Yes
Getting excited. After 25 days USPS tracking shows the motor is in my town’s post office
Correction 15 days
WOW! 25 day’s unbelievable!!!
@amflyer1 oops that was a typo, should have been 15 days
I once sent a golf club from Chicago to Peoria and it took 33 days USPS Priority Mail. I kid you not.
Rich
first 15 day’s is still a long time Matt, second 33 day’s for a golf club, did the mail man play 36 holes with it first LOL
I just purchased some small items from American Models. They use USPS. I had it in SoCal 3 days after AM dropped it off at a Michigan PO.
@BN7150 I believe the first GMC trolleys like this had a motor like you depicted, but later ones sold by EMCO in the 1953-54 era had an updated motor design. Mine has a burned out wire and I don’t know if I can solder it back. Anyway, my AF handcar arrived today. It is missing parts, so it will be a motor donor to the trolley. Check out these pics @amflyer1 and everyone- the wheelbase length of the two are nearly identical, and there shouldn’t be a problem height wise fitting it in there. Pictures show the original motor and the AF handcar. This is going to be awesome!
WOW worth the wait ,I think your right it will be a perfect fit from looking at the picks . thank you and keep us informed !
Good luck!
My original dinkyville motor looks exactly the same as yours, aside from the paint (glyptol?) on the field windings. The original copper shoes for the middle rail pickup were damaged so I made new ones.
Hopefully it’s not too hard getting the handcar motor in there.
Here’s some pictures from Turner Auctions, showing the S gauge versions of the Dinkyville handcar and trolley:
Both were made in O gauge too, afaik. I’m not super clear on if/what differences these cars have between EMCo and HICo, but dinkyville handcars and trolleys seem to have come in boxes marked for both company names.
-El
Here is some good info on these little guys:
thanks for the post Matt that is really great stuff.
Got the motor fit into the trolley base. The original O gauge motor fit into this sheet metal box by means of the axle ends going into the holes you see in the photos. For the S gauge handcar motor unit, I cut a couple pieces of wood about 5/16" thickness and fastened them in place from either end with wood screws. I notched the wood to provide clearance for the wheels and painted it black. Then the AF motor fastened to the wood pieces with screws, same as it had been secured in the handcar. The whole assembly will fit into the plastic trolley shell just like the original did. As soon as I finish motor cleaning and lube everything will be good to go!
Nice work!! looks original, like it’s from the factory let us know how she runs.
This is pretty exciting stuff. A great effort on your part to get to this point. You ought to video the first run along with a drum roll.
Rich
Boy I will second that!!!
Dinky RIDES AGAIN!
After a minor setback of her 70 year old O gauge motor burning out an irreparable commutator wire, Dinky proudly returns to the rails in S gauge with her new (to her) American Flyer handcar motor unit PLUS sporty new side windows made from transparent orange plastic!
That is fantastic!
With the trolley shell being so small compared to other O gauge trolleys, it really does look good with other S gauge and 3/16 rolling stock!