Let's see your Corona projects

[C855B]

Yep. Drop-in. The only gotcha is Kato has a thing where they're about 0.015" narrow on the gauge, so every wheelset has to be gauge-checked and adjusted. That's what takes most of the install time.

[MK]

Nah @C855B not joking, but my small shelf layout is puny in comparison to your layout trackage.  Replacing wheels makes much more sense at that scale, sir!

Are Kato wheelsets plug-and-play in Atlas locos?

  Frank

https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?topic=33107.0

https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?topic=45904.0

[Steveruger45]

https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?topic=48520.msg643634#msg643634

[Frank Amato]

Props @MK @Steveruger45 !!!

[x600]

 And with what Greg said earlier, I guess I'm not going to get away with Atlas Code 55 turnouts! haha

              ^^^^^ THIS^^^^^
 
Greg O.

[nkalanaga]

The idea of a new Atlas loco that won't run on Atlas track, even if it just the crossings, sounds like somebody goofed in the design department.

I have 50 year old Kato/ConCor cars that will run on hand-spiked code 40.  Why couldn't manufacturers have adopted those flanges at least 40 years ago?  (Rhetorical question - I don't really want to start a big discussion on the hows and whys of flange depth!)

[dougnelson]

I binge-watched 92 episodes of Homeland in 2 weeks.  Now I am pissed because I have to wait for the last 4 weekly episodes.

[Frank Amato]

I felt inspired by the code 40 discussion to whip this up today (no resemblance to our members here I am sure) :



Hopefully good for a quick laugh!

  Frank

[C855B]

I have 120 pair on the way.   

[peteski]

I have 120 pair on the way.   

Hopefully from MBK, or you're paying too much! 

Love that meme, BTW.

[Frank Amato]

I have 120 pair on the way.   

Oh man @C855B , I hope my LHS got my order for two packs in ahead of you 

And yea @peteski that American Choppers meme template has so many uses LOL !

  Frank

[C855B]

Hopefully from MBK, or you're paying too much!

I only wish. MBK is my normal source for these, but nowhere to be found. I had to go directly to Kato parts. Painful, yes.

There's more to this story, so I'm starting a thread over in the "products" section.

[johnb]

I plan to hang the extension for my layout tomorrow,  rip up and relay the current junction

[johnb]

Well, the new extension is assembled and mounted Now the fun begins, expect to see Southern Pacific MOW equipment pictures.  I am going to change the crossing from 90° to a 15° crossing, a #4 switch will lead into the yard, and I wii have a staging track in the rear.

[glakedylan]

PRR GP30 v 03

Ok...I was very disappointed in how the first attempt turned out.

And, I was less than OK with the second venture.

So, here I am wityh v 03...call me gullible, call me naive, call me a glutton for punishment, or call me a "not gonna give up 'til i like the results" kinda guy

I took it back to bare shell. The only changes from the original shell that remain are the
putty in the front number boards (as they were recessed way too far to even reach in with decals) and the nose headlight (that was removed as the PRR
had a cab top headling...that also remains on the shell.

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will add primer/surfacer tomorrow, paint when it arrives from MM
which I hope is before the weekend but probably not 'til next week

3rd time is a charm, no? let's hope so!

sincerely
Gary