Tyco Chattanooga 2-8-0

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Thanks, that would work! I appreciate it. If you want, you can email them to
me privately at guitarbob at valink.com

Thanks

Bob Welsh


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Subject: Re: Tyco Chattanooga 2-8-0


> The chattanogga can be made into a decent S1 or S1a.  If you want I will
> take Jpegs of a project I did years ago.
>
> Bob Riffe  leconte at frontiernet.net
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>
> > Thanks. I think the Tyco locomotives I have will be set aside as parts
> units
> > anyway. Neither is a particularly good running unit due to the design.
> Maybe
> > I will kitbash them into a Mike or something. Would require a new tender
> and
> > some extensive boiler and frame mods to put a motor in the locomotive
> > instead of the current tender-installed power.....
> >
> > Bob Welsh
> >
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> > Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 6:10 AM
> > Subject: Re: Tyco Chattanooga 2-8-0
> >
> >
> > > > How would I get a copy of said article?
> > > >
> > > > Bob Welsh
> > > >
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> > > > To: "N&W Modeling List" <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
> > > > Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 10:04 PM
> > > > Subject: Tyco Chattanooga 2-8-0
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >> Hi Bob;
> > > >>
> > > >> A G would be out of the question, it is much much smaller than the
> Tyco
> > > >> model.  And it is still large for a W.  It depends on how close you
> > want
> > > > to
> > > >> get, and how much work you are willing to do.  There have been a
> couple
> > of
> > > >> excellent articles in Mainline Modeler on building steam
locomotives
> > from
> > > >> plastic a few years back.  One was on building a scale model of a J
> one
> > > > the
> > > >> Bachmann Plus mechanism, it showed up about the same time the
> Spectrum
> > > >> version was announced.  A W on Tyco Chattanooga chassis would be a
> > similar
> > > >> project.
> > > >>
> > > >> Nigel F Misso
> > > >> nfmisso at mchsi.com
> > > >>
> > > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > > >>> How much effort would be required to modify the inexpensive Tyco
> > > >> Chattanooga
> > > >>> Choo Choo locomotive into one of the N&W 2-8-0 units, either a G
or
> a
> > W?
> > > > I
> > > >>> have tried to pull up pictures of these on a N&W photo archive
> hosted
> > at
> > > >> VT
> > > >>> but many of the links do not work, including some for the 2-8-0
> > classes.
> > > > I
> > > >>> have two of these locos left over from old train sets and would
not
> > mind
> > > >>> painting them and detailing them to fit N&W prototypes if
possible.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Bob Welsh
> > > >>>
> > > >>
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> > >
> > >
> > > The MDC 2-8-0 Old Timer is more close to the size of the G1's.  A new
> cab
> > > and frame extension on the back is all that's needed...along with new
> > > details on the boiler and a new pilot.  Spoked wheel up front too.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Mark Lindsey
> > >
> > >
> > >
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