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 Posted - January 01 2012 : 1:49:45 PM
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As I was working on my SW7 Calf paint job, I remembered I had picked up an old Con-Cor SW7 cow diesel several years ago. I found it and was wondering if it is worth the bother to work on. The paint job is a half+half, as you can see from the images; the trucks have one wheel that appears to have a tire on the rim ( one only on opposing sides of each truck) and it did run this morning when I had it on the test track, although I am sure it is in need of cleaning, etc.
I am unfamiliar with Con-Cor, although the bottom says "made in Japan", and do not know the age of this diesel. It needs a bell, railings, replacement of glue-clouded cab windows and new paint.
Let me know if it should go back in the box now or I should invest a week or two on it....
Thanks,
Siouxlake/Ron
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Posted - January 01 2012 : 8:31:35 PM
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ConCor+Japan = Kato Drive
I'm guessing that this loco is quite light considering other Kato/Atlas Kato/Stewart locomotive's pulling power.
ConCor also made MP15's, too.
I'm guessing that it used to be an Amtrak switcher... primer grey/silver
If the Calf and Cow run well together, I'd say lash them together, wire them together so that you have a "single" locomotive that has 16-wheel pick-up instead of two 8-wheel pick-up locomotives. The extra wires between the two locomotives will look quite proto-typical.
Go for it!
John
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Posted - January 02 2012 : 04:03:32 AM
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It feels very light weight in hand, so maybe those tires are for traction. I will see what weight I can add when I pull the shell off, but just cleanup on the engine+wheels, the cosmetic stuff like railings and the cowbells and paint will take years off it's age. It may not get to the altar, but someone will swing her around the dance floor a few times before social security!
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Posted - October 21 2013 : 07:10:13 AM
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I have a Con Cor SW-7 in ATSF "Zebra" that uses a Revell shell on an Athearn frame. It is NIB.
I'll try to get a picture of it later tonight..
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Posted - October 21 2013 : 08:41:46 AM
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| Con-Cor got the Revell dies after AHM marketed some of the line, but the original SW7 drive used a rubber band so they never reproduced it exactly as originally done. The truck sideframes for both did appear as loads with some of their gondola kits.
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Posted - October 21 2013 : 1:38:23 PM
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The rubber bands were for tracrtion to make that little diesel pull a bit better then if it was all metal to metal from wheels to the rail.
They weren't used for insulators AT ALL......merely traction for a "light" diesel so.....want it to pull even better? add more weight inside with a bit more beefy can motor and even a flywheel if you can fit one in it.
Like the Seaboard Family Lines paint, could stand touch up but.....Not often you see that paint!
~John
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