H.O. Aristo Craft "Rogers" 4-6-0 10 Wheeler, Cleaned Up & Running Again!

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Donated to the Channel, A Rare Aristo Craft by "New One Models" of Japan. A 4-6-0 "Ten Wheeler" from 1958.
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[@joeraderblackrockcentralrr]

Well done Ron

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks Joe!

[@IVATTMOGUL]

Finally I know how to fix mine

[@classicmodeltrains]

Hope you get her running again

[@henryszubielski8601]

Ron, You saved another nice one! Congratulations and thanks for sharing. 😊

[@classicmodeltrains]

You are very welcome Henry

[@rickestabrook4987]

Good episode. Thanks Ron.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks Rick!

[@ironwolfusa]

I LOVE your history tidbits. I am a history buff so ALWAYS like learning new stuff!

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you !!

[@Christiane069]

Very nice job. Good looking locomotive. Thanks for the history too.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@darrenrawlinson6344]

Simple construction, quality materials and an eye-catching paint job, there's no way this loco is going to be a stuffed and mounted shelf queen! Another fab Ron rescue, and great history of the loco and train, real and model.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks Darren

[@rickdee67]

Another fun video all the way to the end! Thanks Ron!

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks for your support Rick!

[@regisbraga3833]

What a difference from the beginning! You have a little gem at hands! Kudos for the great work my friend. The polishing was a nice touch to her.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you My Friend! The risk of removing them small brass parts and not damaging them certainly paid off.

[@irenecraggs6123]

nice job Ron👍

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you

[@elsdp-4560]

Thank you for sharing. Another great video Ron, you made her shine.👍

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks for watching

[@harrisonross4009]

And yet another impressive restoration done to an amazing looking locomotive. Great job Ron .

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you Harrison!

[@RobertDaSilva-ss8zx]

Great job all around as usual The history is great and your editing is as well Thanks Ron Makes me wish I stuck to HO as a kid I appreciate the engineering that went into these engines more and more with each restoration

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks 👍. This one had some good engineering in it for sure

[@jebbohanan2626]

I wouldn’t have been so worried about the “trucks” issue. I just would have used what I had. I think this is one of my favorite videos of yours!

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you very much Jeb!!

[@franktino6676]

Ron, you would have thought you were in train heaven had you been fortunate to visit ,like I did, weekly, the Polk brothers 5 story high 5th Avevue Hobby shop, " Polk's " in midtown Manhattan at 32nd Street where an entire level was dedicated to their Aristo line and to Rivarossi trains, AHM , etc .etc..in the 50's and 60's. They were even featured in the " Godfather " movies... They eventually moved in retirement, over to a small train and remote control car / plane hobby shop in Ridgefield,NJ and in Jersey City NJ which is now, I believe sold or operated by an other individual. [ might be a son -in- law of either original Polk brother ]..

[@franktino6676]

As an add on to my comment above; I was once in Nathan Polk's Hobby Center in New York City and was inquiring about a particular Rivarossi engine and they didn't have it in stock. This had to be in the late '50s. Nathan Polk picked up the phone, calls overseas and after a brief phone call-- tells me to " pick up your locomotive this Saturday if your'e in the neighborhood. " 😊 That was the kind of connections and business the Polk brothers had going ...back in the day...

[@classicmodeltrains]

Hello Frank. Thanks for sharing these great stories. That would be amazing to experience today. Could not imagine a train store of that size. I would be so broke if one was close by

[@mikepoindexter9849]

Hi Ron. I stumbled across one of your videos a couple months ago. Wasn't looking for model train videos. Not a railroad buff. Maybe because I retired from the railroad. I was a carman for NS for 30 years. But, your video inspired me to get out an old Tyco train set I got when I was a kid. Probably 60 years ago. It has not seen the light of day since then. It came with a Mantua/Tyco Baltimore and Ohio diesel and a Plymouth Switcher. I believe that is what it is. After watching several of your videos I was able to get them both running. I enjoy your humor and appreciate your knowledge. Thanks.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you for supporting my channel and sharing this great story with me. Glad you got that old set out and running again. Perhaps the model R.R. bug might bite you?

