Tyco Chattanooga 2-8-0

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Thanks. I think the Tyco locomotives I have will be set aside as parts units
anyway. Neither is a particularly good running unit due to the design. Maybe
I will kitbash them into a Mike or something. Would require a new tender and
some extensive boiler and frame mods to put a motor in the locomotive
instead of the current tender-installed power.....

Bob Welsh

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Subject: Re: Tyco Chattanooga 2-8-0


> > How would I get a copy of said article?
> >
> > Bob Welsh
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
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> > Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 10:04 PM
> > Subject: Tyco Chattanooga 2-8-0
> >
> >
> >> Hi Bob;
> >>
> >> A G would be out of the question, it is much much smaller than the Tyco
> >> model.  And it is still large for a W.  It depends on how close you
want
> > to
> >> get, and how much work you are willing to do.  There have been a couple
of
> >> excellent articles in Mainline Modeler on building steam locomotives
from
> >> plastic a few years back.  One was on building a scale model of a J one
> > the
> >> Bachmann Plus mechanism, it showed up about the same time the Spectrum
> >> version was announced.  A W on Tyco Chattanooga chassis would be a
similar
> >> project.
> >>
> >> Nigel F Misso
> >> nfmisso at mchsi.com
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> How much effort would be required to modify the inexpensive Tyco
> >> Chattanooga
> >>> Choo Choo locomotive into one of the N&W 2-8-0 units, either a G or a
W?
> > I
> >>> have tried to pull up pictures of these on a N&W photo archive hosted
at
> >> VT
> >>> but many of the links do not work, including some for the 2-8-0
classes.
> > I
> >>> have two of these locos left over from old train sets and would not
mind
> >>> painting them and detailing them to fit N&W prototypes if possible.
> >>>
> >>> Bob Welsh
> >>>
> >>
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> The MDC 2-8-0 Old Timer is more close to the size of the G1's.  A new cab
> and frame extension on the back is all that's needed...along with new
> details on the boiler and a new pilot.  Spoked wheel up front too.
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> Mark Lindsey
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