Bill Lane, Tom Baker et al -- Bill, the info you have received about the Loco Workshop RS-1 is correct. The drive components were marketed as a powering kit by Jon Beveridge, under the name "Cascade Hobby Products." You can see a photo of mine on the NASG website:
http://www.nasg.org/databases/locomotives.php and select "Locomotive Workshop" and "RS-1" from the "manufacturer" and "locomotive type" drop-down lists respectively. The Beveridge drive was a superlative product. Originally it came with an open-frame motor, but later versions had a Sagami can motor. It is an easy job to replace the older motor with a can motor. If yours is balky, try disassembling the drive train, removing all the lubricant, and re-lubing/oiling. If the problem persists, replace the motor with a Sagami. Regarding the Beveridge drives: At an NASG Convention some years ago -- I think it was Syracuse in 1991 -- there was a basket-case Loco Workshop diesel switcher in the auction. The bids got up to the $50 range, when someone in the crowd shouted out "what makes that @#$% worth so much?" Several people replied in unison: "It has a Beveridge drive!" Alas,Tom, I have seen the Loco Workshop E-7 A and B in person. They were not pretty. These too were in Larry Sokol's collection. He had paid another modeler, a very good craftsman, to build them for him. The construction job was nice, and the units even had sprung scratchbuilt truck sideframes that the custom builder had fabricated. (The Loco Workshop kits had sideframes, but they were awful.) However, the detailing was sparse, and the cabs looked more like Baldwin "baby-face" cabs (like the DR 4-4-15 and DR 6-4-15). No one would ever have mistaken these units as E-7s, even though that's what they were supposed to be. I wound up with the trucks, which are now under a couple of heavy electrics. Dick Karnes Seattle area [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ 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/
