IHC Steamer, how good are they? B-day present from the wife.

[oleirish]

I have two IHCs , to me ; mine have good detail (IMHO)and run great! are quite,right now glue is drying where I just put an engneer in it! and some scale coal in the tender,all so re-numbred and new road name(S.P.) I think it even has a smoke unit in it?my other is an 2-6-0 mogal with excellent detail! an runs great.I think you will like it!!
JIM
P.S. the one in the picture under this is an MANTUA 2-8-2 (MIKE)nice detail,but runs like poop!it is going to get a can motor some where down the line.

[Anonymous]

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QUOTE: Originally posted by SpaceMouse

Originally posted by selector

Actually, I just realized that I goofed. I should have a said a “2-eight-2”, not 2-6-2. [:I][B)]

No wires between loco and tender? [i]It’s not a push mobile is it.[/i] (Motor in tender) No wires on the loco is common. But no wires between? Any plug like a wire is missing (like on BLI) [scratching head]

That’s a Volkswagen isn’t it?

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by cnw4001

Birthday present, it is the best locomotive on the layout if you’re smart.

ESPECIALLY if it’s from the wife…

OR

the wrong road / wheel arrangement / era / road number / / Why didn’t you get me a diesel?

If you want a quick divorce…

NEVER MIND “Is it any good”… where do you get the wives that BUY you your locos?

{Stepford}???

[fwright]

All the IHC steam locos I have seen at the LHS have visibly deep flanges on the drivers that will not run on Code 70/55 track. Is this still true, or was this old stock? I am particularly interested in the older prototype 4-4-0 and similar.

Fred Wright

[JohnT14808]

QUOTE: Originally posted by selector
John, is that a Hudson or a Pacific? 4-6-2 = Pacific.

Not sure, but you probably have to remove the pilot, and then the removal of the coupler will be more apparent. You might have to build a styrene box to place the Kaydee, and then alter the pilot somewhat to fit around what you constructed for the coupler.

Crandell, first off, there is NO coupler on front of the Hudson. Its a 4-6-4…my mistake. There is a smallish rectangular open ended “box” in the cow-catcher where you can install the ‘dummy coupler’ that came with the loco.

But I want a working coupler in there, not a dummy. I was going through my Walther’s catelog and found the NEM (362) European style Mount, that LQQKS like it might slip into the box on the front of the Hudson. I suppose it would be worth $4 or $8 to see if it would work. I just don’t want to have to hack and dremel away at the front of my beautiful locomotive!!!

[selector]

My Lionel Challenger comes with two dummy’s, the shorter prototypical one, and a longer one for MUing. You have to pinch two retaining bumps deeper, near the end of the stem of the coupler, with a set of pliers.

Maybe your idea is worth the price and the wait. My BLI Hudson has a dummy, a short one, and it most definitely does not work for MUing, nor for shoving cars along.

I hope you get it solved.