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Magazine Articles By Jim Hoffman

 

New Machinery for a Damaged Brass Pacific

Magazine:

Model Railroader 1985-10

Page:

96

Category:

Locomotives - 4-6-2

Scale:

HO

The author describes how he replaced the frame and mechanism of a badly-behaving brass locomotive with Bowser parts.

Remotoring for Better Performance

Magazine:

Model Railroader 1985-12

Page:

94

Category:

Locomotives - Steam

Scale:

HO

The author describes how to remotor (mostly) steam models by AHM/Rivarossi, Athearn, Bowser, MDC, and Mantua (Tyco). An Athearn GP9 is also covered.