05-17-2014, 05:23 AM
I built these before I converted to DCC so I wanted to have these locos speed matched to the rest of my fleet. As these locos were Tiger Valley models I got dummy units and converted them to Atlas drives. I had to cut holes in the frames to clear the Atlas trucks and carve a motor mount, then cut out the bolsters from an Atlas frame. I milled out mounting pads with my MicroMart drill press then glues d in the bolsters with JB Weld epoxy. Once painted it look like it came that way.
![[Image: uwo8.jpg]](http://imageshack.com/a/img843/928/uwo8.jpg)
![[Image: ld3q.jpg]](http://imageshack.com/a/img844/3690/ld3q.jpg)
![[Image: yget.jpg]](http://imageshack.com/a/img836/3623/yget.jpg)
![[Image: sgt5.jpg]](http://imageshack.com/a/img836/3967/sgt5.jpg)
Tiger Valley fuel tank with lots of lead added:
![[Image: 87z6.jpg]](http://imageshack.com/a/img836/9530/87z6.jpg)
![[Image: 1pn3d.jpg]](http://imageshack.com/a/img834/7190/1pn3d.jpg)
Ready for the paint shop:
![[Image: arhd.jpg]](http://imageshack.com/a/img844/9646/arhd.jpg)
Assembled drive:
![[Image: ygruc.jpg]](http://imageshack.com/a/img843/5990/ygruc.jpg)
Painted and decalled shells:
![[Image: n0ez.jpg]](http://imageshack.com/a/img837/3302/n0ez.jpg)
5023 (sorry about the quality of the following photos):
![[Image: ampk.jpg]](http://imageshack.com/a/img834/4561/ampk.jpg)
![[Image: ampk.jpg]](http://imageshack.com/a/img834/4561/ampk.jpg)
![[Image: 96hw0.jpg]](http://imageshack.com/a/img835/354/96hw0.jpg)
5019 (sorry about te quality of the following photos);
![[Image: 71c8.jpg]](http://imageshack.com/a/img841/5664/71c8.jpg)
![[Image: gteu.jpg]](http://imageshack.com/a/img844/404/gteu.jpg)
Now of course we have the Atlas units available to us, but they don't run as good as these two - with all the metal these two brutes weigh in at 32 ounces each!
![[Image: uwo8.jpg]](http://imageshack.com/a/img843/928/uwo8.jpg)
![[Image: ld3q.jpg]](http://imageshack.com/a/img844/3690/ld3q.jpg)
![[Image: yget.jpg]](http://imageshack.com/a/img836/3623/yget.jpg)
![[Image: sgt5.jpg]](http://imageshack.com/a/img836/3967/sgt5.jpg)
Tiger Valley fuel tank with lots of lead added:
![[Image: 87z6.jpg]](http://imageshack.com/a/img836/9530/87z6.jpg)
![[Image: 1pn3d.jpg]](http://imageshack.com/a/img834/7190/1pn3d.jpg)
Ready for the paint shop:
![[Image: arhd.jpg]](http://imageshack.com/a/img844/9646/arhd.jpg)
Assembled drive:
![[Image: ygruc.jpg]](http://imageshack.com/a/img843/5990/ygruc.jpg)
Painted and decalled shells:
![[Image: n0ez.jpg]](http://imageshack.com/a/img837/3302/n0ez.jpg)
5023 (sorry about the quality of the following photos):
![[Image: ampk.jpg]](http://imageshack.com/a/img834/4561/ampk.jpg)
![[Image: ampk.jpg]](http://imageshack.com/a/img834/4561/ampk.jpg)
![[Image: 96hw0.jpg]](http://imageshack.com/a/img835/354/96hw0.jpg)
5019 (sorry about te quality of the following photos);
![[Image: 71c8.jpg]](http://imageshack.com/a/img841/5664/71c8.jpg)
![[Image: gteu.jpg]](http://imageshack.com/a/img844/404/gteu.jpg)
Now of course we have the Atlas units available to us, but they don't run as good as these two - with all the metal these two brutes weigh in at 32 ounces each!