#21 in the shop

What will soon be engine #21 assigned to Thorny Point yard service is in the shop. Among the many modifications being made are installation of a working front coupler, removal of some cast on details, removing the current lettering, painting, rewiring the engine for DCC operation, installing an exhaust cam, replacement of the sloped back tender with a tender from a Bachmann decapod, modification of this tender to house a speaker and installation of a DSD-090 sound decoder.


I do have some concerns about this engine the primary one being the depth of the flanges. But it does have traction tires on the rear drivers so if the flanges are not an issue it should perform well in Thorny Point.


This picture shows the progress so far. The engine has had its factory installed wiring removed and DCC compatible wiring installed. The tender base is from Bachmann with electrical pickups and a backup light.


I need to get an exhaust cam set and get that installed then everything will be ready for the installation of the sound decoder. But I still need to do a stall current test to make sure it is not higher than .9 amps. If it is then a different decoder will need to be used.

Update: This engine draws 2 amps when stalled. Back to the drawing board!