Dave & All, I figured that someone would bring up the wheelbase this shortly after my post. To be honest, I don’t know what the correct wheelbase is for a Shark or for an RS3.
About 9 years ago I was all fired up about retrofitting the Southwind (Now BTS) Alco sideframes to replace the old nasty original Alco sideframes. THE SWM/BTS castings are MUCH nicer. This was shortly after I got my Unimat so I was a machining fool with this fit up job. I got new NWSL motors with flywheels (Pre DCC) I also didn’t know about the disintegrating truck castings. All was well until I snapped off a gear tower. I remember that at that time I probably could not fix the broken part. My heart sank right then and there. I have not touched them since... Flash forward to 2007... I saw the parts listing from RRM including new power trucks from the Sharks. Since I was already working on my Baldwin AS16 using a bashed brass GP 30 drive and the ALCO sideframes, I figured I could easily go the other way.... In short, I will GLADLY accept a wheelbase discrepancy in trade for a RTR ALCO LOOKING power truck that will last forever, and give me the creepy crawly running ability that I KNEW would come from our RRM Twins.... I have lots of time wasted fluffing the old stuff that I will now off at some point... But I will probably still use the NWSL motors from back then. I have 3 RS3, 1 Loco Workshop RS1 and an RSD 4/5 that will get the similar treatment. I could not see trying to retro an AM drive into a brass shell, although it probably could be done. That is why the new trucks made perfect sense. I may have bought the rest RRM had. This was at the convention in Baltimore. The RSD will get bashed Overland E unit trucks. I am loosing the ALCO drives altogether. There is a shot of 3 RS3 slugging up Slope past Alto Tower with a LONG string of empty hoppers in a nice snow cover. I WANT that photo in S Scale! I will get it too! Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1988 See my finished models at: http://www.lanestrains.com Winner of the 2007 Josh Seltzer NASG Website Award Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! Importing a Brass S Scale PRR X29 & G26 http://www.pennsysmodels.com PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded (Trading is MUCH preferred) http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls ***Join the PRR T&HS*** The other members are not ALL like me! http://www.prrths.com http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society It's FREE (for now) http://www.prslhs.com Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.8/1288 - Release Date: 2/19/2008 8:47 PM Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
