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overlandflyer posted:

hey Steve... nice train(s!)

two questions... if that was the original drive, how did those diesels sound?  the Unique steam locomotives (both c/w and elect) are two of the noisiest engines i've ever heard.  and, also... how did you work out the coupling?

cheers...gary

Gary, the Odd coupler Unique put on the diesels is a slot and 2 tabs. The first tab is to slip the knuckle over and the smaller tab keeps the knuckle from coming off. Very strange looking, but brilliant. I'll try and post a picture this evening.  The original motors are hit and miss. Some are very noisy, some more like a Marx motor, but almost all the diesels I have had have a squeal that oil never fixes. This one, I put Williams can motors in with electronic reverse.

Steve

Nicely done, Steve

When I did my years ago, I figured out a way to make the Rock Island headlights more realistic.

-Get some of the bulbs that are long and skinny, instead of the round globe ones.

-Take the metal bulb socket out of the locomotive's plastic nose

-Solder two wires onto the bulb

-Cover the bulb and its base, all but the rounded glass tip with heat shrink

-press the bulb into the nose until only the rounded glass tip is sticking out

-hook up the wires

Big cosmetic improvement.

Could you show us how you attached the Williams Chassis to the UA body, please?

When I re-powered my Rock Island units, I was able to put the can motors inside the original motor hangers and keep the side frames. Unfortunately, these locos were not successful because the motors swing from the roof and like to climb the rails. I will have to rebuild them with actual Williams chassis.

Last edited by RoyBoy

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