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Here is a video of my venture into 1:20 scale. The Shay, boxcar, and caboose are as yet painted, they get decals and weathering next.
This is the inaugural run of all three, I figured a little shakedown was in order prior to decaling and weathering. The Shay had run a few hours on test rollers and been lubed twice. Then it developed problems with the center truck, That truck would just not start turning the wheels until it got to half throttle. I tore it apart twice, cleaned and re-lubricated it, added wiring to by[pass the spring contacts on the mounting pivot, (which didn't seen to help) and finally taped on the motor shaft while it was running at full speed. Now it seems to start at a lower voltage, so I figured I'd try it on real track instead of rollers.
This is 6 short clips out of almost two hours of video, Please pay attention to the starting and stopping. How does it compare to other Bachmann Shays?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SIYwhNvpCs
I also included a full speed run pass, Does the speed seem about right for the top end on a shay?The engine seems fairly capable, I did quite a few coupling and uncoupling moves, I don;t think it pulls as well as my LGB Mikado, but it is more than strong enough for the few cars I plan for it. The 1:20 scale Bachmann boxcar is really nice. For now I'm using a Bachmann 1:22 scale caboose until I build a Hartford Kit caboose to go with the Shay or upcoming Kay.
This is the inaugural run of all three, I figured a little shakedown was in order prior to decaling and weathering. The Shay had run a few hours on test rollers and been lubed twice. Then it developed problems with the center truck, That truck would just not start turning the wheels until it got to half throttle. I tore it apart twice, cleaned and re-lubricated it, added wiring to by[pass the spring contacts on the mounting pivot, (which didn't seen to help) and finally taped on the motor shaft while it was running at full speed. Now it seems to start at a lower voltage, so I figured I'd try it on real track instead of rollers.
This is 6 short clips out of almost two hours of video, Please pay attention to the starting and stopping. How does it compare to other Bachmann Shays?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SIYwhNvpCs
I also included a full speed run pass, Does the speed seem about right for the top end on a shay?The engine seems fairly capable, I did quite a few coupling and uncoupling moves, I don;t think it pulls as well as my LGB Mikado, but it is more than strong enough for the few cars I plan for it. The 1:20 scale Bachmann boxcar is really nice. For now I'm using a Bachmann 1:22 scale caboose until I build a Hartford Kit caboose to go with the Shay or upcoming Kay.