Model DieCasting Hon3 2-8-0 Re-Motoring Madness! скачать в хорошем качестве

Model DieCasting Hon3 2-8-0 Re-Motoring Madness!

So I have this huge box of orphan MDC Hon3 locomotives that I decided to start experimenting with. I found a whole bunch of surplus Maxon, Faulhaber and Namiki motors on Ebay along with several others that are not shown in this video. There will be additional videos posted of some other conversions I'm playing with so stay tuned. The basic formula for success so far has been a $10 surplus Maxon with a special flywheel added to one end. The flywheel has a 1.5mm shaft extender to mount the worm. I make up the flywheels on my lathe and use hardened 1.5mm dowels for the extensions. To get the Maxon motors inside the boiler shells a little milling work is required but not much. It's well worth the effort. For gearing I am relying on the older NWSL MDC regear kits that came with a 1225 Sagami motor. The gear sets are 0.3 mod with a 3mm worm. Ebay is the only source for these. The new kits have a much larger worm and the worm gears are cut at a different angle. The other conversion pictured that I do not have full assembled yet is a Namiki coreless motor with a flywheel. It's a 16 x 34 mm. This motor does not fit without considerable machine work on a Bridgeport. That said, I got it to fit and I can't wait to see how this model runs. Also the motor is HEAVY, which is great for tractive effort. Stay tuned, that video should follow shortly.