Jace, My "fixation" with this 45 tonner comes from the fact that it is the only true locomotive to operate in the Valdez Yard and the one piece of operational motive power I thought I might have a chance of making.
There was a wheel loader equipped with a coupler that worked in the yard and I intend to produce this by modifying an Ertl 950E, but this could only be powered by the 0-5-0 hand. The other two units that worked in the Valdez Yard were a Whiting Trackmobile and a CF-55-AF Aircraft Tug, and I don't think that I'll be able to make either of these simply because, to my knowledge, no similar vehicles exist in `S'. That leaves the GE 45 ton. I'd heard that it is possible to create some SN3 locomotives by modifying certain standard gauge HO engines. I was hoping that the reverse might be true and that I might be able to create a standard gauge `S' 45 tonner by modifying a ON30 45 tonner. Unfortunately, this idea wasn't a very good one Here are the pictures of both the GE 45 ton and the other motive power the operated in Valdez. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/photos/album/1380536279/pic/list http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/photos/album/1946337466/pic/list?mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&dir=asc ~JJ~ James --- In [email protected], JGG KahnSr <jacekahn@...> wrote: > > > What is this fixation on trying to use ANYTHING from a 44-tonner to create a > 45-tonner? Exceptperhaps for a few detail parts, it simply won't work--the > cab is lower (and wider) and the frameis conspicuously shorter (5'-6'--and > that is a LOT). In S scale scratchbuilding is the only wayto go, probably > using an HO standard gage diesel drive. > > Jace Kahn > > General Manager > Ceres & Canisteo RR Co./Champlain County Traction Co. > > > > > > > I suggest starting with a 44 tonner and using 25 tonner hoods > > TCC:} > > > > On May 10, 2012, at 7:48 PM, empirebuilderjjhill wrote: > > > > > Do you think "double ending" a Railmaster 25 tonner with a second > > > hood would work? > > > > > > Even if I was able to make the "body" of the 45 tonner using this > > > technique, I'd still have to figure out how to make the trucks and > > > those push rods > > > > Talmadge C 'TC' Carr > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
