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 Posted - January 11 2011 : 2:37:43 PM
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I got this off e-bay.It looks like some parts are missing in the valve gears.The only markings I can find is Made In Macao. It looks like a well made unit with lots of detail. I would like to restore it if anyone can help me.
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Posted - January 11 2011 : 2:51:29 PM
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hi ken the more i look at it the more convinced i believe that tender is wrong,the loco has a light in the cab rear facing is that right,i am thinking model power ken
what can i say other than this should help you
http://www.hoseeker.net/modelpower/modelpower260pg1.jpg
http://www.hoseeker.net/modelpower/modelpower260pg2.jpg
http://modelpower.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=2096
http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/mdp/mdp96720.htm
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Posted - January 11 2011 : 8:44:00 PM
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thanks Ken.
Your info was great I found the unit and it is right with this tender. I ordered up the parts I need.
Thanks again.
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Posted - January 16 2011 : 10:54:15 PM
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| I also need some gears for a Model Power GP-9 and can't seem to find them. I'm in Canada....the Niagara Penninsula. Do you have a good source for parts. Thanks
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Posted - January 16 2011 : 11:11:37 PM
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quote:I also need some gears for a Model Power GP-9 and can't seem to find them. Do you have a good source for parts. Thanks
Originally posted by srevac - January 16 2011 : 10:54:15 PM
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Here's a possible source - <mantua@modelpower.com>
I spoke to Micheal about purchasing some trucks for my Marx rolling stock, MOdel Power has the Marx molds now, or some of them. This guy may can help you pinpoint a source for your model power part needs as well for your GP-9. Can't hurt to email him and ask. Good luck!
Jerry
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Posted - January 17 2011 : 6:47:44 PM
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| I used to own one of those. It is Model Power. The front trucks are very light and tend to derail on switches that are not in optimal condition. I had an 0-4-0 that had the upper portion of the valve gear. The 0-6-0, like yours did not. The tenders needed to have weight added to them to keep them on track. To me this set of locos became more work than I wanted or the lack of potential I was finding.
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Posted - January 18 2011 : 05:31:40 AM
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It´s a German class 24 without wind deflectors and US tender. - Erich
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Posted - February 01 2011 : 12:48:37 AM
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That came out in the 1980s as some one-off odd brand, that and a European 0-4-0 were in the same line. Both of them the main axle gear would eventually slip loose. Notice it's been modified to be a tank loco - I don't know if it follows a German prototype or they did that to save from tooling one up. That's how it was originally sold, Model Power added the tender when they got the dies.
I think Model Power lost the rights to make a batch of things all at once and had to scramble to have something, resulting in these - previous to this, and digging up the Marx tooling, they'd sold the F3 and GP9 low-hood that came out of Cox's dies - the latter became a Walthers Trainline loco; parts are non-existant but Trainworld is selling the Model Power version for $12. For that price it's probably easier to just get another.
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