[@PaulPietrowski-r4f]

As usual very entertaining and informative, keep it going , thankx

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you!

[@ColdSteelRails]

Hey Ron, nice video! Thanks for sharing!

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks for watching!!

[@caboosech]

Great video nice to see a classic running

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks Dave!

[@williamsantangelo]

Thanks Ron from thirty three and a third! Never knew they made HO? Be well always watching!

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you William!

[@PirateChiefPC1]

Excellent job Ron. Another successful mission.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks for watching

[@w.rustylane5650]

I changed out all the magnets on my engines with Pitman motors to rare earth magnets and it really made BIG difference. Now they will creep at about 2 volts. Also it cut down on the current draw. Since I watch a lot of your videos, I just subscribed. Cheers from eastern TN

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you rustylane for the new Sub. I have some R.E.M. on order to do a test / comparison on some open frames. I har it really brings them around.

[@franktino6676]

Just awesome ,Ron , as,to what you did to that 10 wheeler. Royally done ❗👑

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks 👍

[@JacobHofeldt-fq6ii]

I like the sound addition. Hopefully one of the old NP 10 wheelers here in Montana will be operational one day.

[@classicmodeltrains]

that would be great!!

[@TwoRailfans]

Excellent job as always. That looks incredible! the polishing really added a lot.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you very much!

[@markwakeley3835]

Polishing made all the difference. Great job, Ron. And pretty good tunes.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks 👍

[@Militiaman71]

I have a C&O Pacific made by that company. I got it from an Animal shelter Ebay auction from somewhere out West like Kansas or Arizona untested. The pics looked great just a little dusty. Unfortunately the motor was cooked. I found a used motor on Ebay that looked similar to the one that it came with but was too wide to fit in the chassis. I trimmed the chassis frame with Dremel nicked the rear driving wheel couple times. then broke the brittle brush insulator on the replacement motor. I gave up it now in the future projects or parts department of my train room along with some Bachmann steam locos with the broken plastic axle shafts and gears. I had upgraded the headlight to bright white LED too. You did an outstanding job with this loco. That polished brass looked awesome good as new after all these years. This inspires me to get it out and see if some of the motors I got in a lot of electronics fit. Thanks for posting.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Well Them pitman motors were used in a lot of stuff back in the day. hopefully you can get that old Gal running once again. I hear you on Bachmann locos hogging up the parts loco drawers. Thanks for your kind words :-)

[@johnbarone3426]

Love your videos Ron that doesn't even look like the same locomotive you started with. Awesome as usual.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you very much John!

[@AEStudt]

That really came out great an runs too

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you

[@Dragonbear13-k2r]

Another fine old loco returned to service! Great job on the repair/restoration, Ron.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Many thanks!

[@MygrandpasTrain]

Ooooh, shiny! the polish worked great on that. another fabulous job there, sir. Those spring loaded tender trucks are sometimes a pain, sometimes they are great! Until the springs pop out. Some guys replace the springs with a blob of rubber or glue.

[@classicmodeltrains]

The polishing really made this loco. Yup them tiny springs always shooting out. So small to find on the floor also :-)

[@williamkaczmarek3996]

Another great video Ron. I like it when your stripthem to parade rest and clean them up. basically making them new again

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you William

[@ecidaho]

Awesome job Ron. Pretty loco! Thanks!

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you Erick!!

[@RayBoebel]

Absolutely incredible Ron!!! Nicely done sir and for a RR close to home for me!!

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks Ray! Lots of RR's out east there. (well at least there used to be :-)

[@Planter19]

Another Great Video Ron, I love the extra history about the steam locomotives, even in N Scale steam is the best...

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you!

