Cheap boxcab

[rs2mike]

Got this roundhouse boxcab at a recent train show for $15.00. I remotored it with a tan can motor. Had to do a little grinding on the frame to get the motor to fit right. Also had to modify the gears so the main gear would fit on the shaft of the motor. Stripped and added details and repainted to be the local shop switcher. Though it runs great and runs super slow, I think I will be swapping out the frame for a bachmann 44 ton or 70 ton frame and motor. It is just a little too loud especially in corners.

[icghogger]

Pretty Slick Cheap-O build, Mike!

[drgwguy]

That's a cool little "critter"! Nice job.

Rick

[kcs1967]

nice critter, great use for it, love those box cabs, I recall seeing a build on one back in the 70's, it would be fun to scratch build one, used archer rivets, grant line windows and sheet plastic, hhhhhmmmmmm, well my plates are too full at the moment anyway.

[rs2mike]

Jay,how do I keep the image size down? I went to photo bucket and used the html thing like I do on mrr forums. Any help would be appreciated.

[cnrglen]

That is a neat little boxcab. I have one that I converted to rubber belt drive. I made a pulley out of the large bull gear and re-motored it using a CD changer motor with a pulley on it. It runs alot quieter now.

[doncsx]

Could you show a pictures of the motor and gear box and frame. I have a few boxcab and they all don't run to good and I like to re motor them. But it has been on the back burner until I can find a way to redo them. Thanks

Don.

[T]

I built a pair of N- SCALE Boxcab loco's using a pair of Bachmann six wheel MDT Plymouth industrial switcher shells, chassis's and a caboose. I am working on 6 more. Pictures will follow..

Tom

[rs2mike]

Sorry I have been away for a while. I will see if I have any pics of the motor and chasis. Thinking I am going to change to the bachmann 70 ton frame for smoother and quieter running.

[CP_8530]

I've seen some shots of someone who remotored one with an Athearn SW7 chassis, but IIRC they had to shorten it down a bit.

Might be an option worth looking at if you can find one cheap.