sets and they are enroute! Hoping that makes the Connie roadworthy again! Will update with pics when they arrive.
These are the trucks my friend Aaron printed for me. Sourced some 6mm bushings and installed them. They were a tad small, should have been 7 or 8. Once super glued in place they work great!
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Got the new axle w/brass gear from Bachmann and have it installed. I’ve since located almost every missing part for the Connie in the stash of parts. It had a broken valve eccentric crank on the fireman’s side. No chance of locate a replacement set of valve gear much less just the crank. An old Bachmann 4-6-0 valve gear provideed an acceptable crank. A bit of fitting and it performs the function just fine. Its a bit oversized and needs some silver/chrome paint to make it match the rest of the gear better. Have set it up for battery power as there is ample room in the tender for both battery and whatever RC someone desires. I only have the old TEs here so will most likely leave it “ready” for whoever ends up with it.
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