[@casstelles]

It looks great, and I didn't know this manufacture made HO equipment back then. Talk about a learning experience.

[@classicmodeltrains]

I didnt even know about this manufacturer till a month ago. Im kinda out of the loop also :-)

[@johnknippenberg-LandmarkYards]

Cool history lesson and another successful repair! I didn't know those little motors could have brushes like O Gauge.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks. Lots learned by taking them apart and rootin around :-)

[@garycooper9574]

I really enjoy your videos. It's nice that you give the history of the locomotives

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you for the kind words Gary!

[@stevenwaller192]

Sweet Video! Thanks for sharing the info. I never knew Aristo craft had HO trains. Great to see that locomotive run .

[@stevenwaller192]

Are there other “New One trains “ from Japan? Did the morph into another brand later on?

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks Steven. There are several other trains New One made. I mentioned them in the video. I'm not to sure what happened to that company.

[@czwij]

wow. a brand i didn't even know existed and would never look at twice. these simple machines can be tuned to run so well. nice and thanks for the knowledge. BTW that coke truck looks great.

[@classicmodeltrains]

They made em great back in the day!

[@RockyRailroadProductions_B0SS]

My favorite era of North American steam, I love painting these models up to show off the lines and detail. Looking at the chassis, this loco frame looks like it'd be excellent for kitbashing into a variety of other late 19th century machines.

[@classicmodeltrains]

yeah, these turn of the century ones do lend themselves well to having very colorful paint jobs and lots of brass or chrome detailing.

[@johnmalley4355]

Pretty cool Ron, nice show👍🏻👍🏻

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks John 👍

[@TomzTrainzandAccessories]

Holy cow that came out great! The brass parts really stand out. Great job Ron!

[@classicmodeltrains]

That brass really pop's! Wish I knew how to keep it from tarnishing again

[@CarmineRC]

Another great restoration, Ron! You had one omission in your Polk/Aristocraft story.... In the late 80's through the 90's, they sold G Scale locos, cars and train sets.... That rivaled LGB. I've owned several, and they were brilliant. Just FYI. 😊

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you for that information :-)

[@stephencossman6966]

You do great work and awesome podcasts!!!! illin in south philly

[@classicmodeltrains]

I appreciate that Stephan!

[@natecofga4679]

I did not know that Aristo Craft did any HO or O scale models. I remember in the 90's and early 2000's, that Aristo Craft was making G scale models. I always wanted their 4-6-2 Pacific in G scale. Beautiful loco Ron, how much would a beauty like that set a feller back in the 50's or 60's? Sad that Aristo Craft went out of business too. They had a Southern Cresent train with the heavy weight passenger cars in G scale, always wanted that train.

[@classicmodeltrains]

I have no idea what the price of this new back in the day was. I hope I didnt replace the word "O" with what should have been the word "G" during the video. DANG IT!! Wheres my script supervisor? ;-)

[@Gfysimpletons]

I have 58 ho scale engines from them……all run like brand new….

[@survivingworldsteam]

@@classicmodeltrains Probably Aristo Craft's most famous G Scale offerings were the Eggliners. I have several NOS examples for my wife and my garden railway. If that engine was made by One Main as you mention, then you and Astro Craft are fortunate. One Main was notorious for developing zinc pest; I have a One Main Camelback 4-6-0 that has the broken tender truck, warped tender frame, crumbling tender tank, and similar issues all over the locomotive itself. I doubt it will ever run again; so I just display it in my display case.

