Interim Project Super detailed Santa Fe E6s, Update, Power A unit started.

Looking great Ron -

Keep up the faith.

Hotwater - yes I am fully aware the Lionel E5 is far from the real thing, read the thread, and yes I like the mods you did to your Williams version, however, the Lionel version will have to be close enough. 

I don't think Burlington had any e3's?

The pilot is mounted and everything going to plan. Will weather along the lines of Doug's E6 and will have to do a little filling on this pilot.

One worker fainted.

Looks good, definitely worth the effort. 

Daaayum that looks good. Sits low, level, and no spacer required. I knew you were going to make me finally do my dummy A unit. 

Thanks guys. I'll have to apply a bit of putty between the pilot and the shell and I see some of the steps are a little crooked. I was going to drill and tap the pilot to the frame, but instead epoxied it.

Doug, the pilot requires a space to flatten out the frame to mount the pilot and to level it out. I should have ground that down some before gluing.

Learning curve you know.

Ron

I like it! 

My #12L in a snow storm running the Chief connection into Denver on the Joint Line near Littleton. 

Nice Eric !

Ron

Settled on light weathering. Film of dummy A being pushed by Alcos. I think it looks pretty good.

Perfect. 

Excellent job Ron!

Thanks guys. On to the powered unit.

Ron

Beautiful Ron!

Thanks Aaron, anymore work on the FEF?

Ron

Ron,

Very little my man. I was out of the country for a while.

I'm awaiting a PSC order for some parts. In the mean time, I fixed a damaged 3rd Rail UP Mikado. Great little locomotive!

Started modifying the powered unit. It comes apart exactly as the dummy A unit did. Goes much faster from here as nothing to figure out....I hope!

Ron H posted:

Started modifying the powered unit. It comes apart exactly as the dummy A unit did. Goes much faster from here as nothing to figure out....I hope!

Hi, Ron!

What silver did you use for your paint?

Thanks,

- Mario

Mario,

Testers metallic silver. Spray can 1246. I emailed you a photo. Paints beautifully from the can. Perfect match to ATSF silver.

Ron

Hi Ron

I'm having a heck of a time getting the trucks off the powered unit. I've removed the screw on the bottom of the truck that looks like it's the one that screws into the bottom of the motor but the truck won't budge. I have to be missing some other screws that are holding the trucks on. Any ideas?

It has been a long time since I did this and don't remember precisely. I remember removing screws on the top of the truck as well. Oh, look up a bit  thers is a picture of the power truck apart. You'll notice the screws that pass from the top of the truck to the electrical pickups below must be removed. Then it falls apart. You may have to remove the rupper around the openings forward and rear of the motor.

Let me know how you did. 

Thanks Ron

I think I need to take it in for repair. The front motor runs for a while and then seizes up. I was trying to get the truck off to see if anything there had broken or had too much play in the gears causing the motor to seize. 

Changed my mind about taking it in for repair and gave it a shot myself. Got the trucks off, Ron thanks for the tip on the 2 screws on the top! Got those guys off and then the one screw on the bottom, truck came right off. As a few of Ron's pictures show, there's 2 sets of gears, one of those sets are binding up. Got a screw driver under one of the gears that was binding loosened it up a bit and there you go problem solved. 

BT430,

Sincerely glad I could help.

Ron H