No it's scratch built. The chassis is built using ahm parts it will run on 18r but looks funny

Ya not a joke iam Dyslexic, sometimes I flip flop numbers and words

Some have the traction tires on both sides some have only one side depending on the age one rim on each driving truck has a Grove for the tire

There is another one I did with an explanation of what I did it one of my videos

@@normancoreyBuildingTrains thanks and yes i did find that video. My skills are nowhere even close to that but is it possible to change out the Bachmann driving wheels with some other brand?

@ianlangan6976 probably not it is a split chassis that means one side of the frame is 12v + and the other is - SO THE axle has to be split and isolated the you would have to use the gear and use it on the replacement parts. There is a company that 3d prints the plastic axle joiners that have cracked that cause all your issues.

Thank you I will have an update probably tomorrow I added lit number boards class lights and head light and some other stuff

A few times

Thank you, Sparky .

It's coming soon. Thank you for watching.

I had a 5 pole in it first didn't run any better that it did with the 3 pole in it. I think the wheel diameter is slightly different from the front truck to the rear both turn freely no binding but the motor is being stressed I am going to check with a micrometer tonight they look the same but the flanges are different that makes believe there is a very slight difference this would cause the motor to stress being both are running from the same motor. If this is the case I will make the front truck free spin by taking the gear out had this problem with my tri plex but I could see the difference in the wheel size. Once I figure it out I will put another 5 pole in it I don't want to damage a motor by getting it hotter than it should run.

I noticed the front driver's had larger flanges, I think you're correct, it definitely will not run properly, if the drivers themselves are different heights, from back engine, to front engine. I hope you get that figured out, especially for maximum pulling power. Good luck to you, Mr. Corey!

@richardperry5743 the flanges, you can clearly see are different but the rim it's look very close but I think it's not the same .

Thank you for watching. I have a s2 6 8 6 turbine steam I built over a year ago find the video on my channel check it out.

@@normancoreyBuildingTrains yes, every time I find out about a new locomotive, you’ve built it. It’s really good. I meant to say the Union Pacific one.

@@RamseysTrains I will have to take a look

@RamseysTrains I have looked at build a 8080 union pacific the thing is I will have to chop up a lot of stuff to build the center part I had to do that building the M1 and that is basically the same wheel layout.

Post a video would like to see it

@@normancoreyBuildingTrains I don't even have the boiler done still on the wheel base I have to order parts

@MVF_2024- are you building these from parts or by hand or a 3D printer

@@normancoreyBuildingTrains by hand with random wheels I have im getting a longer boiler off ebay

Some of it is the track and some is the pickup on the wheels the rivarossi 0 6 0 where not that great at picking up power but I will fix that. Thanks for watching.

Ebay unfortunately no train store near me.

Ya ,most of my homemade steam builds will pull 40 cars plus. This is made from 2 rivarossi 0 6 0 no traction tire rims . So, I'm not expecting much. I do have a couple of rims that take tires. I will save those til the end. If it pulls 20 cars without tires, I will be shocked

Thanks. I think I have to take the sand domes down some a bit to high.

Yup not fast very powerful

Ok I can understand you doing dc only. Thank you for your service. God bless.

Thank you. The next one is a 2 6 6 2 chesapeake and ohio.

@@normancoreyBuildingTrains oh cool

Thank you.

Very nice

@@normancoreyBuildingTrains yea just need to choose which one I want to lol

All ready planning the next on 2 6 6 2 chesapeake and ohio road # 1303 probably

@@normancoreyBuildingTrains Excellent!

Funny you say that I was thinking about doing one.