nscaler711

Its a Tight lock coupler that Amtrak uses on nearly all of its equipment.

Ok so I have decided to body mount the front coupler, and I have looked around for a couple days now and can't find any AAR Type H couplers. Do you guys know if there are scale couplers available? Besides Kadee those are type E. Also I am looking for a new plow, it doesn't have to be a LGB part, but definitely should look like the plow on a P42.

Yeah Ive been following him for years. Just picked up the manual for the P42. $10 for a tiny little information box I couldn't find on the internet... D'OH.

I may have to do that. They have some shock absorbers I need for that KCS GP38-2 I bought a while back. The mirrors may work, I have a set on the 38.

So I bought a LGB Amtrak P42 in Ph. Vb recently, that was a little banged up, to begin with, for just under $300 (great price right?) Well suffice to say, the seller did an absolute p. Poor job of packaging it and well things are worse than what it was listed. Nor has the Seller responded to my message about it. Oh well. This was still a score. So, I was wondering if there is a way to look for parts for it, ebay is a tad lacking in that department at the moment. Basically the plow is in shambles, the rear pilot and couplers were ripped off, but the pilot is intact enough for me to body mount it. It could use a new Sinclair antenna and horn, so I may go aftermarket for that. Mirrors are gone. Those shouldn't be too hard to make on my own. It may need a new Buhler motor. I hate to say it but it definitely needs new traction tires (ew.) So if you know anywhere to get parts let me know whether it be aftermarket or original. I do want to body mount the couplers and fill in the pilots so even the plow could be after market. A few good things about it, So, it's DCC equipped, with a QSI Titan Q2 board. Sounds okay but kind of a pain to program. Indexed CVs are above my pay grade. All the lights work, they're blueish white, so I can live with it. The side frames are intact! (This honestly worried me.) The paint isn't horrible either, this is the worst spot honestly. Ok so I know I sounded pretty negative there for a moment. Don't get me wrong, I was super excited when it came in! Have been watching sites for years to snag one. Now I just need a couple Amfleets and Horizon coaches to go with it. Now I can do this shot. Minus S scale.

Where at though?

Oh I know, I was just pulling your leg is all. But it may be a good match too on the other hand...

How about you just hurry up and paint it?!? Also Amtrak doesn't use Silver, it uses Platinum Mist. No seriously that's what they call it lol.

Sure is coming along nicely that's for sure...

What about using these to help hinder the abuse boxes get from shipping companies? https://m.uline.com/h5/r/www.uline.com/Cls_10/Damage-Indicators

Hey don't know if you saw but I returned your email.

Holy crap. And I live in CoMO... Hmmm.. Can you email me pics? It's my username @ Yahoo or Gmail .com

Wonder if it's affordable, and hopefully have some modern stuff... I could really use some ACF Two bays.... Or a 50' 6" flat car... We need some more modern stuff... Bad. Anyway that's good news, I hope it does well for him.

So I just saw an ad for MDC, but I'm not sure what it means... Heres the link to their website... Which is down at the moment... http://www.mdcparts.com

Do you all know if any one has made this in G scale? https://www.pwrs.ca/announcements/view.php?ID=10310 I'd love to equip my small fleet of rolling stock with something similar...

Ok thanks, still can't find the pin that retains the idler gear though... May have to find a nail thick enough...

Hey all I don't really know how to ask for specific parts and I will try and add a picture of what I'd like to find. So in the photo I need 44, 45, and 46. Or if you know where I can find these parts that'd be helpful. Thanks for looking.

What type of grease for the gears? I use LaBelle 107 in N and it works great for those small gears, but with G scale I know id need something thicker.

Well it doesn't help that past O scale HO and the smaller gauges use radius when it comes to curves... O and G gauges use diameter... Which to some (including myself) can cause confusion, and LGB makes it worse by using R1, R2, etc. As for the Degrees that is the angle of a single section of curved track. So you can divide that number by 360 (or vice versa) to get how many sections you would need for a complete circle.

That's so pretty! Just need to find the lounge car to save you some work! Oh I thought of another car, Transition Sleeper!

To be honest I'm not sure, I believe when I got them uploaded to the gallery they were all around 3.5MB. I have to use my phone for everything since I don't own a computer.

I know this is an older topic, but does anyone know how to remove the vents and hatches from the top of these? I bought an ADM 42' that I want to "convert" to Corn Syrup use. So I need to remove the one with the lid and move the filling hatch to that location.

No problem! Couple more in the gallery, I was having issues getting images in the post so uploaded them there and only linked one. I want to say painted, but I am not sure, I don't think they painted the door fully either... Notto mention I can't find 501419 on TTXs roster either, seems to be a common thing in G scale where running numbers don't exist... Well except for that Railbox from LGB... Which is shocking. The ATSF boxcar I have from them is just the item number. I don't think she'll make it, no plastic in there. I just had a few extra sections so that's just where I decided to store the postwar S2 Turbine that sees occasional use, runs great but noisy as hell. Lol