Re: {S-Scale List} Enhorning F Units

[Bob Werre]

Nice model Bob, guess that proves you can actually start with a sow's ear and make a silk purse!  Bob Werre PhotoTraxx Here's one of the photos of my Enhorning F-7 circa 1976.  (First time attaching photos.  Hope it works) Bob Frascella Wenham, MA On May 8, 2013, at 8:40 AM, drgw223 wrote:   The problem with the roof hump as I understand it was not only related to the cooling but also the type of plastic that Enhorning used. It was a rubbery flexible material that was different than styrene and gluing anything to it was a challenge. In the 1970's I purchased about a dozen or so shells from Claude Wade along with a bunch of mechanisms that he created to convert them to scale. At one time he considered offering an F-unit re-powering kit for the Enhorning shells. His drives featured custom made gear boxes, and 42" diameter brass wheel sets. When the Enhorning shells were no longer available, he dropped the idea of re-powering kits and focused on improving his SSL&S line of steamers. In the dozen or so shells that I ended with, a few of them did not have the roof hump. I ended up with 3 or 4 serviceable units that I painted and ran quite well with the Wade drives. I have some photos around somewhere, and will post them when I find them. Bob Frascella Wenham, MA