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Set of brass Heisler's owned by the late Russ McClelland. Russ had purchased these locomotive
brand new, while on assignment in Japan during the 1970's. He stored them in their foam inserts
for the next 30 plus years, and when he retired and opened them up, the foam had welded itself
upon the metal and the drives and the motors were corroded solid.
Professional Model Railroader, James "Moose" Yarbrough, standing, completely disassembled these intricate
models and restored them to factory new condition.
(Layout credit: El Paso Model Train Association).
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Posted - February 16 2020 : 6:47:32 PM
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Love that story! Russ must've been thrilled to see these old beauts running again. I know I would.
-Steve
"A lot of modellers out there who go to these train shows see broken HO stuff and go, 'This is useless' when, in reality, they can still be used for modeling whether it's as a prop on your layout or a cool project to make something old new again."
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Posted - February 16 2020 : 8:19:23 PM
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Nice photo and story Jeff. Moose knows his work for sure.
Jade Green set of PC. Peaceful Commuter.
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Posted - February 16 2020 : 8:46:08 PM
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quote:Love that story! Russ must've been thrilled to see these old beauts running again. I know I would.
Originally posted by kovacste000Â -Â February 16 2020Â :Â 6:47:32 PM
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https://youtu.be/BhwWqBUGN4o
Yes, he was. Those locomotives were truly corroded scrap, and we were astonished with what
Moose could do. The largest bulk of Moose's customers are from Germany, as American stuff
is both in demand and considered cheap (compared to Marklin, for example). One of his
client's, at one time, was Rod Stewart.
Moose will build up high end kits and custom weather them to match actual freight cars, including
correct numbers. Who knew one could make a living selling models of rusted industrial
equipment!
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Posted - February 16 2020 : 10:35:47 PM
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Not to nit pick, but the "Heislers" are actually a Shay and a Climax.
The front one, with all the cylinders on the right side of the engine is a Shay. Those cylinders are along a crank shaft that drives shafts to bevel gears turning gears on the right wheel of each axle.
The Climax has the cylinders driving cranks on that transverse shaft, which is geared to the drive shaft which is, in turn, geared to each axle via a helical bevel gear. The helical cut is needed because the drive shaft passes above the axles it drives.
A Heisler has two cylinders in a V configuration driving an axial shaft:
Cylinders are mounted at 90 degrees from each other so each cylinder is at mid-stroke while the other is at dead center, and both turn the same crank. The crank shaft turns a drive shaft to each truck, which only drives the outboard axle via a straight cut bevel gear. Power is transferred to the inboard axles by connecting rods.
Carpe Manana!
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Posted - February 16 2020 : 10:46:09 PM
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I appreciate the update, train spotting never my strong suite.
I read somewhere these amazing critters could walk up a
9% grade under load. Really nice photo, looks like she sported
white walls back in the day.
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Posted - February 17 2020 : 07:41:18 AM
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