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any time soon. A. I have limited ability for this sort of thing, and B. I rarely have the right tools
and screws even if I did. As last posted, I burned up a vintage motor, old as I am, and yikes,
I really like my Budds. Necessity being the mother of invention, I dug out this Athearn dual
flywheel motor, and with the help of a kitchen knife, a screw that I had to guesstimate and
clip off with a dull wire cutter, some balsa wood, a little solder and a stray chunks of plastic
I was able to replace the motor with an even more reliable, more smooth running one. I like
to keep vintage vintage, but as you can see, I plastered over the original road name with
hand brushed silver paint, half dried out, and then some PC decals and a phony number.
I was watching some PC rail fan film last night and the actual PC front ends sported these
ghastly white and orange stripes that looked as if they had been plastered on by yours truly
and his half dried paint and stiff brush. I like my PC better. Anyways, I'm pleased as punch
with myself, never thought I could re-motor a thing, and have always gazed in envy and
admiration at the skilled artisans who post here. Sorry to blog, I'm a Chatty Cathy today.
Edited by - Chops124 on September 17 2017 6:39:55 PM
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Posted - September 20 2017 : 12:45:12 PM
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Great going on the remotoring! It's always rewarding to get an old piece running again. 
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Posted - September 21 2017 : 12:18:42 AM
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Limited ability becomes less limited with each success. Good going on the remotor.
Carpe Manana!
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Posted - September 21 2017 : 3:14:25 PM
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Happy to hear that you had fun with this project Jeff. I find tinkering with models to make them look or run better is one of the best parts of this hobby. Try to let this positive experience grow and see where it takes you!
PS: I will be adding some new cars to my Tyco Plugger Rebuild Program shortly!
Proudly keeping Tyco Pluggers out of landfills since 2016
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Posted - September 22 2017 : 12:26:42 PM
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Your Plug Door Program is amazing, I've been following it
closely. As to remotor, I shimmed it like 1 mm to high, and
now the flywheels jam against the roof just barely. Going to
have to take it all down and start over! Otherwise, it worked
beautifully.
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Posted - September 22 2017 : 10:39:36 PM
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I agree 100% with the tinkering part. There is a place for modifications, just as there is a place for mint condition cars still sealed in their original boxes never to meet the rails. Real railroads don't have completely spotless diesels without the slightest hint of black smoke on the roof (who needs a steam train when you have an Alco!) and freight cars that don't have a speck of dust on the sides after years of constant use.
Also, if a loco or car is damaged (or in this case, its original motor burnt out) it's completely worthless to collectors anyway, so why not modify it rather than sending it off to the 1:1 scrapyard.
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Posted - September 23 2017 : 01:02:17 AM
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| A good point, Heihachi. Good point.
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