HA/GR in Nebraska

You know Tom I just found an 8" with 4:11's on CL complete with brakes. Did you know that a mini spool for one of those is less than $30.00 bucks ???!!!??? The biggest reasons that I was thinking Model A rear are nostalgia (Bug influence) and I was going to run some '35 wires and I figure they would be a bolt on. Besides the rear is available cheap.

Thanks for the input, ScottV

 

The other problem with an A rear would be the mechanical brakes that would need to be replaced with hydraulics adding to the cost.

 

For those of you who didn't catch this in another post, I am now in posession of the "Ozark Mountain Special"

It is hard to say I "own" it because to me it is like when they asked Bruce Meyer about owning the "Doane Spencer Roadster"

He said " I don't really see myself as the owner, you can't really own a piece of history ... I am just it's caretaker ... a curator if you will "

Wow, I am still a little shocked !!!

ScottV

 

I know the feeling.

I "own" two scenes of the very first true Sn3 layout, John Ullman's Los Pinos Western. One of'em, Diablo Ridge, was fully finished and'd graced several magazine covers, it was a lot of work keeping it as original as possible during conversion to a movable design (it hadn't been built with moving in mind ). In addition, I eventually even found some of his original LPW rolling stock, they really nail the scene for photos.

The other was only an unfinished multiple junction scene (always a problem on model layouts) with just a small station. It's now a dog harbor, and the poor original station's nearly lost amid the harbor buildings.

 

Caught the other post...We need pictures.

 

Well I did get a chance to work on the HA/GR (still not sure what to call it ???!!!???) for a little bit today. I have determined that I need to shorten the steering wheel shaft and while I am at it I am going to ad a quick release hub.