M Graff Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Hi all! I started a new project yesterday. A Jordan 15 t Mack! I looked at the previous builds of it on various foras, and it seemed to be difficult to get a good drive for it. Unless you bit the bullet and ordered the Hollywood foundry drive..... I saw that the wheelbase was 24.5 mm, and that jogged my memory. I remembered that I had a Tenshodo motor boogie with that wheelbase! But! It wasn't going to fit, as it was too wide to fit in the narrow hoods.... Then I measured the motor, and saw that it would fit if I rotated it 90°. I will show detail pics of the conversion. The body was built with the only alterations that I changed the brake beams to fit the slightly larger wheels of the Tenshodo drive, and that I opened up the coupler pockets to fit a modified Sergent coupler. I painted the body yellow, just because I like it.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 I built a static one as a rusty wreck for the end of a siding some years ago. Must dig it out. steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allegheny1600 Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 That reminds me of Caterpillar yellow and it looks great! A smashing little critter. Cheers, John. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
w124bob Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 The real thing http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=297830 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 It's an American Ruston 48DS... steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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