New Lone Star Stuff on the way! (New Old Stock) Ideas and plans

[Max's Model Railway]

Hello, I've been rather addicted to this YouTube channel called Oscar Paisley who has some wonderful reviews online about Tri-ang, Tri-ang Hornby, Hornby Dublo and now Jouef, one that was of particular interest was the RHX set, never able to buy the real thing because of costs which is rather ok, and being rather addicted to Lone Star my idea is to kitbash a Unit w/headlight so it functions like the Larger OO  counterpart.

 

 

Three Treble O Trains Units

 

 

I'll be taking ownership of a Vista Dome car from the Union Pacific (not sure of the Rarity but they are not easy  to come across on eBay)

 

 

A regular UP coach

 

 

I'll be removing the rear powered bogie and adding on a Treble O Trains one, part of the rear motor shaft will be trimmed (the front motor shaft, commutator and Armiture will be Spared)

 

The Two other Dummy F units will Effectively be loco based to be built into a EL62A with the tension locks on each end

 

The two Locos Like the coaches will be painted accordingly and re-decal'ed in the same fashion as the 1955 RHX Set by Tri-ang

[Il Grifone]

I wouldn't cut the armature shaft! The whole thing is held together by the four drive belts. There is plenty of room to add a small LED and dropper resistor inside the body work.

 

The Lone Star track is rather crude (I use it with my Liliput NG stock (not that I have very much) as it suits H0 scale better) and of 12" radius as the belt drive does not like sharp radii.

Edited April 20, 2020 by Il Grifone