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Post by harmonyards on Oct 9, 2024 2:16:24 GMT
Hudsons galore getting built!….lots more to come, ….here’s a selection of Kline Hudsons that got full chassis swaps, many upgrades, a super nice 2 rail scale Hudson, and what was a basket case Legacy J3a, …..with all the NYC news flying around, here’s some more fun stuff from within the oval!…. |
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Post by superwarp1 on Oct 9, 2024 2:55:33 GMT
My favorite engine, that’s why I have 5. I’m going to add to the Hudson galore with a video. Pat that’s nice work. Tell us more about these chassis swaps you’re doing
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Post by david1 on Oct 9, 2024 16:00:28 GMT
Great video of your Hudson's. you gotta put in a water pan to give us that illusion of Refilling the tender.
Dave
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Post by superwarp1 on Oct 9, 2024 16:04:05 GMT
Great video of your Hudson's. you gotta put in a water pan to give us that illusion of Refilling the tender. Dave You're right, next layout.
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Post by harmonyards on Oct 9, 2024 20:22:23 GMT
My favorite engine, that’s why I have 5. I’m going to add to the Hudson galore with a video. Pat that’s nice work. Tell us more about these chassis swaps you’re You already know this Gary, but for those that don’t, Kline’s beautiful scale Hudson is arguably the best detailed Hudson on the market, right up there with brass models, ….in fact, it surpasses some brass manufacturers. The Achilles Heel of the Kline Hudson is its underwhelming driveline. To cut costs as much as possible, Kline used a small Mubachi 385 instead of a large motor. If you’re going to pull any kind of real train, she’s gonna croak,…there’s always somebody that swears it’ll pull 5-6 heavies with out issue, but that’s about all she’s gonna handle stock, and not for any length of real time either,…..hence the Kline/MTH chassis swap. By adding one of the most rugged built Hudson chassis on the die cast market today, the MTH chassis with its large powerful Pittman motor not only makes the locomotive 10 times more powerful, it actually adds weight to the locomotive…..well over 1.5lbs. of weight….this makes the Kline Hudson a true beast, with power to spare!….10 heavyweights??…no problem, ….how about 10 GGD’s ….up a grade,….for hours,….no problem….
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Post by david1 on Oct 9, 2024 21:16:04 GMT
Pat,
Your right about the K-line hudson. The best then and still the best detailed hudson out there.
I have one that I bought new and it runs great but pulling power could be better with a larger motor.
I usually run freight with it, A string of 7 or 8 40' jade green box cars.
Maybe one day I'll send it to you for the upgrade but for now I'll run it and enjoy it.
Dave
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Post by superwarp1 on Oct 9, 2024 21:32:42 GMT
My favorite engine, that’s why I have 5. I’m going to add to the Hudson galore with a video. Pat that’s nice work. Tell us more about these chassis swaps you’re You already know this Gary, but for those that don’t, Kline’s beautiful scale Hudson is arguably the best detailed Hudson on the market, right up there with brass models, ….in fact, it surpasses some brass manufacturers. The Achilles Heel of the Kline Hudson is its underwhelming driveline. To cut costs as much as possible, Kline used a small Mubachi 385 instead of a large motor. If you’re going to pull any kind of real train, she’s gonna croak,…there’s always somebody that swears it’ll pull 5-6 heavies with out issue, but that’s about all she’s gonna handle stock, and not for any length of real time either,…..hence the Kline/MTH chassis swap. By adding one of the most rugged built Hudson chassis on the die cast market today, the MTH chassis with its large powerful Pittman motor not only makes the locomotive 10 times more powerful, it actually adds weight to the locomotive…..well over 1.5lbs. of weight….this makes the Kline Hudson a true beast, with power to spare!….10 heavyweights??…no problem, ….how about 10 GGD’s ….up a grade,….for hours,….no problem…. I was wondering what chassis you were using. As you know I’m doing the same thing with my K Line berks but using the Lionel legacy chassis
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Post by harmonyards on Oct 9, 2024 22:09:44 GMT
You already know this Gary, but for those that don’t, Kline’s beautiful scale Hudson is arguably the best detailed Hudson on the market, right up there with brass models, ….in fact, it surpasses some brass manufacturers. The Achilles Heel of the Kline Hudson is its underwhelming driveline. To cut costs as much as possible, Kline used a small Mubachi 385 instead of a large motor. If you’re going to pull any kind of real train, she’s gonna croak,…there’s always somebody that swears it’ll pull 5-6 heavies with out issue, but that’s about all she’s gonna handle stock, and not for any length of real time either,…..hence the Kline/MTH chassis swap. By adding one of the most rugged built Hudson chassis on the die cast market today, the MTH chassis with its large powerful Pittman motor not only makes the locomotive 10 times more powerful, it actually adds weight to the locomotive…..well over 1.5lbs. of weight….this makes the Kline Hudson a true beast, with power to spare!….10 heavyweights??…no problem, ….how about 10 GGD’s ….up a grade,….for hours,….no problem…. I was wondering what chassis you were using. As you know I’m doing the same thing with my K Line berks but using the Lionel legacy chassis If Lionel ever made the VL Hudson frame, or the Legacy J3a frame available for sale in the parts dept, I’d be in business like nobody’s business,…..you can take the Legacy J3a frame and bolt it in a Kline boiler,……same as the berks,…….I’m 100% positive they did the same thing on the new J1e, ……they ( Lionel ) needed an inexpensive Hudson platform all the way back to the CC Empire State ….which, you guessed it, rides on a modified Kline frame ….
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