05-26-2017, 03:32 PM
This great thread inspired me to resume my kit-bashes on the 3 that I have.
I'm converting them to CNR U1s, beginning with #6047 which pulled the 1939 royal train from Jasper to Ontario.
Now for the reason behind this post, a word of caution.
I placed one of these on my test track to see if it still ran and noted the right ecctentric crank was about 90 degrees too far advanced, so I carefully tried to rotate it back, only to have it break in two!
On closer examination it proved to be pot-metal.
Excercise caution, these aren't as forgiving as the usual brass or nickel-silver types.
Dan M.
I'm converting them to CNR U1s, beginning with #6047 which pulled the 1939 royal train from Jasper to Ontario.
Now for the reason behind this post, a word of caution.
I placed one of these on my test track to see if it still ran and noted the right ecctentric crank was about 90 degrees too far advanced, so I carefully tried to rotate it back, only to have it break in two!
On closer examination it proved to be pot-metal.
Excercise caution, these aren't as forgiving as the usual brass or nickel-silver types.
Dan M.