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Mack 15 t switcher in HO - Graffen - 03-06-2016 Hi all! I started a new project yesterday. A Jordan 15 t Mack! I looked at the previous builds of it on various foras, and it seemed to be difficult to get a good drive for it. Unless you bit the bullet and ordered the Hollywood foundry drive..... I saw that the wheelbase was 24.5 mm, and that jogged my memory. I remembered that I had a Tenshodo motor boogie with that wheelbase! But! It wasn't going to fit, as it was too wide to fit in the narrow hoods.... Then I measured the motor, and saw that it would fit if I rotated it 90°. I will show detail pics of the conversion. The body was built with the only alterations that I changed the brake beams to fit the slightly larger wheels of the Tenshodo drive, and that I opened up the coupler pockets to fit a modified Sergent coupler. I painted the body yellow, just because I like it.... Re: Mack 15 t switcher in HO - Rscott417 - 03-06-2016 Really nice, I've wanted one of these for a long time even though I have no use for it they just seem real fun to have and operate. Re: Mack 15 t switcher in HO - Sumpter250 - 03-07-2016 When the thumb of a giant is as big as a diesel Locomotive........It's time to find a new place to live. Seriously though, that's a neat little loco there ! |