I have one of these in really good cosmetic shape (runs decent, too), but as you know it doesn't take well to Lionel type tubular turnouts. So I've been thinking of putting a new drive in the thing - trolley innards, perhaps - so I can run it on a timed public layout.
Anyone done this with any success?
Thanks.
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I have done it several times. Start with these materials:
-a later Marx motor with double reduction gears and thin flange wheels. You can find these in many later Mark locos, both steam and diesel, but mostly steam.
Just swap the cross bar from the old "fat wheel" motor to the new "thin flange" motor. It's really that easy. No need to fuss around with different brands of motors. If the motor in your M 10005 is the newer single axle drive, you may have to drill one hole in each side of the body.
Marx made almost all of their stuff to the same dimensional standards.
You can go even further and put a can motor into that new Marx motor frame. I write that one up some time.
Like this?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Marx-1...d:g:0SsAAOSw6n5XuSEA
Remove the flip-flop trucks and slide that sucker in place?
That is not the best choice. The ground clearance on the 10005 and the mounting system, is set up for the standard two axle motor that is in all of the steam engines.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/G14-VI...%2Cobjectid%3D122591
The 1666 has the correct motor
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintag...%2Cobjectid%3D122591
So does this 400
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintag...%2Cobjectid%3D122591
Thanks a bunch. I think I'll give it a go - don't have a lot to lose, ya know.
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