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I have never repowered any locomotive, so decided before buying any brass that I'd work on a Mantua 4-6-2 (Union Pacific) I have. I'm going to repower, regear, and detail it. As far as repowering, I'm leaning toward the NWSL #162-4, which is the Athearn repower kit. I'm leaning this direction because the flywheel is already attached at the factory. I also found one website dedicated to repowering & regearing, which is very helpful (http://hometown.aol.com/kenrclark/guide_to_repowering_and_regearing.htm), For detailing, I've found a couple of websites (one is http://www.steamlocomotive.com/pacific/), but the download for one of them has disappeared from the site and I eliminated it from my bookmarks. I have also found some photos in books, but none show much detail or have much clarity. I suppose I will need to call or e-mail NWSL for their thoughts, but thought I'd ask here first. Any insights from your experience, either with repowering/regearing or on detailing, is much appreciated. Dan
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