Jun 26, 2019 · I have a 25+ year old Sunset Third Rail (2 rail) PRR 2-10-4 J1 whose drive trained failed during an NMRA open house Saturday. Until the incident the J1 was a smooth running locomotive - but then it started slipping/skipping at one point in the rotation of the drivers.. After disassembling the drive train I found that the brass axel gear on #3 driver was worn to the point of not meshing with ...

Dec 1, 2019 · I want to get a MTH Pennsy J1 that requires a O72 curve but I can only fit a 54" curve on the layout. Does anyone have experience with a J1 on tighter curves? Ive read on various forums that slight modifications to engines and tenders will allow this to happen. Any advice will be helpful. Thanks, Pete

Jun 21, 2019 · Buying a business with a very limited market is a risky proposition. Even if you get the tooling and some parts for free, the profit hardly covers your efforts. Call Sunset first. They stocked some bronze replacement gears, which enabes you to simply replace the axle gear and keep on keeping on. The NWSL owners are/were very nice folks. The plastic mod 0.6 gearbox needs some work. The original ...

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Here are some J-1 fotos I took back in the early 1950s. How about the caboose hop and the 1 hopper load. Lewrail

Oct 21, 2012 · Jaygee, Look for Classic Trains' Steam Glory 3 special this fall. Feature article on the PRR T1. Will confirm what you just posted.

Less so with some of their other offerings. The SP Daylight Northern is a good example of an MTH scale wheels model as well as the UP 9000, NW Class A can be fixed with some super detailing for some minor flaws. Bad examples are PRR J1, K4 and UP big boy where chassis or boiler dimension inaccuracies prevent fixing issues.

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Originally Posted by Balshis: MikeCT: It all looks great. I was very interested in your Baldwin passenger shark, as I just bought my first Weaver locomotive this afternoon -- a green freight AA set. I'd like to hear about how you added the radio antennas to your shark. That sort of thing takes a lot of very precise drilling. The Baldwin BP20 comes with the Radiophone antenna. I …