Does anyone know where I could purchase a large quantity (100+) of the old MPC style or early postwar Lionel steam locomotive drivers?
Have you tried Jeff kane at www.ttender.com
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A hundred plus? Yikes!
I don't know of anyone that might have that many in inventory, however I'd try www.henningstrains.com. They have some parts for vintage Lionels reproduced so if you need that many they can probably turn you on to who can do it.
In case it helps, I am looking for drivers like those used on the 8632 and 8625 steam locomotives.
I've been wondering what you're building. I think it must be a model of an 0-100-0. Or maybe an articulated 0-50-50-0, so it will go around O27 curves better.
Bob Nelson
no Bob need wheels on both sides so maybe a 0-50-0 0r 0-25-25-0
Was tempted to build a 2-10-10-10-10-10-2. It's actually because I might try to make a limited run of a 4-6-0 or 0-4-0, based on some I have made myself.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whyte_notation
okay if you want to use europe style classing but most of us here in united states count both sides
An 0-100-0 has a total of 100 drivers, 50 on each side, just as a 4-6-4 has 3 drivers on each side. So if he buys 100 drivers, he can make an 0-100-0.
IT consultant by day, 3rd generation Lionel guy (raising a 3YO 4th generation Lionel Lil' Man) by night in the suburbs of the greatest city in the world - Chicago. Home of the ever-changing Illinois Concretus Ry.
JTrainsI think you may need to stock up on that O-384 curved track that Menards is now selling.
XD, man I might just if I build one of those behemoths.
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