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Well, looks like I got another project lined up. Just won this 2 truck shay for $40. It looks
like all of the parts are there (according to the instruction sheets I have) for it. It's a
Roundhouse and I've been wanting a shay for a while (for under $100 that is) to add to
my collection.
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Posted - March 15 2016 : 4:57:02 PM
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Nice score. What's your planned livery for it?
Feedback-hungry attention w****
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Posted - March 15 2016 : 6:21:36 PM
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That is a beauty. Never knew Roundhouse to make
such an item. Is the gearing suitably slow? It does
appear to have that extra large gear hidden by
the box beneath the undercarriage.
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Posted - March 15 2016 : 6:57:34 PM
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| Jeff, I once saw an entire book devoted to building and detailing the Roundhouse Shay. Don't recall the title, but I do recall they spent a good number of words talking about getting all those gears to work nicely.
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Posted - March 15 2016 : 8:19:24 PM
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| I built this kit about 20+ years ago. They are noisy. This past few months I have completely dismantled it and am tuning it following the instructions in Jeff Johnston's book "The MDC Shay Handbook". If you want any information, message me and I can send you some info that I have.
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Posted - March 15 2016 : 8:48:12 PM
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Not really sure right now. Have thought of making it a Ri Grande. Already have the decals to
do that one.
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Posted - March 16 2016 : 6:58:26 PM
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Wow! great steal! They sure are getting rarer lately...
The MDC shays are a big pain the b*tt. They always have kinks in the gearing and even if they do manage to run, they are very noisy.
I would recommend the NWSL MDC shay regearing kit. Trust me, the $$$ is worth it! They run silky smooth after the transition :D
If I can't fix it, I can fix it so it can't be fixed.
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