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Posted - May 05 2017 : 01:41:19 AM
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Just bought a early Bachmann GS4 4-8-4. Has the usual cracking. Was wondering if the shell could fit the newer mechanisms?
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Posted - May 05 2017 : 11:19:23 PM
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Justin, I moved a old Bachmann Santa Fe 4-8-4 pancake chassis body to a NYC 4-8-4 can motor chassis a few years back. By moving the Santa Fe cylinders and valve gear it was a drop in change. I suspect that the 4-8-4 chassis are all the same for the second generation locomotives. I have no experence with the newest 4-8-4 locomotives.
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Posted - June 24 2017 : 8:04:42 PM
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Speaking as someone doing the reverse (bodging a newer shell onto a first-gen chassis), it should be able to fit but you might need to relocate screw lugs.
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