[@elleryparsons2433]

Nicely Done Ron Keep it Up.👍👍👍👍.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks 👍

[@rickestabrook4987]

Ron, the Smithsonian called, They want their expertise back. History AND practicality. Time well spent on your channel. Cheers.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Love you comment Rick!! So creative :-)

[@Steamer96]

I remember I owned, in order, the Uncle Tom, Thomas Rogers Mogul, the C&NW Atlantic, and the Teakettle, and I was planning to get the Bicycle. Sadly, it was not to be. I couldn't get the Mogul to work again because the unique frame of the vertical motor broke, Tom & Thomas came down with zinc rot, and Teakettle also had signs of rot internally, so I quickly sold it to my hobby shop before it crumbled to nothing. I say Aristo-Craft had great ideas for models, but they executed them poorly, and while I might be dissatisfied with the experience, Aristo did expose me to what would contribute to my favorite real life locomotives, specifically the Lovett Ames 4-2-2 and the C&NW D 4-4-2.

[@classicmodeltrains]

WOW! so many with the zinc pest. Thats too bad!! Sounds like you are into the late 1900's stuff?

[@Steamer96]

@@classicmodeltrains Well I'm mostly into diecast steam. While my bread and butter is on the lines of Mantua & Bowser I do dabble in modern engines as long as they're diecast like my 20 year old Trix USRA and my BLI 3768. Then there are two brass misfits that being a Tenshodo 4-4-2 and a Sunset Walthers 5629.

[@mjamesb66]

From 33% er. Great job, and it looks like new. I enjoy how you do your videos, the inserting of some interesting info on what your repairing, is different from other videos i have watched. Maybe sometime you can do a video on the different types of KD couplers for those of us that don't know that much about them. Looking forward to your next video.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks for watching and support of my channel :-)

[@avlisk]

I have an Aristo-Craft RDC in "A" scale that I bought because it's the same scale as my USA Trains. It's a fine-running model and looks great, too. They went out of business the year after I bought it. Bummer.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Never heard of A scale? So many different ones out there now a days.

[@avlisk]

It's 1:29 scale running on 45mm gauge. I had a garden railway when I lived in Phoenix. Hope to rebuild here in Maine.@@classicmodeltrains

[@franktino6676]

1:29 scale and 45mm track is G scale.

[@avlisk]

Negative. 1:22.5 is G scale. @@franktino6676

[@BriansModelTrains]

Fantastic work!!!!!!

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks a lot!

[@lynnmccurdythehdmmrc2561]

My eyes are watering from laughing. Good to see this (still watching) video.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Greetings Lynn. I'm making you internet famous!!

[@GaryDavis-ir6fh]

simply marvelous, beautiful engine!

[@classicmodeltrains]

Many thanks!

[@131Dusty]

Another good one Ron.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you Dusty

[@DanPursel]

awesome as always thanks for the video

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks for watching!

[@Jigoku_Samurai]

nice to see someone else working on the aristocraft engines. those trucks can be a pain to replace when they break like that, but you can find acceptable replacements. the 335 tender that you were going to pull the trucks off of go to the 0-4-0 style engine. great job getting it up and running though, looks great (especially with the brass all shined up)

[@classicmodeltrains]

It really came around after the polish job!!

[@mreverythingcollectible334]

Awesome video my man coming from the 33% table

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you so much!

[@richardryan517]

What a great restoration. My dad was an engineer on the B&O. Speaking of my dad, I wish your videos were available when he was alive, he'd be in fat city as far as his locomotives went. Another great video.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you Richard. Sorry to hear about your Dad.

[@Michael-t3b5b]

Aristo Craft made that whole series of locos in the late 50s early 60s. I picked up four or five at my local dealer in 65 in his junk box. Two only needed adjusting the motor to make proper contact with the drive gear to operate properly the others required minor to major tinkering to get them running. All were cast metal with Pittman style motors and were locos modeled on the late 1800s or very early 1900s

[@classicmodeltrains]

I like the aristocraft stuff

[@normfredriksen1381]

And yet another piece of history saved by your talented hands Ron. I really enjoyed the video. I would love to here a tutorial on how available motors for train engines line up against each other. Which slow ride the best. Which are the most dependable. Which can really pull a load and so on and so forth. I respect your direct style and seemingly endless knowledge of all things mechanical in train hobby.👍

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks Norm. I am working on a way to test the pulling power of various locomotives and Motor combos.

