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Restored, 1948 726 Berkshire 2-8-4 photo

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Posted by kpolak on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 6:50 AM
 Frank53 wrote:
 granpa wrote:

I could use a little paint on this, but I am not going to touch it up.  It looks great as it is!!  I know one guy on here that will like the tubular track, so here you go!

ps: Don't paint - 60 years of battle scars give it character.

That's a beautiful piece!  The wheels turned out especially well.  I agree with Frank53...You won't want to slit your wrists the first time you bump it.  I just refinished a 2338, and had a head-on (adjacent tracks too close, running in opposite directions) with my 1666 of my childhood, lots of grief for about a week, and then started running again with reckless abandon...

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 27, 2007 1:46 PM
Lovely. Just lovely.
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Posted by More to restore on Tuesday, February 27, 2007 1:42 PM

Well done Granpa!

I really liked to see your pictures of the restoration process. And it looks so good now.

Just one question: did you replace the rods or did you clean the corroded nickel and replated them? One of the photo's shows the original state of one of the rods and I wondered how you went about and made them shine again.

Greetings

Eggo 

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Posted by johnandjulie13 on Tuesday, February 27, 2007 11:04 AM

Very nice!  Thank you for sharing.  Please post a pic of this beauty in action.

Regards,

John O

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 27, 2007 10:53 AM

ATSjer and to all,  Here is a link to shuuterfly.com so you can view 15 pics of before, after, and during restoration.  [There is a slideshow function on this site.]


     http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=8AZNHLJu4ZN2GE

Enjoy,..

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 27, 2007 9:38 AM
I will attempt to post before and after shots.  Not good at posting photos but will share a link to shutterfly.com.   
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Posted by fifedog on Tuesday, February 27, 2007 9:34 AM
GRANPA!  Just let me know when you need me for that recording.  Do you want 4 chuffs per rotation or 2...?  Will work for ice cream. Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg]
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 27, 2007 9:29 AM

What a beauty!!  Great work.  Do you have before and after shots?

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 27, 2007 9:25 AM

Thanks gents,..

I am surprised that after 45 years in the attic, this unit runs as though it is brand new, of course I replaced the following; brush plate, e-unit, brushes and springs, lamp lead and lamp assembly, hand rails, boiler front, side rod assemblies, collector insulator and terminal and a new set of ball bearings and thrust washers front and rear.  I struggled a bit with an armature replacement, but used my original and it works very well.  Also a little problem with worm gear alignment issues, meshing was good, but side to side end-play with axle and worm gear travel from left to right caused binding, in the forward direction.  I will need to make a jig to shift this worm wheel more to the left. [I'm using a shim/spacer over the axle right now to keep end-play to a minimum. Right side]

BUCKEYE, thanks for adding the photo above.  Adding photos here is my down fall, I find it easier to fix trains,...

ps,..I will be adding my own proto-sound system to this,.  it will be a reel to reel tape recorder and my grandson making choo-choo sounds and whistles!!  Big Smile [:D]

 

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Posted by Jumijo on Tuesday, February 27, 2007 5:34 AM

Doug, I'm jealous! Still looking for one of those for my layout. Enjoy your 726!

Jim 

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Posted by Buckeye Riveter on Monday, February 26, 2007 8:23 PM

Looks great!!!

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Posted by 1688torpedo on Monday, February 26, 2007 7:36 PM
Hello Doug!   Your 726 looks nice. Hope you have many more years of fun with it. Take Care.Smile [:)]
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Posted by Frank53 on Monday, February 26, 2007 7:31 PM
 granpa wrote:

I could use a little paint on this, but I am not going to touch it up.  It looks great as it is!!  I know one guy on here that will like the tubular track, so here you go!

while the engine is great, it is the tubular track which really accents it's beauty.

A 726 is just ne of the best engines ever in my opinion. Yours looks outstanding.

ps: Don't paint - 60 years of battle scars give it character.

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Posted by dwiemer on Monday, February 26, 2007 7:17 PM

Looks Great!

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Restored, 1948 726 Berkshire 2-8-4 photo
Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 26, 2007 7:11 PM

I thought I would share my restored 1948, 726 Berkshire 2-8-4.  I finished wiring this today, new light and about to start working on the 2426w tender tomorrow.  I tried to link this photo direct to this post, but who knows what I'm doing wrong.  Here is link for you to view on shutterly.com

http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=8AZNHLJu4ZN2F7

I could use a little paint on this, but I am not going to touch it up.  It looks great as it is!!  I know one guy on here that will like the tubular track, so here you go!

Enjoy,..

 

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