G Paine wrote: Milwhiawatha wrote:Seems there is a want for this kind of locomotive again maybe we should see if Walthers got the tooling for making these. I live near Walthers and know one of the guys who is into research there so I could maybe throw a hint there are modelers looking for it.Go for it Milwhiawatha, my Walthers SW-1 is a great runner, one of the best locos I have.
Milwhiawatha wrote:Seems there is a want for this kind of locomotive again maybe we should see if Walthers got the tooling for making these. I live near Walthers and know one of the guys who is into research there so I could maybe throw a hint there are modelers looking for it.
Seems there is a want for this kind of locomotive again maybe we should see if Walthers got the tooling for making these. I live near Walthers and know one of the guys who is into research there so I could maybe throw a hint there are modelers looking for it.
Go for it Milwhiawatha, my Walthers SW-1 is a great runner, one of the best locos I have.
Well the guy i know wasnt in so I'm hoping He is in on Wednesday when I go to pick up some decoder wire and detail parts for the Walthers Diesel shop.
George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch
There are actually 4 Walthers up for auction now, plus assorted AHM's as you can see in the search results: SW-1. Maybe you should spring for the AHM with the illuminated brakeman.
It looks like Model Power has continued production with the old AHM molds.
Walthers also has a replacement cab that comes with flush-fitting windows and detailed interior: EMD Switcher Cab Kit
Nelson
Ex-Southern 385 Being Hoisted
jrbernier wrote:The Walthers model was the best - very good runner and it is 'scale'. The AHM model was sort of off scale, and the drive was quite poor - But it could be reworked. Back in the 60's, Lindburg had a SW1 - not too bad, but the drive was a spring belt afair and it really did not run all that good. I used the hood/cab off of one and mounted it on a Athearn SW7 frame. I reversed the power trucks so they would fit under the SW1 shell and just powered the front truck. I also picked up 3 AHM conversions that had a good can motor/flywheel in them. All that hit the flea markets when the Walthers SW1 came out(I have 2 of them).Jim
From the far, far reaches of the wild, wild west I am: rtpoteet
Thought I would pass this along:
http://cgi.ebay.com/WALTHERS-HO-MILWAUKEE-ROAD-EMD-SW-1-DIESEL-SW1-ENGINE_W0QQitemZ140073869569QQihZ004QQcategoryZ19141QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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Swapping the cab or even the complete shell will not work. The SW1 is built on the same frame, but the cab/car body is much shorter. The drive on the Walthers engine takes this into account and the gear tower are 'inboard' on the trucks.
BTW - There is one up for bid on the auction site right now(search on 'walthers switcher'....)
Jim
Modeling BNSF and Milwaukee Road in SW Wisconsin
Yikes! That's quite a bit. Looks like I won't be getting one for a while.
P2K makes a SW600 I suppose if you swapped the cab it COULD work.