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 Posted - January 07 2010 : 11:53:58 PM
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The old Rivarossi 0-4-0T I have had for quite a while sat in the bottom of my loco bin due to a pronounced waddle as it went down the track, due to worn plastic bearing-points in the frame. That is, until this week. I rebuilt the bearings using super glue and baking soda, per NickelPlate759's suggestion. After getting the wobble straightened out, I went about detailing it to make it look less Italian, painting it in a Rio Grande scheme, since the old "C. R. R. of N. J." lettering and the number washed off with water when I cleaned the dust off.
Here's where I started:
and this is where I'm at as of this evening:
I'll have some better pics tomorrow of it with its supply train, hopefully showing the boiler-top air tank, bell cord, and rear headlight better. It might have a number tomorrow, too...
--Rio Grande--Thru the Rockies
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Posted - January 09 2010 : 4:26:56 PM
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Nice job; I'm glad it worked!  A lot of people don't like working with CA, because it's so easy to glue body parts together. I swear the stuff seems to flow invisibly.
How does the ball bearing motor run? They were usually very smooth.
The Tyco Depot
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Posted - January 09 2010 : 10:17:12 PM
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It's a very smooth runner, for being so old. I think there's still a kink somewhere in the running gear that makes it hiccup every now and then, but it might just be needing break-in time. The fact that it runs so smooth was why I wanted to restore it.
Here are the better pics I promised:
The rear still needs some sprucing up...the original steps broke off long before I ever got it. I haven't found anything in my parts bin yet that would make a good replacement. The Rio Grande heralds I use are ones I grabbed from the Rio Grande Scenic RR's website in the "press materials" section. I like their colors better than the actual Rio Grande primary blue and red heralds.
Here's a case of "Little Engine that Probably Can't"
I doubt it will be able to get the Con-Cor hopper to dump, no matter how hard the engineer hits the ramp...and the brakeman on front would have the ride of his life, for sure.
--Rio Grande--Thru the Rockies
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Posted - January 10 2010 : 12:34:46 AM
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Is the brakeman Eli Walach, Clint Eastwood or Lee Van Cleef? Nice work...
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