and he notes -
This should be simple enough for even you to fix
Ed. Since the prototype trucks were A1A the
center axle was not powered so AF was correct
except they left out the center wheels since they
weren't needed anyway. A pair of cardstock wheels
could be glued to the inside of the sideframes to
simulate the missing wheels without reducing the
collector value since they could be easily
removed when your widow sells off your stuff.
Total cost: about 15ยข. You save $9.80 and,
(unless your wife keeps real close tabs on it),
her piggy bank won't show the withdrawal!
Incidentally, factory defects usually command
higher prices so you might just want t' leave it alone -
Raleigh in chilly Maine...
At 01:41 PM 1/9/2009, Edward Loizeaux wrote:
> > > The Des Plaines Valley guys love to fix things <snip>
> > > Fees available on request.
> > > John Griffin
>
>John....
>
>I have an American Flyer ALCO PA that is missing the center axle on each
>truck. I am pretty sure the prototype really had 6-wheel trucks and so my
>model needs repair. Could you tell me how much it would cost to simply add
>the center axle on both trucks, have the new axle geared and powered just
>like the existing outer axles, and replace the AF wheels with scale wheels?
>
>Since I am a serious and authentic AF collector, I would not want to
>substitute an OMNICON scale conversion kit since that would ruin the
>collector value of my prized loco. But obviously the Gilbert factory
>shipped out one defective unit (mine) since it has only four wheels per
>truck.
>
>I am sure your experienced group can whip out a fix for this very quickly
>and so please try and keep the cost under $9.95 (plus shipping) so that my
>wife will not find out.
>
>Cheers...Ed L.
>
>
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