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 Posted - January 09 2010 : 07:46:26 AM
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can anyone tell me if the chassis is the right one,as its different from diagram shown on larrys site ken
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Posted - January 09 2010 : 11:04:52 AM
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Ken,
4 of the 5 TM alcos that I have, have the Athearn drivr as shown in the diagram. One (a B unit) has a frame like yours. but it is unpowered.
They must have used chassis from Japan for awhile but I don't know which was first. I can't find a date printed on the box.
How does that drive run?
Ray
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Posted - January 09 2010 : 1:43:16 PM
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| its on ebay pricey at 25 with postage ken
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Posted - January 09 2010 : 1:46:53 PM
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Appears to stamped or formed tin/sheetmetal?
-Gareth
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Posted - January 09 2010 : 5:14:27 PM
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Hi Ken. What you have is the early TM Drive Made in Tokyo Japan. Late 1950s. Later they switched to Athearn Drive. I have a pair of NYC Lightning Stripes.  Carl
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Posted - January 09 2010 : 5:23:27 PM
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| love em mate,how do they run ken
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Posted - January 09 2010 : 5:29:53 PM
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I have only runned the powered unit on a long test track, it runs good. Probably would be smoother with some Flywheels added. Would have to change the weights.. Carl
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Posted - January 19 2010 : 4:54:21 PM
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| I belive the Walthers FA/B-1 shell is a copy of the TM. But the Walthers does come with a great running mechanism. And it weighs a ton. Plenty of power and traction. You may want to consider the Walthers loco instead.
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