Re: K-27's - First Four between 2nd & 3rd rebuild ...

BillD Wrote:
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> So what is that worm gear, shaft and supports
> doing on the third driver's axle? Hmmm ... maybe
> an early attempt to electrify these locomotives by
> the D&RGW/RGS???

Please note that the title of the drawing is "Valve Gear for Scale Model K-27 Locomotives". The real thing would have MANY more parts - nuts & bolts, probably a brass bearing for the offset link, etc., etc.

> p.s. ... I checked my On3 MMI 454 and dangit ...
> MMI/PSC managed to correctly get these extra
> parts on these models.   Now I've got to figure
> out a way to get the valve gear out of neutral!


If you start at the upper left corner of the drawing posted above, then you will need to make the second through sixth parts shown for the left side, duplicate (mirror) them for the right side, and assemble as shown by the arrows. You can probably re-use the part shown upper-leftmost from your model, and the equivalent on the right side, after removing the screw that I presume passes all the way through the block and also holds the radius rod in a fixed (neutral) position.   If I can do it in HOn3, you should be able to do it even more easily in On3.

- Russ

p.s. Please post photos of your model when you are done - worm gear and all!!



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/28/2011 08:29PM by Russo Loco.