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Three of my upgrades have been posted (more to come).  I'm just a runner who hates shelf queens.

Upgrades/conversions posted so far are MTH 20-2151-1 (1998) AT&SF F3 AA Set with added 20-2151-4 powered B unit (4 motors), MTH 20-3021-1 (1997) UP Big Boy, and MTH 20-3025-1 (1998) SP AC-6 Cab Forward.

 

After I finished with the Cab Forward I realized it would have been interesting to investigate the possibility of placing the PS2 board in the boiler instead of the tender.

See Upgrade listings and links here   http://www.slsprr.net/technical/mthps2upgrades.htm .

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Thanks Susan. I converted an F-3 but it had Electro couplers so I didn't have to install new ones. A little tip to get a nice factory looking rectangular hole for your switches in the sheet metal frame is to use a bit just as wide as the switch lever itself.
Mark where you want it to be and use a center punch. Drill your 2 holes(With a drill press) and use your dremel to cut between them . Dress the ends with your triangle file to go from round to square . now mark for your screw holes and drill. easy and no one will know it didn't come that way.

David

Originally Posted by Susan Deats:

Three of my upgrades have been posted (more to come).  I'm just a runner who hates shelf queens.

Upgrades/conversions posted so far are MTH 20-2151-1 (1998) AT&SF F3 AA Set with added 20-2151-4 powered B unit (4 motors), MTH 20-3021-1 (1997) UP Big Boy, and MTH 20-3025-1 (1998) SP AC-6 Cab Forward.

 

After I finished with the Cab Forward I realized it would have been interesting to investigate the possibility of placing the PS2 board in the boiler instead of the tender.

See Upgrade listings and links here   http://www.slsprr.net/technical/mthps2upgrades.htm .

a chic that plays with trains plus work on then!!  AWSOME!!!!!..Been debaiting on my 3rd rail S1 dulpex.. convert to proto 2.0 or go to tmcc..??..I'd used to have MTH challenger when it first came out..

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