jeffrey-wimberly EmpireStateJR Doctor F., From the expanded view the A unit looks like an Athearn underframe. The B unit underfame looks to be an Athearn as well, especially the rear truck (viewer's left), however the front truck assembly does not show the same electrical pickups. Having seen your work for quite awhile now I would not be surprised to find out that you have managed to shoehorn a small block chevy motor into these units . I await the test results. John R "I would not be surprised to find out that you have managed to shoehorn a small block chevy motor into these units " How'd you guess!! Just kidding. You're pretty close on the A unit. Not an Athearn frame but an Athearn clone from Stewart I believe. It was made to accept several truck and motor types. The motor is a PPW can motor, Proto trucks with Athearn side frames and Athearn nickel-silver wheels. The flywheels are Proto, shafts and shaft couplings are Proto/Athearn. The B unit has an Athearn blue box F7 frame, Mashima can motor, Proto 1000 trucks with Athearn nickel-silver wheels. The flywheels, shafts and shaft couplings are Kato/Stewart.
EmpireStateJR Doctor F., From the expanded view the A unit looks like an Athearn underframe. The B unit underfame looks to be an Athearn as well, especially the rear truck (viewer's left), however the front truck assembly does not show the same electrical pickups. Having seen your work for quite awhile now I would not be surprised to find out that you have managed to shoehorn a small block chevy motor into these units . I await the test results. John R
Doctor F.,
From the expanded view the A unit looks like an Athearn underframe. The B unit underfame looks to be an Athearn as well, especially the rear truck (viewer's left), however the front truck assembly does not show the same electrical pickups. Having seen your work for quite awhile now I would not be surprised to find out that you have managed to shoehorn a small block chevy motor into these units .
I await the test results.
John R
"I would not be surprised to find out that you have managed to shoehorn a small block chevy motor into these units "
How'd you guess!! Just kidding.
You're pretty close on the A unit. Not an Athearn frame but an Athearn clone from Stewart I believe. It was made to accept several truck and motor types. The motor is a PPW can motor, Proto trucks with Athearn side frames and Athearn nickel-silver wheels. The flywheels are Proto, shafts and shaft couplings are Proto/Athearn. The B unit has an Athearn blue box F7 frame, Mashima can motor, Proto 1000 trucks with Athearn nickel-silver wheels. The flywheels, shafts and shaft couplings are Kato/Stewart.
Wow...I think squeezing in the small block chevy motor may have been easier. You have represented so many of the major HO scale manufacturers with these two units you have once again earned your title of
Dr. Frankendiesel
John R.
I can post in this for once!!
Picked the both of these up on ebay. Both powered Stewart/Katos for about $55 for the pair
I bought them for the drives, so the question becomes do I sell the shells, or strip them for my own use?
Vincent
Wants: 1. high-quality, sound equipped, SD40-2s, C636s, C30-7s, and F-units in BN. As for ones that don't cost an arm and a leg, that's out of the question....
2. An end to the limited-production and other crap that makes models harder to get and more expensive.
DUCKDOGGER:
Those look absolutely real! Do you work from prototype photo's?
Mike
simon1966 CB&Q at large
CB&Q at large
Who makes that funny looking radio antenna for the Burlington locos? I'm in the process of detailing a pair of Burlington VO-1000s and that's the only missing detail that I need.