Harriman Coupling Rod and screw re-use on a Old Time MDC kit?

[Safety Valve]

Hey all, wondering if it is possble to use the screws and coupling rods from a Harriman 2-8-0 kit on a Old Time Roundhouse 2-8-0? Just discovered my Kit is the "Old Time" version, what luck too! I've built mine to look like from the 1920s/1930s, i'll post some photos of it soon. it used to be Colorado and Southern, I've re-painted it but will soon strip the model down to bare plasic very shortly to re-paint with acrylics. I'm modeling a Denver and Rio Grand Western Standard Gauge Locomotive. No.1015 Thanks for any help. 

[OT Dean]

Safety Valve

Hey all, wondering if it is possble to use the screws and coupling rods from a Harriman 2-8-0 kit on a Old Time Roundhouse 2-8-0? Just discovered my Kit is the "Old Time" version, what luck too! I've built mine to look like from the 1920s/1930s, i'll post some photos of it soon. it used to be Colorado and Southern, I've re-painted it but will soon strip the model down to bare plasic very shortly to re-paint with acrylics. I'm modeling a Denver and Rio Grand Western Standard Gauge Locomotive. No.1015 Thanks for any help. 

 

I read this when you first posted it, but had no idea what a "coupling rod" was.  I moment later, I wondered if you meant a steam loco's driver "side rods," but although I had several MDC "Old-timer" 2-8-0s on my HO railroad, I never had much to do with the larger models, though I sold them in my hobby shop.  So I figured someone who's familiar with both would reply.  Tonight, I see no one has, so I ruminated a bit and wondered if I'm reading--and surmising--right: you wonder if you can use the side rods from one on the other.  However, on further thought, if you did mean side rods, I doubt it would work since the Old-timer's drivers scale to 52" diameter and I believe its big brother's are 63".  Maybe I'm translating wrong and there's some other kind of rod, though in 60-odd years in the hobby, I can't think of one.

Deano

[snjroy]

Hi there. If we are dealing with side rods, Deano would be correct in saying that they would not be compatible in size. But the plastic pins that hold them would probably fit.

Simon

[RR_Mel]

I have two of the Roundhouse 2-8-0s and both use metal screws to hold the side rods on the wheels.  Both measure .708” (61.6”) diameter.

 

 

Mel

 

 

My Model Railroad   

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Bakersfield, California

 

I'm beginning to realize that aging is not for wimps.

 

[snjroy]

RR_Mel

I have two of the Roundhouse 2-8-0s and both use metal screws to hold the side rods on the wheels.  Both measure .708” (61.6”) diameter.

 

 

Mel

 

 

My Model Railroad   

http://melvineperry.blogspot.com/

 

Bakersfield, California

 

I'm beginning to realize that aging is not for wimps.

 

 

ah, so there was another generation I was not aware of. Mine were from kits.

[RR_Mel]

snjroy

 

ah, so there was another generation I was not aware of. Mine were from kits.

 

 

Both of mine were kits too, bought direct from MDC in about 1995.

 

 

Mel

 

 

My Model Railroad   

http://melvineperry.blogspot.com/

 

Bakersfield, California

 

I'm beginning to realize that aging is not for wimps.

 

[doctorwayne]

Here's the cast metal version that Mel mentions...

There was also a 10 Wheeler...

...and an Atlantic, which I sold before taking a photo of it.  All were offered, as far as I'm aware, only as kits.

Wayne