Hi Nick; Welcome to the group!
I suspect that the proto4 drivers will function, the question would be if the spoke count and size were correct for your S engine. Certainly worth checking. This is also a possible problem with British made parts, that the wheel designs don't match U.S. practice. Finding a Overland USRA engine is a reasonable alternative. If you ask around enough you might find someone with an old S Scale Locomotive and Supply kit for the USRA pacific as well, probably for less than the Overland built up version. They do turn up on ebay once in a while. Pieter E. Roos --- On Tue, 11/29/11, Nick <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Nick <[email protected]> > Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: New to S with some questions > To: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, November 29, 2011, 12:58 PM > > > Ha, I suppose I should clarify, > > I'm exploring modeling an obscure prototype in an (to most > people) obscure sale: A fictional branchline terminal of the > Duluth South Shore & Atlantic circa 1951. This would be > at the tail end of steam on the South Shore, and while RS-1s > would have been the most likely choice for branchline power, > 1951 was a banner year for the DSS&A, and plans to > retire all steam that year had to be delayed. The DSS&A > had several classes of pacific with 67 inch drivers, and > while the prototype rarely used them in freight service, by > '51 they were the most common light steam power available > and would have been well suited to branch line conditions. > > While I'm comfortable with a couple inches of wiggle room, > the 75 inch drivers of the AM 4-6-2 are a bit more than i'm > comfortable with. However, O/proto 48 drivers are available > down to 51 inch diameter, which scale to just over 68 inches > in S, hence my curiosity if O/proto 48 drivers would work on > the code 70-83 rail I'd like to use. > > I suppose a junker USRA light 4-6-2 could work too, > everything above the wheels would be surplus to what i'd > like to build. > > Nick Turinetti ------------------------------------ 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/