[@lynnzi3d]

Great what all you do! A +100%

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you!

[@patrickhankin9903]

I am always one of the 33%. Enjoy your videos heaps

[@classicmodeltrains]

Awesome! Thank you Patrick!

[@theplumber33]

I dig B&O!! I'm only about an hour and a half away from the museum in baltimore. My profile pic is from the museum. What a sweet looking locomotive!! 🫵👍✌️

[@classicmodeltrains]

Wished we had a RR museum 1 1/2 hours from here. I would have to donate my time to fixing the real things for sure

[@richardsweeney197]

I have one of those, now to get it running, mine has a damaged tender truck too.

[@classicmodeltrains]

It was a nice runner. Hope you can glue that tender truck together like I did and get it running the rails again.

[@nostalgiccameralife]

I have the New One/Aristo-Craft 0-4-0, very smooth runner after a full cleaning and new lubricants, shimmed the motor and it runs very quietly. However it does require a lot of power to get moving. Your 4-6-0 seems to bind up once per revolution. It may be one of the con rods, probably could trouble shoot by removing one, then the other, and seeing if the bump goes away.

[@classicmodeltrains]

The main rods have wallered out holes in the wheel connections. I didnt notice a once a revolution bind. I shall look at it closer, but them rods are not helping any :-)

[@SleeperBBQ]

TY

[@classicmodeltrains]

:-)

[@GeraldVonWolfgang]

😂 Ron, your a Hoot ! …….How many of us have stepped on the tube of whatever that fell on the ground ! Did you make the coupler height gauge? Or is it pre made… Nice job on the Globe … definitely saved a classic for the HO folks 👍

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you. Thats a commercially available coupler height gauge.

[@quintinbarnhart]

I highly recommend the Kobalt miniature electronics/ cellphone repair kit. It has the hex drivers and a full set of driver heads for a magnetic screwdriver plus some small plastic prybars and more.

[@classicmodeltrains]

I shall look into that. Thanks for the recommendation :-)

[@billn7610]

Just in case you missed it I'm sure you didn't ..that tender was one of the pictures you showed of some of the offerings of aristocrat. Belongs with burlington..quincy switcher.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Well I did notice it but didnt say anything in the video. You have quite the sharp eye there :-)

[@Gfysimpletons]

Best thing you can do for that remaining tender truck is super glue the trucks joints so *it* doesn't break

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thats what I did do to it.

[@n4pwx]

Hi Ron wonderful video but I almost had a stroke trying to watch you fix the engine when you kicked it into fast gear. My eyes could`nt keep up with that high speed gear you filmed it in. lol please can you put it in a slower gear for this old man? Thanks and have a great day my friend. Love all you do.🤠💜

[@classicmodeltrains]

Hello Dennis, That was just a time lapse of me cleaning the oil and gunk off of it. All the actually repairs were at regular speed. I usually don't show any cleaning processes because I figured we all know how to wipe off icky stuff. Sorry If I lost ya there at that part of the episode :-)

[@michaelquinones-lx6ks]

Nice job as always. Also, i wonder who picked up the assets of the now defunct Asrito-Kraft?

[@classicmodeltrains]

I could not find any info on that. Course I never thought to research it either :-)

[@michaelquinones-lx6ks]

@@classicmodeltrains Thank you for the reply.

[@franktino6676]

It is my understanding that Kader / Bachmann has the Aristo-Kraft molds and tooling. But just like with the former Williams O Gauge molds and dies and tooling, Bachmann has done nothing with the HO line from Aristo- Kraft. Bachman does concentrate on the 1: 29 scale G, and it's own 1:87 HO products,with very limited actual new products.Bachmann, IMHO needs new corporate leadership to give the company a true mission plan and outline of new projects moving forward. Especially for all the now extinct product lines it bought up decades ago and to which it has done nothing with.

