Tyco Chattanooga 2-8-0

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Just a quick question.... how much cutting and hacking inside did you have
to do to motorize the unit in the locomotive and replace the junky
tender-power on the Tyco unit?

Bob Welsh


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Subject: Re: Tyco Chattanooga 2-8-0


> Just an old project laying around for 25 years.  PFM brought the sam
version
> in 79 and I quit.  If you want another view I will be glad to take it.
One
> dome move, change air tank and add the compressor.  Everything lines up
> pretty good.  Boiler size real good.
> Bob Riffe
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> Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 7:23 PM
> Subject: Re: Tyco Chattanooga 2-8-0
>
>
> > 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
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
> > To: "N&W Modeling List" <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
> > Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 11:00 AM
> > 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
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
> > > To: "N&W Modeling List" <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
> > > Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 6:27 AM
> > > Subject: Re: Tyco Chattanooga 2-8-0
> > >
> > >
> > > > 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
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > > From: <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
> > > > To: "N&W Modeling List" <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
> > > > 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
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > From: <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
> > > > > > 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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