... i have remotored these with motors off ebay. the guy selling them is ( taz34609) if you use the advanced search and select "from seller" and put in his...
True enough Dave. What I have found though is K&S tubing is never a "slip fit" anyway, and needs to be bored to fit whatever shaft anyway. Then the OD does not...
A 'slip fit' that doesn't slip on? Sounds like a real pain. Denis _____ From: yardbirdtrains@yahoogroups.com [mailto:yardbirdtrains@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf...
Tom is right on that. It normally is close, but is easily bored to fit nicely. I like to slip on the piece, and I normally solder it to the shaft. Then, as...
Thanks Dan. I used to solder them on, but I use Locktite now. If the "slip fit" is a "light to medium push fit", sometimes I just let it go Au-natural. Good...
Hi Group, I'm new to the group and I have a quick question. When I was a young boy (7 or 8), my dad and I had model trains. I'm 46 now, and I just found some...
Hello, The Mantuas you are likely to run across will be die cast/Zamac. Thirty years before yours was made, some of them were partially brass. Denis Long ...
Check out 'Yardbird Trains' for parts/repair work. _____ From: yardbirdtrains@yahoogroups.com [mailto:yardbirdtrains@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of the_unagog ...
Hello Phill, Probably a Mantua Little Six and you would be amazed at how great it will sound with a few drops of hobby oil on all the moving parts, including...
Welcome Phil! If it's a Big Six [model no. 3995] Mantua , you are in the right place . If you haven't torn it apart yet , on the motor shaft there is a felt...
Phil, Good advice on oiling that felt pad, it will take more than once to get enough oil in it. As for the prototype for your 0-6-0, Mantua had a habit of...
Prototype ID for all the Mantuas sounds like a fun project for someone! I know the early brass Pacifics were Reading, then the later Zamak ones were B&O P-7 (I...
Sean, Thanks for the info, I already tried the hobby oil on the shaft. Still does it. I'll keep trying, but I think I'm eventually going to need the motor. ...
WOW! Thanks to everyone for the fast and great advice. Looks like I have a big six. I looked at the pics on hoseeker, and mine looks more like a big six....
Mr Tom K. ! Well spoken ! A mini Master's paper ! I believe that 4-8- 0 type was in service out here on Donner Pass , if not the model's pretty close . Again...
Good point on the pad . Something else I've noticed is that the bearing slots[?] on the motor shaft can get crudded up [where the shaft ends in the enclosure?]...
Phil, I'd like to join Hank (Hooligan), our moderator, in welcoming you and our other newcomers to the group. I'm sure you'll find a great bunch of guys here...
The P7 B&O was a nice looking loco, and Mantua did a fair job in reproducing it as a model. Albeit, very generic, but the shape is nice. The later 0-4-0...
Another thing about The PRR, Never a caboose on the PRR! always a Cabin Car! Never a switcher on the PRR! always a Shifter!...............Paul Kayne ... From:...
I remember the review of the Hooterville Cannonball 4-6-0 when it first came out, that it was made larger than HO scale. Maybe for the "kids" to handle it...
I can remember longing for one of them as a boy, but never got one. It wasn't until I was grown and out of the house that my first General came along. I...
I'll have to remember that, Paul! I always refer to the A5 as a "switcher". I'll have to change my terms somewhat. I guess after years of working on the...
Thanks for the "brush up" on PRR terms. The other outfits called 'em waycars , crummys , hacks , clowncars and much much worse . FYI Model Power made an...
Good stuff ya'll! Lets see if we can accumulate a prototype picture for each of the Mantua (or other old metal steamers) and put them in a folder in our photo ...
Well, that was not as easy as I thought...stared with the one I thought would be easy, the "Hooterville" engine, and got lost in the memorabilia of that stupid...
Mr. Tom !!!! Yessir , I'm finding that out as well . Run smack dab into lawyerland [copyrights , etc. ] I'll dig through Calif State RR. mues . stuff ? Hank...
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