[@survivingworldsteam]

@@franktino6676 I do know they re-released the Eggliners with some improvements like LED lights, but without the wire to connect to a battery boxcar behind it. They also changed the internal wiring as well, but once you change the plugs, the motor block will work on an Aristo-Craft body.

[@franktino6676]

Many discussed their frustration about the Williams line under Bachmann in recent years. There is no comeback in the Williams line it seems. It’s too bad. Williams played an important role, and Bachmann held the product line together for a few years before losing interest in it and deciding the market wasn’t profitable enough in O gauge. Nothing has changed. And nothing will as long as Bachmann’s mass-market-minded holding company Kader controls Bachmann.

[@jonpowell-ov3yh]

Looks fantastic, great job! 👍 And to all you 67%'er knuckleheads - you will never know what you missed....unless you go back and finish watching, or something...but the rest of us won't tell you how it ends!! 😸

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks Jon :-)

[@bartholomewsorrentino9013]

If the engine was run regularly on the layout, how long should you wait before you re-oil and re-grease the engine parts?

[@classicmodeltrains]

6 months to a year I would guess.

[@evophantom]

The motor and chasis really reminds me of triang trains. Do you have any Triang locos in the collection? I bought an old Triang yesterday actually and it runs beautifully after a service

[@classicmodeltrains]

Yes I have 1 Triang. Its in line for a video :-)

[@adventuresinmodelrailroading]

You may want to check out the book "Royal Blue Line" by Herbert H. Hardwood, Jr. It covers the B&O between Washington and New York in detail. It also includes a roster of passenger engines assigned to the division.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thanks for the good information !!

[@casperbacon1423]

you're going to lose power when you take the magnet out which is probably why takes a lot to get going unless you remagged it?

[@classicmodeltrains]

Magnets loose power by extreme heat or cold or being dropped. They will slowly loose magnetism over time. But simply removing it from the armature frame and handling it properly will not cause it any harm. I do have to say though, a video on re-magnetising would be a good idea and you Sir planted that seed. Thanks!! :-)

[@casperbacon1423]

@@classicmodeltrains. Maybe its different in the USA, but in the uk those type of motors lose 70/80% of their power being taken out of the frame. you can usually tell as they run hot, need a lot of power to move off and you can't pick they up by the end of a screwdriver. I'm planning to invest in a remag machine as I have a good 20 with weak motors and buying Neo magnets can get expensive! enjoy your video"s by the way

[@peterhiggins3329]

Yep, those old X04 motors need some PWM to get them to start smoothly or at least without so much of a jum.

[@classicmodeltrains]

I hear PWM transformers are really hard on stuff. It does seem to make since that they would get these going a bit smoother.

[@shelbyforthright697]

Hey Ron, couple questions, firstly, i love your videos and subscribed!!! Second, since you have brought new life to this particular aristo craft Royal blue loco, and since its my favorite loco in ho scale, i wanted to kindly request something...So I won the same exact loco on ebay and its never been run except test run and she runs fine...i was hoping that since the tender's paint / numbers arent good, is it possible that I could send both my engine and tender in their box into you if i pay shipping both ways and you kindly give her new life and coat of paint / numbers as part of a restoration in a video? whatever you think is best in terms of restoration for the little beauty is 100% fine with me and it would be really cool to see her taken apart and cleaned / painted...Hope you dont mind =)

[@shelbyforthright697]

Also feel free to take apart / clean / paint engine too if necessary to match the color from engine to tender ;-)

[@classicmodeltrains]

Good morning. I have done a video on this particular locomotive so I do not want to do another one. I am really not much of a painter. I have a set of trains here currently I am going to try out my painting skills on. I have made several video's about how I go about re-painting locomotives. 2 of them are repainting Marx locomotives and a recent one on repainting a American Flyer. Perhaps you could pick up a few pointers and give it a shot yourself. I would of course practice on a cheap boxcar or something first. When I sold my Aristocraft loco it pulled in a pretty decent price. many people bid on it. You might not want to re-paint because it could kill off the value of this collectable loco. Just my 2 cents worth :-)

[@fezzolare]

hi Brother , i dont run trains .... i make scale. 1/10 rc trucks and military vehicles . i love your content so much i been watching your videos..... you do great work

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you very much for supporting my channel!!

