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So, I didn't want to spend $100 on a power truck, but I needed a small, cheap locomotive that go around really tight curves. So, an HO critter shell + an Atlas locomotive truck + a New Bright RC car motor + a lot of hot glue = a Junk Box Critter. She her in action, as well as an explanation of how I built her in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7DALeoSBRA&feature=youtu.be
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Posted - May 29 2012 : 9:34:14 PM
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Very Cool there Dude. Neat layout so far.
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Posted - May 30 2012 : 08:24:16 AM
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What type truck is that? Looks to be an Athearn with a motor glued to it for power!
NICE! I bet that will run pretty good with some weight added! 
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Posted - May 30 2012 : 11:41:06 AM
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EM-1, it's an Atlas power truck with a New Bright motor glued to it. The whole assembly fits right into an old critter shell I had, and does fairly well at low speeds. 
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Posted - May 30 2012 : 11:47:35 AM
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I would sugest you to have a few pictures of that to post along with your video as it is a really good posting on how you done that!
The Atlas truck, is it a SD type truck or 3 axle truck, it looks to be! VERY interesting!
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Posted - May 30 2012 : 1:29:00 PM
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Em-1, there's two still photographs at the very end of the video. One shows the motorized truck without the shell (which is a 4 wheel truck by the way) and one which shows the unit with the shell attached.
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Posted - May 30 2012 : 1:48:43 PM
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It's a Roco truck from older yellow box Atlas.
Andrew, if you have a hobby store near you that caters to the RC crowd, small silicone fuel line tubing makes a great shaft coupling for projects like that, and it's flexible and stays that way forever. I use it to replace the rubber couplings in rubber band units, too.
http://www.hobbyfever.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=13607
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Posted - May 30 2012 : 10:22:30 PM
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WERR,
Thanks for the reply! Thats an AWESOME kitbash you got there!
Nelson,
Thanks for posting that link, I'll be buying alittle of that in the future!
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Posted - June 01 2012 : 3:47:47 PM
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| Great video and excellent modeling work. Your critter runs like champ. Thanks for posting. - Thomas
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Posted - June 04 2012 : 9:03:10 PM
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Weekend:
I endorse that suggestion about the silicone RC fuel line tubing- it has smoothed out the crankshaft noise issue and vibration on my Athearn Rotary Snow Plow powering project- see the images in my last post on that one, so far.
Nelson told me about inexpensive can motors from Howard Moseley (Hobbytown of Boston) on e-bay. I have used two of them so far and they are not only inexpensive, but respond very well at low speeds.
I think the manufacturer is Igarashi or Iragashi, but the price is so low, it's almost petty theft!
Look on eBay under Hobbytown of Boston can motors for HO scale under the model railroading sub-category or ask Nelson for the direct link.
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Posted - June 05 2012 : 12:06:09 AM
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Thanks guys, I think I will be looking up some of theses suggestions. Glad y'all liked the bash, I hope to share more with you all in the near future. I've got a couple underway right now. 
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Posted - June 05 2012 : 1:04:06 PM
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Great job at kitbashing! I see you have an ugly green trolley like the one I tried to give away. Do you have plans for it? I decided to slice and dice my trolley to make something different, an express motor.
I have the shell done, but not painted. I may need advice on motorizing it. I have a power truck and a little motor, but will need to make a new chassis.
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Posted - June 05 2012 : 1:34:56 PM
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Bruce,
I'm still working on that one. I haven't quite figured out how to motorize it, but I do have a few ideas up my sleeve. I'll let you know if I find something that works.
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Posted - June 05 2012 : 3:05:42 PM
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Ron, all I have is this expired auction link. He hasn't re-listed them since April. I hope he didn't sell out.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.l2557&item=200747021359
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Posted - June 05 2012 : 4:36:00 PM
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Nels:
In hindsight, I should have bought more than the 4 that I did get. As "Bearbon", the listed seller name on E-Bay, he has no other current offerings listed, either.
(big Charlie Brown sigh!)
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Posted - June 05 2012 : 6:22:12 PM
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The auction ended when he still had at least 7 left, and he just had those universal sets for 2mm shafts made up, and he still has those on his web page.
http://home.comcast.net/~bearbon/site/?/photos/
Hopefully he's just taking a break.
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