Recent content by videomike

I'm working on a 30 year old brass model. The insulation between the wheels and the driver tires on the insulated side of the loco must have dried our or gotten thinner in some other way, because the driver tires are loose, even contacting side rods and causing shorts. My first thought...

An idea . . . ? If I wanted to re-power this loco, I would consider the Bachman drive in HO models. They use a toothed - belt drive from motor shaft to Driver drive shaft. You might find a scrapped Bachman consolidation or decapod to scavenge from. Mike...