[@Gfysimpletons]

Mine is in pristine condition…..perfect box…..

[@classicmodeltrains]

sweet!!

[@elleryparsons2433]

What You Need Now Is A Ton Of more bits And Pieces of Every Engine.

[@classicmodeltrains]

I completely agree with you!!

[@PerryBobKelly]

A trick to cleaning small electric motors like that is to submerge them and rubbing alcohol and then put power to them and as they run, they will clean up really nice are used to do it all the time

[@classicmodeltrains]

I have a video where I did that to a Mantua MU-2 motor but I used jewelry cleaner. A few Fellers mentioned that technique to me and I had to try it out.

[@markwilliams2620]

Lay a small piece of some stiff paper on the steam chest and poke holes were the rods slide in. Use paper to hold slide rods as you put them into the steam chest. Tear paper off. Violla!

[@classicmodeltrains]

Sounds like a GREAT idea to me Mark!! Thanks :-)

[@charliethec10guy6]

Why do people prefer can Motors over the original Motors?

[@classicmodeltrains]

Can motors pull less amps so a DCC decoder can power them. Usually have better low RPM performance. If a Feller upgraded the magnet on the old open frame ones they really perform a LOT better

[@stephenrickjr.7519]

😊👍!

[@classicmodeltrains]

:-)

[@thomasmoroney4993]

Going to have to place some bets in Las Vegas…whether you will get a train running or not…probably make a fortune..you don’t fail very much…lol

[@classicmodeltrains]

Failure is always an option but I try and avoid that option :-)

[@johnramirez5996]

Molding clay works well if you need to hold something like trucks in 1 spot. Set it up where you need it. Pull back enough to put in CA . Then push back together. And holds forever forever forever for-evor. Lol. Goonies

[@classicmodeltrains]

That sounds like a good idea! Thanks John!!

[@raymondleggs5508]

That's basically a Rivarossi locomotive in a way

[@classicmodeltrains]

Sure, there all kinda the same in a way. Probably get there parts from the same supplier :-)

[@ericmappes3977]

Hey if it’s to nice for you. I’ll take!

[@classicmodeltrains]

I might have to iron my shirt when I operate this one ;-D

[@BlackWolfessUSCM]

Aristocraft went bankrupt because they spent more money in G scale R&D producing products that never came.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thats unfortunate :-/

[@dave6695]

The fact the slope back tender was also from the same manufacturer was lucky (sorta) as it was considered to be a donor parts unit, but it does prove the old adage true as to why a model railroader NEVER tosses/throws anything out because as soon as it is tossed/thrown away, we SUDDENLY need it, or it has a use. Model railroaders are some of the biggest "pack rats" in any hobby it seems........LOL

[@classicmodeltrains]

I hear ya! it is a lot of fun to root around and find just the right piece for a project.

[@johnsadventures6783]

33% er here.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you for your support John!!

[@raymondleggs5508]

Model Power gone, Kleinbahn gone, Klein-Modellbahn gone, Aristo-craft gone, ADE Modellbahn gone, Heartland-America long gone, IHC gone.

[@classicmodeltrains]

Makes me sad :'-(

[@KP-oe8sk]

It's nice when you remove parts and shine them up/paint/clean.etc Great video you are Doomed now!!! You will never walk by any store that might contain a Train!!!! You have the Baseball/Hockey Card syndrome!! Got'em Got'em Need'em Need'em !! Great Video!!

[@classicmodeltrains]

Thank you! I have to avoid stores with that might contain trains. Been pretty broke all summer from my spending spree last winter ;-D