OneSlight correction 44 means the first 4 means 4 axels on engine, the
second 4 means four traction motor. Also H does not mean High Hood but
Hood as in Road Switcher Hood.
On Tuesday, June 14, 2005, at 10:41 AM, Marty.Thorin wrote:
> Gentlemen (and ladies),
> This has been done before, abet in O Scale. The Lionel
> Trainmaster
> Shell is scale length, scale height, scale width. Remember, this is
> the
> shell only. Using the article "RMC/Dremel Kitbashing Award of October
> 1977", you will find instructions on how to convert the Lionel H24-66
> shell to an accurate, H16-44 in O Scale. The magazine can be
> photocopied from our NASG library and other sources.
> For trucks, frame, etc., one uses the AHM C-Liner mechanism. It
> all works. I know, I did one in by brief O Scale period and it makes a
> nice engine. (Being the only S Scaler I knew of in the entire USA in
> 1978 does dampen one's efforts. Especially with the O Scale explosion
> of the mid 1970s. I eventually returned to S Scale ready to
> go-it-alone. I discovered I was not alone in 1984.)
> It shouldn't be hard to take the same instructions, make the same
> cuts to the shell, and kitbash an H16-44. ('H' for 'High Hood', 1600
> horsepower, two 4 wheel trucks = H16-44.) An AM RS-1 mechanism should
> work and even the fuel tank isn't that far off. Ron Bashista (AM) will
> sell anything he makes, in whole or parts, if he is asked! The problem
> are the sideframes. Only FM had the curved side frames and they are
> very unique.
>
> Good luck and keep us posted!
> Thorin
>
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Thank you
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