12-07-2012, 11:16 AM
Athearn has a wide range of RTR GP38-2 engines. I was interested in the CSX in YN1 paint scheme but I do not like the old RTR drive at all. It is very simple to put the Athearn shell on a Trainman drive.
(The same is true for the RTR GP40(-2) shells)
- Do some very moderate milling on the shell
- Close the gap in the shell under the couplers (do it well, it will hold the shell!)
- Remove the weights from the drive (no problem for those of us switching on ISL only. Otherwise you need to do some more severe milling of the metal parts to fit into the small shell)
- Make the very simple new LED support as shown on the photos (far from perfection but at least a good first shot to be improved later)
You will be done in less than two hours and have perfect powered engine
![[Image: file-15.jpg]](http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae149/faraway52/Misc-2/file-15.jpg)
![[Image: file-14.jpg]](http://i966.photobucket.com/albums/ae149/faraway52/Misc-2/file-14.jpg)
(The same is true for the RTR GP40(-2) shells)
- Do some very moderate milling on the shell
- Close the gap in the shell under the couplers (do it well, it will hold the shell!)
- Remove the weights from the drive (no problem for those of us switching on ISL only. Otherwise you need to do some more severe milling of the metal parts to fit into the small shell)
- Make the very simple new LED support as shown on the photos (far from perfection but at least a good first shot to be improved later)
You will be done in less than two hours and have perfect powered engine
Reinhard