Bill: Thanks for the input. You said:
> You are correct about motors and SMOOTH low end torque. During my HO days I used to repower a bunch, even did it commercially for a while. I used Sagami and Mashima mostly. Have also dropped Kato motors/mechanisms/trucks into engines that had good shells but junk mechanisms. No substitute for SMOOTH torque. (I hate "cogging".) Earlier I cruised the A-Line website and it looks like the old tried and true Mashima 18x33 flatcan is the largest they offer. Lord I used a ton of those "back in the day"! Sort of a grab bag, though: Some would be really nice and smooth... others not so. As you well know, Bill, a Mashima 18x33 flat can wouldn't have enough beans in its butt to do a creditable job in S scale. > Coreless motors... I will have a look at Maxon. Wonder if RRM will sell motors? Shabbona Bob said: > Turn the offending locomotives over, as when you sex a kitten... OMG, no wonder we had the Adult Site category for a while!!! :-) > Make sure the wheels aren't binding on the truck sides. Thanks for the tips! Just checked all 4 of the AM S-12's I have. One is the old style trucks/mechanim, the other three are the "new". The "old" has very little side play, the "new" all have more side play. All of them run about the same. Not really bad at all... just hope to get it that last "nth" of performance out of them. The EASIEST project would be to paint/decal/weather my SHS NW2. (Well, actually, the EASIEST project would be to surf the 'net lookin' for S stuff!) BUT.. my sentimental favorite would be to get a Baldwin finished. Have you guys heard the latest Tsunami Baldwin sound samples??? Wow... talk about memories! I have ridden many an hour in the cab of Frisco Baldwin VO1000's... and was on the ground working off them "waaaaay back when". (Very early '70's.) I was an 18 year old RR worker "wanna be" that the Frisco guy's took in under their wings and taught me the trade. (For which I am forever grateful.) This brings up a bit of a "hmmm" situation: My Baldwin memories are actually centered around the VO1000 series. HOWEVER... there ain't no animal in the S scale world. Sooo... I settled for the AM S-12 as a substitute for my Baldwin memories. The S-12 used the 606SC diesel engine (6 cylinders w/turbo), and the VO used the 8 cyl De La Vergne (naturally aspirated) diesel engine. This wasn't a problem UNTIL the advent of "sound" in the modeling world. There IS a difference. The two are close... but still... a difference to the discriminating ear. Either way, though, the Baldwin switch engine was a wonderful creation and was a FANTASTIC switch engine. They would load SOO FAST and get up and scoot. So many tales to tell of times spent on/around Frisco Baldwin's. Stories best left to another time to tell, no doubt. Anyway... here's a link to the Tsunami sound samples. Scroll down and take a listen to the Baldwins... pure MUSIC to this old rail's ears! (Truly, the best railroading is long gone.) http://www.soundtraxx.com/dsd/tsunami/tsunamisound.php Andre Ming ------------------------------------ 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/
