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Casey Akin

September 21, 2015 05:21PM

Registered: 12 years ago
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Yes on the 1.5" gauge, and no to having converted a model (engine). Most engines we have looked at, it would take building a new frame to re-gauge the chassis. After considering that, it wouldn't take much more to just scratch build the entire locomotive.

We have installed new trucks under freight cars, and re-gauged existing wheel sets under some cars to run on our layout. The problem with this, most of the cars we have are not correctly detailed. So, after you add new trucks and kit bash an existing car, you might as well have scratch built it too.

Casey

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Engine 318 out for a spin	Casey Akin	September 20, 2015 10:19PM
Re: Engine 318 out for a spin	Jeff Taylor	September 20, 2015 11:35PM
Re: Engine 318 out for a spin	Casey Akin	September 21, 2015 04:59PM
Re: Engine 318 out for a spin	Samart	September 21, 2015 08:10AM
Re: Engine 318 out for a spin	Jeff Taylor	September 21, 2015 02:10PM
Re: Engine 318 out for a spin	rehunn	September 21, 2015 02:26PM
Re: Engine 318 out for a spin	PatrickKramer	September 21, 2015 03:19PM
Re: Engine 318 out for a spin	rehunn	September 21, 2015 04:40PM
Re: Engine 318 out for a spin	Casey Akin	September 21, 2015 05:25PM
Re: Engine 318 out for a spin	Jeff Taylor	September 22, 2015 09:17AM
Re: Engine 318 out for a spin	Casey Akin	September 21, 2015 05:21PM
Re: Engine 318 out for a spin	Casey Akin	September 21, 2015 05:16PM
Re: Engine 318 out for a spin	rehunn	September 21, 2015 05:19PM
Re: Engine 318 out for a spin	BrianJ	September 22, 2015 08:56AM
Re: Engine 318 out for a spin	Casey Akin	September 22, 2015 09:07PM
Re: Engine 318 out for a spin	rehunn	September 23, 2015 10:25AM
Re: Engine 318 out for a spin	Casey Akin	September 21, 2015 05:00PM
Re: Engine 318 out for a spin	Samart	September 21, 2015 05:13PM
Re: Engine 318 out for a spin	Casey Akin	September 21, 2015 05:28PM
Re: Engine 318 out for a spin	Samart	September 21, 2015 10:08PM
Re: Engine 318 out for a spin	Casey Akin	September 21, 2015 11:11PM
Re: Engine 318 out for a spin	Samart	September 22, 2015 07:29AM
Re: Engine 318 out for a spin	CodyAkin	September 22, 2015 10:37AM
Re: Engine 318 out for a spin	rehunn	September 22, 2015 10:49AM
Re: Engine 318 out for a spin	MikeL	September 22, 2015 06:36PM
Re: Engine 318 out for a spin	Casey Akin	September 22, 2015 09:19PM
Re: Engine 318 out for a spin	MikeL	September 24, 2015 06:16PM
Re: Engine 318 out for a spin	Casey Akin	September 22, 2015 11:31PM

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