The #48006 screws appear to be used on virtually all the Atlas made in China locomotives that I checked, including in no logical order: GP7 GP40...
You don't have to completely take the frame apart. You can loosen the frame screws one at a time to remove the truck. You might have to use a very...
If you think that these jokes are going to stop, you can "Dream On". Mark
It almost couldn't be easier. Remove the clip and remove the copper "spring" from the clip. Insert the coupler (no filing or cutting required)...
Never mind, I found that Atlas posted the announcement on FaceBook (which I don't do). Mark
Just paint "Cotton Belt" on it and you'll be all set. Mark
I don't believe that anyone has commercially made in plastic the very late body style that this locomotive uses. (GP38-2 with "laundry chute"...
I'm sort of surprised that no one here knew that my reference to a "flying saucer turning people into Scotsman" was a reference to the Monty...
When this "flying saucer" is built, will it have a ray that turns whoever it is pointed at into a Scotsman? Mark
Boston and Maine had GP18s that appeared to have four fans in the picture that I looked at. If they had two fans, I think that they would have...
The pilot conversion is definitely the way to go. The longest or hardest part is waiting for the glue to dry. (I used the Plastruct cement). The...
Normally 33 inch wheels are used on 70 ton and below cars and 36 inch wheels are used on 100 ton cars. That being said, most if not all...
My guess (which is really wild and not scientific) is that this is an ice breaker, that is for protection for the horns from icicles, although it...
Just remember that if all else fails, your body shell will fit onto the new Atlas (China) chassis with no modifications. When I did this to my...
Don't be surprised if you don't receive an email response. The last time I had a problem (broken detail part on Amtrak F40PH) I never received any...
What you have was the last run of the original design Atlas made by Kato. On this last run the parts were made in Japan by Kato but painted and...
While I don't have the E5 (yet), the type of construction appears to be the same as the E8/9, F40PH, PA-1, and P42. The hardest part can be...
The newer production (Micro-Trains) are using the 2004 coupler. You can tell this one because it uses a screw. A reasonable guess for the older...
I have one which is using the new style chassis and handrail set and sill unit and the older Kato body. Everything fits together and works fine. Mark
I have body mounted on all the cars that I own that I could figure out how to do. That said I still have a few left that haven't been converted...
