Those gear boxes were designed by Bob Lindsey (bought LATER by Kemtron). Bob developed them, then patented the design from the ORIGINAL design created by Herald Durflinger and a machinist friend in Columbus Ohio. Herald was my best friend in those Columbus days. I recall all their parts and legal discussions. I do not know why someone does not start. production again. I paid Cascade for a set. Still waiting. John Armstrong ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Frascella" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 20, 2010 7:39 AM Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Miller S1....
> Hi Ed, > > It appears that the conversion kit shown for sale on Ebay was the one sold > by Jon Beveridge/Cascade Hobbies back in the 70's. I actually have one > that > I have yet to assemble. The gearboxes are actually Kemtron and not > NWSL. Beveridge used Kemtron gear boxes in virtually all of his drive > kits. The wheelsets may have been NWSL, but I can't say for sure. I > imagine > that the final product would be a relative smooth runner as most of > Beveridge's power assemblies ran well especially with the Sangami motor. > What I didn't like about this particular design was that the gear tower > (actually a delrin chain drive) is installed in the cab area of the S-2. > Because the the large cab windows it's quite visible and difficult to > hide. > > There is a considerable number of Miller frame/body unpowered kits out > there > because "S"cenery Unlimited offered them that way for years. So finding > the > frame/body combination wouldn't be difficult. Rather than using the > Beveridge repowering kit I would recommend getting with Jim King and > having > him adapt on of his H10-44 drives to fit the Miller frame. The trucks > would > be right for the S-4 version. If you're looking to do the S-2, somebody > (Steam Depot maybe) made brass Blundt side frames though they may be > difficult to find. > > Bob Frascella > Wenham, MA > > > On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 7:02 PM, Ed <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> I need an Alco S1 for the short line I am modeling. I noticed there is >> one >> for sale with NWSL replacement trucks and Sagami motor. Was wondering if >> anyone has had any experience with this combination. Thanks... >> >> >> > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 5380 (20100819) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5383 (20100820) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com ------------------------------------ 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: [email protected] [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/
