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 Posted - November 26 2008 : 4:48:14 PM
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I thought I'd post this heads-up that there's a guy on eBay who makes replacement hex shafts for the old AHM/Riv 2-4-0's and 4-4-0's with a transparent shaft. The originals are hard to locate, and this improves the appearance. I haven't tried them myself, but he does have 100% feedback.
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 Posted - November 26 2008 : 5:34:00 PM
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I actually lost one of those on Christmas day in 1968 !!!
it fell into the abyss somewhere between the living room and the kitchen
when I went to show my Grandfather my new V&T Genoa engine.
I did not even know I lost it till I went to put it back on the track
and it just whirred and did not move.
God was my Mom pi$$ed ...I can still hear yelling that I should not
handle it so much...."its too delicate" she would preach.
We took it back to Two Guys the next day...The place was a
MADHOUSE !!! just adding to my mothers aggravation !
The clerk at the train counter did not even want to hear what the problem was ....he just threw the blue and yellow box in a shopping cart that was already puking out with train returns and went to the shelf and handed us a brand new one.
As a side note they where selling Big Boys that day for 17.99 and
Lionel 6464 boxcars for a buck each.
I still got the engine ...well my Mom does it sits on here mantel
on a display board. I gave it to her after I got into O gauge about
24 years ago because she always liked it.
Bob T
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Posted - November 26 2008 : 11:55:02 PM
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I'm sure that happened to lost of kids. The shaft on my original Bowker got stripped because I used to spin the motor with the sockets barely engaged.  Doh!
I remember Two Guys after Christmas, and those $20 Big Boys (it was the early seventies for me). How much would you give to have that returns shopping cart now? 
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Posted - October 19 2011 : 08:47:16 AM
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Hello folks,
I'm in need of a drive shaft for a 4-4-0 reno.
I tried nickelplates link but it's dead.
Any help would be apprecated.
Thanks,
Regards,
Henry t
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Posted - October 19 2011 : 10:19:03 AM
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hi henry t,try this ken
bachmann
110760387848 ebay
ahm/rivarossi
360353500890 ebay
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Posted - October 19 2011 : 10:23:38 AM
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Hello again,
Hate to have woke this thread from the dead for nothing but, I found the drive shaft.
I bought this train set yesterday. The drive shaft was in one of the freight car boxes.
Lucky me.
Thanks again,
Henry t
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Posted - October 19 2011 : 12:37:18 PM
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Now if someone would make the Bachmann N Scale shaft I would be thrilled! Mine broke .
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Posted - October 19 2011 : 12:51:18 PM
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cvt bachmann do ken
http://estore.bachmanntrains.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=66_70_79
but out of stock,awaiting delivery
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Posted - October 19 2011 : 1:03:04 PM
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I Never Directly order parts for some reason. HALP! I need A Pan. Bachmann.
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