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Post by smr on Dec 30, 2017 10:53:34 GMT -5
Always fun to buy yourself a Christmas present! I bought a set of Chessie hoppers for my Marklin Chessie consist. All right another Chessie fan. Yes, we love our cats !!!
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Post by striv on Jan 7, 2018 17:22:55 GMT -5
Always fun to buy yourself a Christmas present! I bought a set of Chessie hoppers for my Marklin Chessie consist. All right another Chessie fan. And another one here. The majority of my American rail pax miles happened on C&O/B&O, and C&O ran through my wife's backyard when she was growing up--a corner of her yard, then ROW. As a result, we call our Z-gauge pike the Sleeping Kitty Spur Line. It's not very big, just an F9-A/B combo and a mix of C&O and B&O rolling stock.
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Post by smr on Jan 7, 2018 19:37:46 GMT -5
Warmheartedly welcome! If I can be of any help please let me know. All the best, Sven
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Post by smr on Jan 8, 2018 7:50:44 GMT -5
Yes, you are right. I am always amazed what kind of detailing is possible in Z-Scale! Best, Sven
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Post by ciccino on Jan 8, 2018 10:36:50 GMT -5
Out of curiosity: is it difficult to remove the shell of the loco in object? I am asking because I noticed there are several very beautiful weathered shells for sale :-)
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Post by markm on Jan 8, 2018 10:42:35 GMT -5
If you are referring to the MTL GP shells, not hard at all. The instructions that come with the loco. Basically you insert 2 toothpicks into slots between the forward truck to release the catches and pull.
Mark
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Post by boxcarwilly on Jan 8, 2018 11:50:48 GMT -5
If you are looking for traction tires for engines that need them, I believe you will find some at Z Scale Monster under the AZL section. As for cleaning the wheels, one method I use is an emery cloth as the wheel turns. You have to turn the loco upside down and cradle it somehow or have someone hold it for you. Then connect leads from your power pack via alligator clips to the wheels on one truck. Turn on the juice at low volt, and very carefully, touch a small piece of the emery cloth to a wheel as it rotates. Do this for all 4 wheels on a truck, and then move leads to that truck, and do the other end. I find it works very well. There are other methods to. FYI, you can tell if a loco uses traction tires just be looking at the wheels. If you can see what looks to be like an indentation with a flange thing on the outside of a wheel, then that's the groove that the traction tire fits into.
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Post by smr on Jan 8, 2018 12:37:34 GMT -5
If you are referring to the MTL GP shells, not hard at all. The instructions that come with the loco. Basically you insert 2 toothpicks into slots between the forward truck to release the catches and pull. Mark Same for AZL. If you have identified two, three of four engines that run smoothly in concert, just swop the shell when you want to change the rr company. Best, Sven
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Post by ciccino on Jan 8, 2018 17:08:56 GMT -5
If you are referring to the MTL GP shells, not hard at all. The instructions that come with the loco. Basically you insert 2 toothpicks into slots between the forward truck to release the catches and pull. Mark That’s great! Thank you, Mark
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Post by smr on Jan 8, 2018 22:01:04 GMT -5
All right another Chessie fan. And another one here. The majority of my American rail pax miles happened on C&O/B&O, and C&O ran through my wife's backyard when she was growing up--a corner of her yard, then ROW. As a result, we call our Z-gauge pike the Sleeping Kitty Spur Line. It's not very big, just an F9-A/B combo and a mix of C&O and B&O rolling stock. May be we should do an extra thread just for the Chessie fans / Eastern RR. What do you think?
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Post by smr on Jan 9, 2018 6:37:41 GMT -5
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Post by strummer on Jan 21, 2018 10:56:58 GMT -5
If you are referring to the MTL GP shells, not hard at all. The instructions that come with the loco. Basically you insert 2 toothpicks into slots between the forward truck to release the catches and pull. Mark I used to use toothpicks; every now and then, however, the pick would slip as I was inserting it, and I managed to chip a bit of paint off the fuel tank area. I learned from another Z scale site the idea of using flexible guitar picks; being flat and wide, they spread the "tension" out over a broader surface, so the chance of splitting the shell, or chipping the paint is lessened. I use "Jim Dunlop" .060 picks, available at any music store... Mark (the one) in Oregon
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2018 16:03:10 GMT -5
I am back with my MTL-GP9 ... I finished one "ramp" on my layout, 1.6% and only curves with radius 270mm (Rokuhan). Without any prior break-in, the loco pulls 5 box cars and one caboose "upwards" without any problem ; the longest train will be 5 boxcars or 6 hoppers, with one caboose, and I think this loco can pull them too without any problems. So I agree, the MTL chassis (in fact, it was originally a GP35 ... ) is a great puller !
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Post by domi on Jan 23, 2018 5:06:16 GMT -5
With your single MTL Geep you won't have any problem to pull far more cars if needed, on such a curve /slope figure.
Dom
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