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AlpineCMR

March 16, 2018 01:20PM

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Hello all,

I have just bought, on Ebay, an unstarted MDC Roundhouse HOn3 outside-framed 2-8-0 kit. Reading through my copy of Malcolm Furlow's Model Railroader guide to building his San Juan Central layout (what became of this ultimately, as it was very well built?), he mentions that he used kits made by Patco to lower the boilers on his 2 MDC 2-8-0s. What were these kits, as I assume that they are no longer available, and how were the boilers lowered using them? My kit has both the NW Short Line re-gearing set and a replacement can motor included, is the latter significant to lowering the boiler?

Cheers,

Chris

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Patco's kits - for modifying MDC HOn3 2-8-0s	AlpineCMR	March 16, 2018 01:20PM
Re: Patco's kits - for modifying MDC HOn3 2-8-0s	kcsivils	March 16, 2018 01:46PM
Re: Patco's kits - for modifying MDC HOn3 2-8-0s	bcp	March 16, 2018 04:20PM
Re: Patco's kits - for modifying MDC HOn3 2-8-0s	kcsivils	March 16, 2018 04:51PM
Re: Patco's kits - for modifying MDC HOn3 2-8-0s	Dave Vollmer	March 16, 2018 06:52PM
Re: Patco's kits - for modifying MDC HOn3 2-8-0s	kcsivils	March 16, 2018 07:37PM
Re: Patco's kits - for modifying MDC HOn3 2-8-0s	Marowicz	March 17, 2018 10:14AM
Re: Patco's kits - for modifying MDC HOn3 2-8-0s	Dave Vollmer	March 17, 2018 10:28AM
Re: Patco's kits - for modifying MDC HOn3 2-8-0s	vulturenest	March 25, 2018 11:57AM
Re: Patco's kits - for modifying MDC HOn3 2-8-0s	vulturenest	March 28, 2018 09:17AM
Re: Patco's kits - for modifying MDC HOn3 2-8-0s	vulturenest	March 31, 2018 11:13AM
Re: Patco's kits - for modifying MDC HOn3 2-8-0s	MSRRKevin	March 31, 2018 11:33AM
Re: Patco's kits - for modifying MDC HOn3 2-8-0s	vulturenest	April 01, 2018 03:16PM
Re: Patco's kits - for modifying MDC HOn3 2-8-0s	MD Ramsey	March 17, 2018 01:25PM
Re: Patco's kits - for modifying MDC HOn3 2-8-0s	kcsivils	March 17, 2018 02:23PM
Re: Patco's kits - for modifying MDC HOn3 2-8-0s	brian budeit	March 18, 2018 11:28AM
Re: Patco's kits - for modifying MDC HOn3 2-8-0s	MSRRKevin	March 20, 2018 02:55PM
Re: Patco's kits - for modifying MDC HOn3 2-8-0s	JohnLyans	March 20, 2018 07:23PM
Re: Patco's kits - for modifying MDC HOn3 2-8-0s	Dave Vollmer	July 12, 2022 09:13AM
Re: Patco's kits - for modifying MDC HOn3 2-8-0s	Glenn Butcher	July 12, 2022 09:41AM
Re: Patco's kits - for modifying MDC HOn3 2-8-0s	DanS	July 14, 2022 08:14AM
Re: Patco's kits - for modifying MDC HOn3 2-8-0s	risrwy	July 12, 2022 03:43PM

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