Red Caboose GP9 Rebuild Article Copy

I do not, but I've looked at that site's article, and did not have any trouble seeing the photos...will go back and double-check.

Just checked; the issue I was referring to was #11: Nov./Dec. 2003. Sorry...

Mark in Oregon

I have that article as I have built up a GP 9 Red caboose from that article. Does any one know if I can down load a scanded copy of the article to this form? 

Bob

Hi Bob.  Thank you.  If you can't post the article to this forum I will post my email address for you.  I would also like to hear your dos and don'ts with this rebuild project.  If you are willing to share your experience with me/the group that would also be of great help.

Sincerely,

Stephen

Stephen, I will share some photos of the GP9 That I built up on this form tread in the next couple of days. I have the two articles scaned in pdf format and would be happy to email them to you if you want to share your email address hear. I am not sure what the form allows in that reguard. I will tell you that I had a hard time getting the brass frame from Des Plaines Hobbies as the were out of stock at the time I was doing the project. This was a couple of years ago and they may have them back in stock now. So, I ended up milling my own frame and motor mount with intergrated DCC decoder mount. I did use the P&D Hobbies brass trucks and repower kit. Those are very nice. I will add some photos in the next few days. 

Bob

I believe the brass frame is once again available from DesPlaines. Another option is a CNC milled aluminum frame plus weights from Finescale 360.

I have started but not finished 3 GP9 rebuilds using the old DesPlaines brass frame and P&D drive kits. Do note that the gorgeous brass trucks benefit from additional pickup wipers, and due to age a motor universal "helmet" and /or upper drive sprocket may have cracked from hoop stress. Neither is a particularly difficult repair.

Hi Bob.

Thank you for your kind offer.  My email address is avro504k@hotmail.com.

Regards,

Stephen Wilson

The entire #11 issue is downloadable from the O scale trains website.

Mark Diff posted:

The entire #11 issue is downloadable from the O scale trains website.

Yup!  And at the ridiculous cost of absolutely free!

I would like to know if there are axle gear replacements for the Weaver drive. One of these has split and causes a bit of a hitch in the gitalong. Would prefer brass gears over delrin.

P&D currently lists replacement gears for their wheel sets as PDD10021. If I recall they also sell the plastic insulating bushings. That said, I don't know if the P&D knurled axle is the same as Weaver.

A single geared wheel set that fits Weaver and P&D is back in stock as PDD04200.