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@SmallGardenRailroad 2 күн бұрын
Dremels are a model builder's best friend! Thanks for sharing this solid alternative for drilling. Great result.
@johnknippenberg-LandmarkYards 2 күн бұрын
Awesome idea, looks perfect.
@johnniewalker9348 5 күн бұрын
Fantastic job
@johnknippenberg-LandmarkYards 5 күн бұрын
Almost there!
@MJC19 17 күн бұрын
Reminds me of the birneys iv drivin in Dallas and Fort smith
@stevendouglas6594 15 күн бұрын
@MJC19 I spend time in Fort Smith from time to time. I've seen the trolley you speak of at the museum. They've got a nice steam engine also. The military cemetery is outstanding, and I've been there around Christmas when they decorate all the Graves. I'll be at the Fort Smith symphony next Saturday. It's a nice little town.
@MJC19 15 күн бұрын
@@stevendouglas6594 currently I'm working on getting the open air car No.9 up and running, birney 224 is being retired for birney 205. Car 50 is still running but can only run the Northern side, can't make the curve past the station library
@plunkervillerr1529 18 күн бұрын
A level, how can, you be sure? You`re always telling us how the State is going downhill.
@stevendouglas6594 18 күн бұрын
@plunkervillerr1529 Illinois is in the sewer. The state I've created is not. We attended to business and pay our bills. LOL
@johnknippenberg-LandmarkYards 19 күн бұрын
Looking great!
@PopPopsTrainRoom 19 күн бұрын
i can't what for paint
@stevendouglas6594 19 күн бұрын
@@PopPopsTrainRoom Most likely orange with black highlights and a black trolley pole.
@OgaugeTrainsplusslotCars 19 күн бұрын
Wow
@SmallGardenRailroad 20 күн бұрын
It is coming along great. Really enjoy this project! I believe these Kingsbury trolleys were orange original? Are you going for that look or just a different color?
@stevendouglas6594 20 күн бұрын
Yes--I'm thinking orange with black highlights
@OgaugeTrainsplusslotCars 20 күн бұрын
You are a Toy Train engineer.Good job
@johnknippenberg-LandmarkYards 20 күн бұрын
Looking forward to some cooler weather, even cold weather at this stage. Those 100° days were awful. But that's an awesome looking trolley! 💯
@MartinSBrown-tp9ji 20 күн бұрын
Good designing on that.
@RailRide 22 күн бұрын
Another approach I've seen for large-scale models of a similar size is to recreate the motor mount of a full-size trolley, with nose-hung traction motors (sized to fit between the wheelsets parallel to the axle) engaging a 'bull gear' on the axle. One end of the motor mount sits on the wheelset axle (in the photo I found, brass strip was wrapped around the motor and the outer end shaped to cup atop the axle), the other end hooks over the truck bolster. Of course with a single-truck streetcar this half of the mounting would be on some sort of frame extension.
@twiconnor643 26 күн бұрын
Beautiful! One of my dream prewar engines for sure
@stevendouglas6594 25 күн бұрын
@twiconnor643 Othe than the eunit, which sticks once in a while, it runs well.
@plunkervillerr1529 26 күн бұрын
Marx guy here, You be SHUCKIN and a GROOVIN.
@MartinSBrown-tp9ji 28 күн бұрын
Looking good keep up the good work.
@OgaugeTrainsplusslotCars 28 күн бұрын
Everything is coming along
@johnknippenberg-LandmarkYards Ай бұрын
It's coming along, looking great.
@johnknippenberg-LandmarkYards Ай бұрын
Looks awesome, very cool.
@SmallGardenRailroad Ай бұрын
Great looking trolley car. Nice new project!
@sergeselr1687 Ай бұрын
That's cool Steven
@SmallGardenRailroad Ай бұрын
That truck turned out great. Respect on how you build this thing completly from scratch. Why exactly would the passenger car need two of these or why would the motor burn out? Is it too heavy? Looking forward to see what you'll build for it, but actually I like this setup as well: who else has a motorized and armed gondola? 😂
@stevendouglas6594 Ай бұрын
Yes, the passenger car is much to heavy---it can pull it but it's a struggle to get it to speed---two would handle it just fine. In time you'd just burn the motor up or wear out the gears or both. 😯
@SmallGardenRailroad Ай бұрын
Impressive!
@caseyvillemodelrailroad3877 Ай бұрын
Great vidio, make a good base for a goose car.Thanks for the morning coffee...
@stevendouglas6594 Ай бұрын
LOL----I've re-did it a number of times since the video--BUT----I may be at the final version.
@myjunkisstuffgarage967 Ай бұрын
Nice Steven!
@genemanno1533 Ай бұрын
It appears you are building from scratch a power unit similar to pre/post war Lionel steamer drive. Motor in truck which is what the old steamers did also with spur gears. Lionel created a frame of the drive wheels and an AC motor. The big difference you are using a DC can motor. Are you planning on powering more than one axle? Most all my 027 engines are custom modified twin motors with all wheels driving having modified aluminum frames and weighted magna traction in different forms.😊😊😊
@philliprowe2656 Ай бұрын
Runs quite well,we all knew that you would figure it out!
@johnknippenberg-LandmarkYards Ай бұрын
Nice work!
@SmallGardenRailroad Ай бұрын
Runs nice and smoothly!
@watermaj Ай бұрын
Steve, If you can use a few of those Roberts Lines type trucks (your powered one), just ask. If you are going to York I'll bring them.
