Thanks for this Bill. I see I was also a bit behind in this discussion. On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 9:11 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]>wrote:
> ** > > > Jack & Paul, > > The tender wheels I re-gauged by simply spreading the wheels out on the > original Bachmann axle. I did not have a quarting jig to fit the drivers, > so I disassembled the drive and mailed the drivers on their axles to NWSL. > They made longer axles (3mm diameter), pressed on the drivers and re-gauged > & quartered them. They turned them around in about 10 days and, although > the exact cost excapes me, I believe it came to about $70 with shipping and > everything. > > The loco, with DCC and Tsunami sound, cost me $199. Add the cost from > NWSL, plus the detail parts, and a very nice running S scale steam > locomotive can be had equipted with DCC and sound for a little over $300! > If you have the right size quartering jig, the cost could be even less. > > Bill Jr. > > --- In [email protected], Paul Vaughn wrote: > > > > Question: Did you replace the axels or was there enough length for > regaging the wheel sets? > > > > I am looking at regaging the bachmann On30 to std gage S. If it works it > will be a cheap way of getting a steam loco in S. > > > > Paul Vaughn > > > -- Daniel McConnachie
