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I swore up and I swore down, no more locomotives. Got more than I can run even after blowing out
half the herd. But...and there is always a but with guys like us, I've always wanted a Shay, but could
never find one at a price I would spend. Then this one came up as a private sale on the Model Train Forum,
and I pounced. It's a Spectrum, and new in box, for 150 clams. I have yet to light the fires; I am almost
afraid to, hope she runs as nice as she looks. Primarily, she will see duty on Mormon's Gulch. When I get
tired of running Old West, I will swap out and run Old Front Range. Yeah, she will need some log buggies.
One thing leads to another. Maybe a Goose for the secondary track...
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Posted - April 25 2022 : 9:29:42 PM
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That Shay is awesome, Chops!
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Posted - April 25 2022 : 9:47:59 PM
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| When you go for a loco you really go for a loco!
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Posted - April 25 2022 : 11:54:34 PM
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I got lucky on this one, it sort of fell into my lap. Thinking of replacing
Ely-Thomas Logging Co. with a Penn Central logo...
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Posted - April 25 2022 : 11:55:34 PM
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| JUST KIDDING!
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Posted - April 26 2022 : 1:52:11 PM
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| Experimenting with flex track I discovered that a Bachmann HO Shay can negotiate a curve radius of slightly smaller that 15"; maybe 14" before the tender interferes with the rear of the coal bin.
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Posted - April 26 2022 : 4:04:57 PM
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Good to know!
With some trepidation I gently placed her on New Armadilloville for a test run, not knowing if the
extraordinarily detailed and complex gears, universals, and rods would hopelessly bind or is I
would be greeted to the whine of a split cog. To my delight, she glided away as quietly as a ghost,
and at a superbly scale speed, rods and shafts reciprocating madly. Video soon.
Edited by - Chops124 on April 27 2022 03:18:57 AM
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Posted - April 27 2022 : 3:05:54 PM
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Nice loco, Chops. I can see it going to and fro the mining camps.
Here is my loco of the week, a Gilbert Wabash.
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Posted - April 27 2022 : 5:53:22 PM
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  Classico! I imagine this was still mainline power when it was produced as this model, perhaps? 1950's?
Er, logging camps? 
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Posted - April 27 2022 : 6:10:06 PM
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That loco was produced in 1961/62.
Hmmm. Your engine could have taken the wood from the logging camps to the mining camps?!
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Posted - April 27 2022 : 8:17:54 PM
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| Inspired by your post I put my Shay to work. It failed to climb my 2% grade... Oh NO! After getting a whole new truck under warranty many years ago, and then buying replacement side frames with drive gears (from Bachmann now out of stock) the infamous plastic gears have failed again. I just placed a Walthers order for NWSL metal gears. There is a good video for installing them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mspLRpXIlYI
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Posted - April 28 2022 : 09:35:22 AM
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quote:Nice loco, Chops. I can see it going to and fro the mining camps.
Here is my loco of the week, a Gilbert Wabash.
Originally posted by Brian4321Â -Â April 27 2022Â :Â 3:05:54 PM
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I have one of these from the mid 1950's (I think I posted it here before). Beautiful locos, in my opinion. Mine still runs great, too! 
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Posted - April 28 2022 : 10:14:22 PM
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quote: quote:Nice loco, Chops. I can see it going to and fro the mining camps.
Here is my loco of the week, a Gilbert Wabash.
Originally posted by Brian4321Â -Â April 27 2022Â :Â 3:05:54 PM
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I have one of these from the mid 1950's (I think I posted it here before). Beautiful locos, in my opinion. Mine still runs great, too!
Originally posted by kovacste000Â -Â April 28 2022Â :Â 09:35:22 AM
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Yep, yours was the 443 engine, which was another great (IMHO) steam loco built by Gilbert. It really is amazing how well they run after 60+ years!
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Posted - April 29 2022 : 12:01:37 AM
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Had the Shay running tonight; flawless. Reading about ordering metal gears from NWSL is making me queasy.
Is this to good to be true? MRSP is $500, I got mine, NIB for $150. Should I sell out before turns into a doorstop?
I suppose she could run from the logging camp to the mining camp, but only after she hauls the Zephyr to Chicago.
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Posted - April 30 2022 : 04:28:46 AM
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Here is a pair of custom painted Athearn PA-1's in Lehigh Valley paint. These were used to pull the last Black Diamond train sets.
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Posted - May 01 2022 : 11:26:13 AM
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quote: quote: quote:Nice loco, Chops. I can see it going to and fro the mining camps.
Here is my loco of the week, a Gilbert Wabash.
Originally posted by Brian4321Â -Â April 27 2022Â :Â 3:05:54 PM
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I have one of these from the mid 1950's (I think I posted it here before). Beautiful locos, in my opinion. Mine still runs great, too!
Originally posted by kovacste000Â -Â April 28 2022Â :Â 09:35:22 AM
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Yep, yours was the 443 engine, which was another great (IMHO) steam loco built by Gilbert. It really is amazing how well they run after 60+ years!
Originally posted by Brian4321Â -Â April 28 2022Â :Â 10:14:22 PM
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I know! The only problem I had with mine was the metal tire came off of the rim when I first received it. I put some krazy glue on there, and put it back on the rims with a click, and it's been fine ever since. It barely even requires much warmup unlike a lot of other engines I have of similar age. They really built these old girls to last.
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