Tyco Chattanooga 2-8-0

Sun Jul 18 19:37:52 EDT 2004

> Just a quick question.... how much cutting and hacking inside did you have
> to do to motorize the unit in the locomotive and replace the junky
> tender-power on the Tyco unit?
> 
> Bob Welsh
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
> To: "N&W Modeling List" <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
> Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 9:43 PM
> Subject: Re: Tyco Chattanooga 2-8-0
> 
> 
>> Just an old project laying around for 25 years.  PFM brought the sam
> version
>> in 79 and I quit.  If you want another view I will be glad to take it.
> One
>> dome move, change air tank and add the compressor.  Everything lines up
>> pretty good.  Boiler size real good.
>> Bob Riffe
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
>> To: "N&W Modeling List" <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
>> Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 7:23 PM
>> Subject: Re: Tyco Chattanooga 2-8-0
>> 
>> 
>>> Thanks, that would work! I appreciate it. If you want, you can email
> them
>> to
>>> me privately at guitarbob at valink.com
>>> 
>>> Thanks
>>> 
>>> Bob Welsh
>>> 
>>> 
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
>>> To: "N&W Modeling List" <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
>>> Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 11:00 AM
>>> Subject: Re: Tyco Chattanooga 2-8-0
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> The chattanogga can be made into a decent S1 or S1a.  If you want I
> will
>>>> take Jpegs of a project I did years ago.
>>>> 
>>>> Bob Riffe  leconte at frontiernet.net
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
>>>> To: "N&W Modeling List" <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
>>>> Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 6:27 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: Tyco Chattanooga 2-8-0
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 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
>>>>> 
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
>>>>> To: "N&W Modeling List" <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 6:10 AM
>>>>> Subject: Re: Tyco Chattanooga 2-8-0
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>>> How would I get a copy of said article?
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Bob Welsh
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>> From: <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
>>>>>>> To: "N&W Modeling List" <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
>>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Mark Lindsey
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
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Attached is a photo of MY G1 built from an MDC 2-8-0 Old Timer
  

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