Part 39: HOn3 Bachmann Shay conversion.
Entry posted by M Graff
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Hello! I 've had a Bachmann three truck 80 ton Shay in HO in quite a few years now.
The original:
The Shay has experienced quite a few revisions, among other things, the exchange of the cracked plastic gears with metal gears from NWSL . The largest revision was when I had gotten tired of the lousy tracking of the middle truck. That was when I rebuilt it to a two truck version:
(see http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blog/638/entry-5254-part-6-shay-conversion/ )
Now I've always wanted a narrow gauge Shay. Luckily I found a conversion kit made by NWSL .
They are really a big help for us tinkerers!
The kit included new axles , bolsters , brake beams, shims and installation tools for the axels.
I disassembled the original trucks in a flash, and in another flash the new parts were fitted. The hardest thing was to push the wheels on to the new axels.
How it looks now :
A small film from the first test drive :
Throughout a fun conversion that gives a super Shay in HOn3!
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