This is an old Atlas 0-6-0 Tank engine that I have been working on. New wheels that all conduct and lots of tungsten for weight. Totally re-geared and re-motored it and added forward and reverse lights. The wheels are spinning because I pinned the last coupler to the ballast to hold the train in place so the head light would shine.
Got the Con-Cor flatcar together. I filled the truck mounting holes with super glue and let it dry then put in two Bachmann truck mounting screws to initially tap the holes then removed them. I then installed Kadee #5 couplers using the push in coupler covers that came with the car. I then installed the trucks and secured them with the Bachmann screws.
Could it be... Naw - that's too much to hope for, even from a master mechanic... Fantastic, Russell!!
Thanks. Some times a project comes along that is a real intriguing challenge. I knew I saved all those old Arnold and Rivarossi parts for something. A real Frankenstein steamer.
NW Low Hood? I thought NW was the high-hood champion? Maybe Southern RR, too. Did NW have low nose engines like this? Thanks.
Last night I got the Con-Cor Conrail flat as complete as I can get it at this time. It now sports an L&A truck trailer.
Flash, at one time I did'nt think that NW had any engines other than SD40-2s that were low noses. I received N-Scale magazine on cd for Christmas and was looking through the issues and one of the reference photos had a SD50S 6505 in Bluefield, W.V. at the fuel rack. So I had to have one. Dan
In the spirit of all the Bachmann love going on around here lately, the boys are gathered around the HO SCALE Wolf Prairie BACHMANN SHAYS waiting for the Atlas and Kato SHAY salesman to arrive to demonstrate their respective HO SCALE SHAY products. It appears they will be waiting a long, long time. Seems those two companies spend all of their time down on the high iron. I guess they should have pulled the MDC around so they could add a bullgear upgrade while they wait. :mtongue: :mwink::msmile:
First light doesn't really shine on Tunnel 27 in the dead of winter: Nor at Tunnel 11: UP 7063 at West Crescent, CO has done some serious battle with snow in Nebraska: Empty coal hoppers climb obediently toward the Continental Divide at Crescent, CO, at sunset:
Both NW and SOU were both heavy proponents of high-short hood power. I don't recall a high-hood SD50 or anything later than the EMD 40/45-series. Talk about a minimalistic scheme! Very appropo for coal country.
