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 Posted - November 23 2012 : 01:16:28 AM
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http://www.rivarossi-memory.it/ENGLISH_VERSION/Riva_American_Locos/Riva_Atlantic_Eng.htm
I have one of these, note there are two that came marked L SP/R which mine is.
Does anyone know if both came with a die-cast potmetal frame? Does anyone have one they can show me a picture of the frame from?
Mine came with just a tender shell and a bag of parts including the original coupler, which was still attached to a piece of rotted potmetal underframe. Fortunately I had on hand an early AHM IHB tender, early enough it has provisions for the tender drive variant. The frame was a direct swap except the drawbar pin was riveted rather than bolted on. It doesn't look quite right because of the lowered area for the motor, but I doubt I can come much closer - these early ones use an odd deal where the rear steps are seperate pieces that just sit pinned between the frame and the shell, and I don't have a newer one handy to see if that changed down the road.
I think I can scare up the correct trucks with some patience from an early Rivarossi freight car.
I know this is a fairly rare piece, particularly with a box, so I'd like to make it as close to correct as possible.
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Posted - November 23 2012 : 01:34:13 AM
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That Atlantic is a fairly rare loco. A British friend from another forum recently announced that someone in Italy has started a business making replacement parts for early Rivarossi, particularly diecast parts that had a high failure rate. It's called Rivarestore, and they have the tender frame and steps.
http://www.rivarestore.com/rivarestore.php?lang=eng&Tipologia_eng=Supporting%20frames
According to current conversion rates the tender frame is about $67, so it won't be cheap, especially with shipping.
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Posted - November 23 2012 : 02:48:41 AM
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Yeah, I think I'm sticking with the AHM frame on this one, since it's a direct fit. A bolt would replace the drawbar pin pretty easily. I can always cut away the tubs for the tender motor without affecting anything.
What I'm wondering though is if both the 1952 and 1960 releases had the die-cast frame, or if by 1960 they went to plastic.
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Posted - November 23 2012 : 1:16:11 PM
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They did switch to plastic frames for those tenders at some point, but I don't know if they did by 1960. The tender driven 0-8-0 & 2-8-0 also got a coarser set of reduction gears along with it.
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Posted - November 27 2012 : 01:27:15 AM
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| Per email to the linked site, these always had a die cast tender frame. Plastic came later.
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