He was running the DP units with a cheap power (dc) supply and they were crawling. It appears as though the workmanship is great. Additional cost of 150 or so for DCC by another person recommended by

The two Hawaiian engines on the Cumbres & Toltec are a steel mill design with the trucks coupled under the locomotive... not separate trucks as used on a 44 ton. Randy Hees

Paul, any adjustments you learned from all those installs you are willing to expand upon? lloyd lehrer, (310)951-9097 -- lloyd lehrer

Wow, just recently there was a similar question on the HOn30 board! The solution is really easy in 2.5 foot gauge: find a suitable N scale drive, cut down the HO diesel shell to appropriate width, and

This subject comes up every now and then. Yes, there was an article in RMC July 2008 by the Hauff brothers on how to convert Bachman 70t std gauge diesels to HOn3. It involved cutting the truck gear

Mr. Cohen is right. They were 70 tonners. lloyd lehrer, (310)951-9097 -- lloyd lehrer

Jim, several years ago, maybe 6-8 yrs, there was a spread done by one of the northwest logging fans. He took a SG 44 and ground down the gears and axles and wrote it up. It was one of the Hauff

Wayne, Thanks for the info. Here's a pic of drop cab 45 tonner C&TS #19 taken just last month. I like the funky spark arrestors and will probably do them even though they were added about 2007

Jim, Many years ago, there was an article in RMC about converting a Bachman 70 Tonner to Narrow Gauge, and NWSL made a limited run of half-shaft, Narrow Gauge wheels for such a project. They

Paul/anyone, What did you do to convert a standard gauge 44 tonner to narrow gauge - specifically what did you use for the drive components? I'm seriously thinking about two different GE critter

I have a 484 as well and although its been in a case for nearly 20 years, and is as good as the day it came from Overland, it's still an excellent model that I have never run. I also have 491, 470,

Firstly, $500 forDCC & sound (and lights) is outrageous. I would expectto do it here in the UK for between £100 and £150, plus hardware. Secondly, thebest current K-36 is probably the PSC 2002

Jim, If you are concerned about running characteristics, I suggest you review locodoc’s list of proven hon3 conversion for some insight on potential problems with many models. It’s found at

Hi, Follow up questions ... 1) Which of the HOn3 models run the best? 2) Any of them that are harder than others to convert to DCC? 3) The Westside models have a coreless motor. Although

Hi guys, Thanks for all the info! I'm not new to the hobby but I am new to narrow gauge ... having pretty much 'ignored' them for 30+ years. Is there a list/database some where that provides

How would you rate the DP units against other brass, including Overlands, Westsides, PFM Fujiyamas, etc? James G. Spencer, Architect, AIA trainmanjs@...

The DP new units were shown at the NG convention. No sound. Here is another unit that may be of interest.

Yeah, but I am assuming that DP’s won’t come with DCC and sound and they won’t be weathered, either. Also, in comparison with the Blackstone versions (none of which include 487), my Overland

I'll bet painting/weathering alone will add $500 to $750 to the cost of the brass locomotive. Add another $450 to $500 for DCC and sound. Towne Comee San Antonio, Texas

Jim: Or wait (?) for the Blackstone K36, with Tsunami2 DCC and sound, at probably $500 to $600. Mark Lewis