Darth's Train Shop - Sunset brass GP7 repair

[@mobahartenholm9289]

Hy Darth, just finding your channel. I m very impressed about your maintenance and repairs. I will watch all of your videos. I can learn a lot. Thanks for sharing your experiance and knowledge ....great job. Regards from northern germany - Rainer

[@donaldlamendola8294]

Great rebuild! I love how you were able to utilize other parts and "fit" them into the engine. Great video as always, and by far one of your best!!! Thank you for posting.

[@williamsantangelo]

Xcellent work your a true master in the Hobby!! Thank You 😊

[@vincenttolve9756]

Another great job. The skill of a surgeon coupled with the temperament of compassionate first responder.

[@ericcatfishmafia716]

Great job. You do great work.

[@joediberardino4419]

Awesome video

[@kensbackshop6399]

Awesome fabracation. job darth

[@hamiltonsullivan6563]

Great job man!

[@w.rustylane5650]

Looks like you're gonna need some number boards, front light, paint and some window material. Cheers from eastern TN

[@DarthSantaFe]

Yeah, these brass models usually come without all that. Easy to add though!

[@michaelcudby787]

Hey there. Excellent decision to repair the original gears.....replacing the whole trucks with Kato trucks....readily available & excellent running quality. Makes this a really nice model. Just add couplers, window glazing, number boards & a coat of paint, you have a top of the line, model, equal to any available today. Thanks for the video. Cheers Michael NZ

[@jamesdenny4734]

Good work! 😊

[@gacj2010]

This guy is EPIC...he's got an overall understanding of everything HO.....Man I don't know how he does it...must have been years of delving into this hobby

[@jamessnyder3052]

Damn nice job

[@captainbill12]

Very nice video. If you are going to do other brass repairs you might want to invest in a resistance soldering iron to solder with. I think you will have greater luck soldering with one.

[@MygrandpasTrain]

So if you were to paint that, what would you use to prep the brass? Isp Alchohol? I have a brass bowser 460 frame thats corroded, and I think i should prep it before painting.

[@DarthSantaFe]

This one is clear coated, so if an appropriate paint stripper is used first to get the coating off, cleaning the bare brass with a toothbrush and a cleanser like Soft Scrub or Comet will be enough. Your Bowser frame would be bare uncoated brass already, so you can try soaking it in white vinegar first to remove oxidation and then clean it further if needed with a toothbrush and cleanser.

[@RocketStephen618]

I spy with my little eye, the Arbour Models 0-4-0 at around 15:45! Can't wait to watch you tackle that item. Wonderful Job with the Repair & Replacement! What kind of Flux do you like to use?

[@DarthSantaFe]

Thanks! I'm using Kester liquid flux. As for the Arbour kit, I'm actually working on the Bowser 4-8-2 details right now (this video was made in the middle of the 4-8-2 parts; I zoomed enough for them to be out of frame) and will be doing the 0-4-0 details next to continue the side-by-side videos.

[@micoasters]

I have a gear that won’t stay on a tenshodo gp7, I’ve tried all sorts of glue and solder and nothing works, any recommendations?

[@DarthSantaFe]

Try placing the bare shaft on a metal block, then press the side of a file down perpendicular on the shaft and use it to roll the shaft left and right while putting pressure down. This can create a ribbed surface on the shaft to help hold the gear. To further increase the hold, put some baking soda on that part of the shaft, press the gear on, and use liquid super glue on both sides. That all will hopefully keep it in place!

[@micoasters]

@@DarthSantaFe thanks!

[@LunyNephilem]

Love the work in the videos that have popped up in my feed (I'm gonna have to subscribe at this rate), but out of curiousity, is the x crossover you have there a single track piece or made from a couple of turnouts and a cross piece?

[@DarthSantaFe]

Thanks! It’s made from 4 switches, a crossing and some straight tracks.

[@frankmarkovcijr5459]

In HO scale model railroading having brass locomotives was the Pinnacle. If you had brass locomotives you had arrived. I remember there was an ad in model railroader showing a pile of brass parts saying a pretty Japanese girl can make a locomotive out of this can you? But that was when the yen was 400 to the dollar 💵. Now it is 85 yen to the dollar. Since the 1970s prices have gone up 10 times and wages have gone up four times. What a rip off!