@stevendouglas6594 Ай бұрын
Jim, yes, I'd like to try some---I will not be going to York, but I'm more than willing to cover all cost to send me out at couple.
@watermaj Ай бұрын
@@stevendouglas6594 Sorry you are not coming to York, was great to meet you there.
@paulbervid1610 Ай бұрын
Just like Joshua Cowen Lionel intended.
@OgaugeTrainsplusslotCars Ай бұрын
You did a good job building that train
@plunkervillerr1529 Ай бұрын
She`s coming along nicely. While I`ve been pulling hairs for a month trying to squeeze a Marx S/R motor into a 1939 Am. Flyer Cast all Brass Trim 420 Shell. Finding mounting foundations has become a nightmare. I thought I saw a prewar cousin to it in the background on the tracks in one of your videos. I`m trying to retain a sock original exterior look.
@stevendouglas6594 Ай бұрын
Mounting anything in this stuff can be and is a hair puller---that's what I like about the 10 style std truck--IF--you can get a motor in it, the rest is easy.
@MartinSBrown-tp9ji Ай бұрын
Steve, I love your videos. Keep them coming.
@johnniewalker9348 Ай бұрын
Your videos and commentary are just spot on ! Your ideas and talents are even more impressive. I cannot wait to see the finished product of that power truck . I have two different Ira Keeler trolley motors that I should study more . Looking forward to seeing your next update.
@johnniewalker9348 Ай бұрын
Awesome project. I was lucky enough to have Ira Keller fix one of my McCoy trolley motors and build me another from scratch . Two different motors for two different trolleys . I too thought about copying the one like you are doing . Keep the videos coming , they are not only educational but quite interesting and entertaining. Thanks
@MarkWick Ай бұрын
I don't miss summer in central Indiana.
@stevendouglas6594 Ай бұрын
LOL---I don't either, but I'm stuck with summer in Central Illinois---this morning it's 68 deg--nice.
@PopPopsTrainRoom Ай бұрын
wow, i love that track
@gregduck7455 Ай бұрын
Wow, that is so cool! Dual tracks working together.
@jamesdenny4734 Ай бұрын
WOW! I learn something every day! There is a dual gauge standard n 027 tubular track out there! 😮
@stevendouglas6594 Ай бұрын
0 gauge ---0 gauge and std gauge rail are the same thing---027 is shorter and smaller.
@jamesdenny4734 Ай бұрын
@@stevendouglas6594 I stand corrected! I didn't learn anything today! 😐
@stevendouglas6594 Ай бұрын
@@jamesdenny4734 Close enough for government work and your heart was in the right place. Life is good. 😁😁
@plunkervillerr1529 Ай бұрын
I might add that you could use bushings on the axle shafts or make life easy and just slide in a Marx motor.
@stevendouglas6594 Ай бұрын
I've got a box full of bronze bushings, and I've added them to some of those cheap Alco motors I convert to standard, the holes are egg shape and I thought about putting them on this but said ---what the hell---everything is tight, smooth and straight. Never thought about a Marx motor--the trouble with Marx is the lack of off the shelf parts ---I can get a boat load of Lionel Pre and Post War gears and play mix and match until you get it right.
@plunkervillerr1529 Ай бұрын
She be, that there a sight for me bloodshot eyes.
@OgaugeTrainsplusslotCars Ай бұрын
That’s some interesting Track
@stevendouglas6594 Ай бұрын
I made it.
@OgaugeTrainsplusslotCars Ай бұрын
I Have a extra lionel line Motor and gears
@stevendouglas6594 Ай бұрын
Thank you for the offer---I've finally got the gears I needed ---looking at a 16 to 1 ----that will have a decent speed ---the real challenge is getting the grass to mesh , and be smooth.
@johnknippenberg-LandmarkYards 2 ай бұрын
Is that pre-war motor out of a 253? You will get it figured out. 💯
@stevendouglas6594 2 ай бұрын
@@johnknippenberg-LandmarkYards I'm not sure. They used this motor in steam and electric. It's the motor that I prefer to use for standard gauge if it's really going to pull string of cars
@myworld67 2 ай бұрын
Another great project , I'm sure you'll get it worked out and running. Thanks for sharing.. GMan
@watermaj 2 ай бұрын
Steve, nice design Recommend that you capture the key dimensions of the geometry for both sides. SendCutSend would make these up for about $2 a part in low quantity (including all sized holes and slots). Did you buy standard standoffs to set the plates apart? That would make it all easy to put together. Also recommend you look into shoulder bolts to hold down the gears.
@stevendouglas6594 2 ай бұрын
Yes---I use standoffs for all sorts of things. If I knew I could get all the dimensions right after I made one that would run and run well--I'd give SCS a try---LOL---I don't measure anything---I start with a center line , set the wheel where I think it should go, then I aline the gears and glue them to the surface, drill and tap the holes and pop the gears off and clean off the glue--put it back together and see how smooth it will run.
@plunkervillerr1529 2 ай бұрын
The door on my dumpster is wide open. Me likem plenty good.
@johnknippenberg-LandmarkYards 2 ай бұрын
Awesome 224 set, one of my favorites! I have a black one with the whistling 2224 diecast tender and a gunmetal one with a 1689W tender. I have those passenger cars too, but someone repainted them and added post-war knuckle couplers, so I run them with a 681 S2 Steam Turbine.