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 Posted - November 03 2024 : 01:42:04 AM
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WKS posted a similar set of Crazy Auctions the other week, and when I clicked on
it this one turned up, with box for a mere bill. A couple of Calumet tires and she
took off without trouble. The single axle bogies have a curious steering mechanism
under each coach- no wonder I had such trouble when I tried to motorized a static
Varney that WKS had gifted me a few years ago. (I finally got it right, but it
took a few tries).
The previous owner gave her a black stripe...they must have known I'm a
PC fan! 
Edited by - Chops124 on November 03 2024 01:43:10 AM
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Posted - November 03 2024 : 1:23:12 PM
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| My Mantua talgo engine came with "MU" (MU-1) motor assembly with wheels not grooved for traction tires. It ran like a trotter rather than a thoroughbred, so I swapped the MU for a MU-2 assembly with traction tires; now it runs at a very acceptable unrealistic high speed worthy of its streamline appearance.
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Posted - November 03 2024 : 6:43:56 PM
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I was wondering about that, and it couldn't pull its own weight,
initially. Fortunately the Calumets went on and left enough
flange.
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Posted - November 03 2024 : 7:05:24 PM
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Good score! The Tyco Talgo is still on my hit list, as is the Varney Aerotrain. One day...
Here's Tyco's Broadway Limited set.
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Posted - November 08 2024 : 01:15:18 AM
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| Magnificent G set.
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