mack switcher

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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Hello I was looking for a switcher found this little guy.

Mack Switcher

can any one give me info on this. I found some info from the mack site and said it was made 1905-1930. Any info or photos would help Thanks Frank

2

Looks like an old SS Ltd kit from the 70’s. It cosists of a collection of soft metal casting, and was ‘unpowered’. NWSL may have a power conversion kit for it…

Jim

3

Cute, and if it’s all “soft metal”, it should have a bit of weight for traction. Definitely check out NWSL and report back. Please.

Ed

4

A fine, accurate, little switcher, offered in kit form most recently by Walker Model Service in the 1980’s. An article detailing the weighting and powering this model appears in the February 1992 issue of RMC.

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0:

You can see the real thing in action here:

http://www.northeast.railfan.net/diesel114.html

(a bunch of its cousins, too.)

I doubt that this model is gas-electric. Most likely gas-mechanical.

6

I suppose you mean this:

If you can’t see the image, go to http://www.northeast.railfan.net/images/mack1t.jpg

Mark

7

Mark, you linked to the thumbnail. I corrected it in the quote. [;)]

Cute little bugger, and a really neat model. CNJ831, Is that a NWSL power truck under it?

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mp:
That one’s close, but the cab is bigger. I think the SS Ltd model is based on this one:

http://www.northeast.railfan.net/images/mack12a.jpg

Further information nobody really asked for: Jordan Products makes an unpowered styrene kit of the Mack 15 tonner, which is a more conventional-looking critter, several of which are pictured on that page.

http://www.northeast.railfan.net/diesel114.html

I wonder how much it could move, with what must be ~5000 lb TE. Probably not much!

9

Thats the Mack Co yard switcher, they made it for their own use. lucky us in large scale, we get one thats a dam near bulletproof little model:

I cant tell you how many of these have been bashed and detail out the ying-yang, their durable and there inexpensive, once they were as low as $40 and a very easy entry into large scale, now like everything else they’ve gone up but are still one heckova bargain.

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Hello well I found this at http://www.kitbashdepot.com under ho vehicles then go to rail vehicles its comes from on track model co. My first thought was to use an old gandydancer motor for it but if NWSL has a kit for I may go to them for it. Did railroads use this thing or is it more for an industry ? On the mack site it shows a photo of one pulling 4-5 box cars. I was thinking I could use it to move stuff around the yard. Thank for the help Frank

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It’s been a long time since I read the article but I seem to think that a Flea power truck was used in the RMC kitbash. I’m not sure just what other NWSL one might also fit the bill.

And 0-6-0 is correct, that’s indeed the Walker Model Service model now being sold under a new company’s name. However, 0-6-0, even well weighted this Mack switcher won’t pull more than just a couple, or three, cars.

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