Chassis ID needed on brass model

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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A freind of mine gave me this chassis today knowing I could use it to make something out of it. The question I have is who made it?

Here are five pictures. Perhaps somebody knows what it was and can point me to a picture of it.

Note the two pulleys, one on each axle. This tells me they used a spring to drive the second axle. I’ve seen this before but can’t recall on what.

I have reason to believe it was made by Tenshodo due to the way the wheels are held on the axle. They use a knurled nut to secure the wheel on the axle. I have a pair of 3 axle trucks made by Tenshodo that has the same arangement.

Thanks for any and all help.

Bernd

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I sure don’t recognize it. But if it’s Tenshodo, perhaps one of their MV-1 motors would be a drop in for powering it.

Ed

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I got the motor situation covered. It’ll get twin 6 volt gearhead motors.

A bit more information I forgot to post last time. Before I removed the paint the outline gave a suggestion of something similar to a center cab model such as the 44 tonner. The scale is HO standard gauge, length of frame 3 3/16" (~ 81mm), width 1 13/32" (~ 36mm). The handrails/stanchions are original. It looks like there was a vertical motor in it at one time.

Bernd

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The chassis has been identified by a member on another forum. He found it on E-bay. Paste this search parameter into the search box to see what it is.

“Olympia Models/GEM industrial Electric Switcher”

Peroblem solved. Now I know what I need to build on top of the chassis. Time to buy some brass sheet.

Bernd