TOPIC: Hood-type Switcher Atlas RSD4/5 - making simple wheel springing,sound and uncouplers. Hello! Recently I made Russian Hood-type heavy Switcher TEM2 from Atlas RSD4/5. Changes: 1) For better pickup and pulling force aluminium Fuel tank was deleted, and plumbum expanded fuel tank was inserted. The weight was increased from 67 to 87 gramms! 2) Atlas RSD4/5 has not fully powered trucks. I changed it into KATO fullypowered RSC trucks. 3) All wheels and trucks were springed for better electrical pickup! I use extremely simply method! See pics below! 4) Small 8 Ohm loudspeaker was inserted into fuel tank. 5) Two custom made knuckle uncouplers were inserted instead big screws. 6) Powerpack capacitor was installed into decoder for better performance. 7) Real grid was inserted at top of roof at nose for better ventilation of decoder. 8)See Video, how it works at Layout and with OPEN BODY : [video=youtube;NpYoCs9kRGo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpYoCs9kRGo[/video] 9) See Video how springed trucks allow all wheels to be in touch with rails: [video=youtube;gMYqstyVLH0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMYqstyVLH0[/video] See pictures of interior and exterior parts: 0) Layout View: 1) Wheel Springs: 2) Bottom View: 3) Light wiring: 4) Uncoupler: 5) Inside assembly: 6) All parts together1 : 7) All parts together2: --------- Vadim
Hello again! Question: How about american traditions in N-Scale model locos with cowls - as switchers? Do You have N-scale models of cowl-type shunting locomotives with sound and coupling releasers for shunting work? ----------- Vadim
Hello again. Some new sounds and motions of this loco: [video=youtube;FSVuYsdngqo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSVuYsdngqo[/video] --------- Vadim.