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N Scale Dofasco Truck Conversion Kit instructions
Thank you for purchasing this product. Please inspect the parts carefully. Familiarize yourself with them before starting so that you don't screw them up! If you break or lose a part, replacements are available for $6 each directly from Briggs Models. Please follow the instructional steps precisely, in the order that they are written. There are some diagrams included in the instruction sheets to aid in parts placement and identification.
You will need the following tools and supplies to build this conversion:
X-Acto knife with fresh #11blade Small round needle file Small flat needle file Thin CA Liquid styrene cement with brush for application Paint Good quality side cutters, or rail nippers (Preferred) A piece of .015" wire (for CA application)
Included in this kit are the following items:
#1 2 left gearbox halves #2 2 right gearbox halves #3 4 sideframe/pickup brackets #4 2 bottom cover plates #5 2 right sideframes #6 2 left sideframes #7 2 left side bearing plates #8 2 right side bearing plates #9 2 thin pins (cut from .020" rod supplied, to .25", 6.5mm, or a scale 40" long.) #10 8 thick pins (cut from 1/16" thicker rod supplied, to .22", 5.5mm, or a scale 35" long) #11 4 small pieces of .012" wire (not included, optional) #12 1 gearbox assembly jig
1. Remove the parts from the sprues, and remove the flashing from the resin parts. DO NOT just break the parts from the sprues, as you will damage the parts. Cut and carve off the sprues. Remove the flashing by scraping with a new X-Acto knife blade held at a 45 degree angle to the surface of the parts. Do your best to not alter the shape of the part, but all of the flashing needs to come off. If there is a slight bevel on the edge of the parts, this is ok, as they are designed to accomodate this. To remove the flashing from the holes and the horseshoe shaped pockets in the sideframe/pickup brackets, insert the tip of a round file and rotate it a couple of times counter clockwise. To remove the flashing from the sideframes, a careful brushing with a stiff toothbrush will take it off. 2. Remove the shell from your Atlas C630. Loosen the screws that hold the frame together, and let the trucks drop out. Tighten the screws again so that the frame parts don't fall apart. 3. Unsnap the bottom cover plate from the Atlas truck. Remove the wheels and pickups from the trucks and put them someplace they won't get lost. 4. Remove the gears from the Atlas trucks. This is best accomplished by spreading the gearboxes from the top with a small screwdriver and removing the top gear, and then spreading the gearbox more and letting the gears drop out the bottom. Put the gears with the wheels and pickups. Discard the Atlas gearboxes and sideframe assemblies. 5. Inset the thin pins into the holes in one side of the gearboxes. Press the gearboxes together. Insert the gearboxes into the assembly jig. Apply a tiny amount of thin CA to the top of the gearbox where indicated. See diagram 2. Remove the gearboxes from the jig, and apply a tiny amount of thin CA to the bottoms of them where the resin is thicker. 6. Test fit the bottom cover plates. You may have to lightly scrape the inside bottom edges of the gearboxes to get the cover plates to fit properly. Set the cover plates aside for now and put the gearboxes back into the jig. 7. Insert the thick pins into the open holes in the sideframe/pickup brackets so that they are flush with the edge of the brackets. See diagram 2. Do not glue them in place. 8. Test fit the brackets to the gearboxes. See diagram 2. DO NOT GLUE! Remove the brackets from the gearboxes and set them aside. 9. Cut the Atlas pickup on the LONG side, somewhere between the axles. Dress the cuts. 10. Test fit the pickups in the back of the sideframes. Shorten the pickup where you cut it so that it fits well into the recess on the back of the sideframe. See diagram 3. Once the pickups fit well, insert a piece of .012" wire into the recess on the back of the sideframes and re-insert the pickup. See diagram 4. If you are feeling brave, you may wish to put a bit of solder onto the joint to ensure good contact. 11. Using CA, glue the pickups into the sideframes. 12. Press and glue the sideframes to the sideframe/pickup brackets. See diagram 5. Set the sideframe assemblies aside for now. 13. Inspect the bearing plates. You will need to remove them from the flashing sheet. Carefully cut and sand the edges. Test fit these parts into the gearboxes, but DO NOT GLUE. These parts do not need to be glued in place. Notice that two of them have two holes that are smaller than the rest. MAKE SURE each gearbox has a plate with all the holes the same and one plate with the two smaller holes. See diagram 6. 14. Look at the pins on the ends of the large gears. The long shaft ends have smaller pins on the ends than the other. These ends go into the small holes in the bearing plates. Insert the large gears into the gearboxes. Insert the small gears into the gearboxes. Insert the large top compound worm gear. To see the correct placement of the gears, see diagram 7. To get the gears to go in, insert them at an angle and then twist them until they click into their holes. 15. Paint the sideframe/bracket assemblies and the bottom cover plates. Try not to get any paint onto the side that mates with the gearboxes. DO NOT PAINT THE GEARBOXES! If you don't like the color of them, color them with a Sharpie felt marker after you glued the sideframe/pickup bracket in place. 16. Press the sideframe/bracket assemblies onto the gearboxes. Apply a tiny amount of thin CA to the bottom of the curved portion of the brackets to hold them in place. Glue the bottom cover plate in place. Make sure that you get the slots over the gears. 17. Loosen the screws holding the frame together, until one end comes apart. Insert the trucks and re-tighten the screws. Repeat this process for the other end. DO NOT try to just clip the new trucks in place, or you will damage the parts.
Thank you for purchasing this kit.
N Scale C425 body shell conversion kit instructions
Thank you for purchasing this product. Please inspect the parts carefully. Familiarize yourself with them before starting so that you don't screw them up! If you break or lose a part, replacements are available for $6 each directly sfrom Briggs Models. Please follow the instructional steps precisely, in the order that they are written. There are some diagrams included in the instruction sheets to aid in parts placement and identification.
You will need the following tools and supplies to build this conversion:
X-Acto knife with fresh #11blade Small flat needle file Thin CA
Included in this kit are the following items:
1 body 2 footboards 2 front/rear lights 2 nose ditch lights 2 pilot ditch lights 2 As built inertial screens 2 rebuilt inertial screens (used for BCR units only) 1 BCR bell mount 1 BCR bell
1. Disassemble the Life Like model. Remove the cab from the shell. Cut off the locating and snap tabs that hold the cab to the LL hood. 2. Assemble the body and deck. Glue them together. Glue the cab in place. 3. If you wish, drill the grab iron locations and install grab irons. 4. Drill out the appropriate light mounting holes in the nose and pilot and rear end, then glue the resin lights in place. 5. Glue the Life Like radiator section in place in the body. 6. Beneath the drip rail cast to the body behind the cab, glue the inertial screen of your choice. It should be centered under the drip rail and 3" below it. 7. Glue the sunshades in place if appropriate for your prototype. 8. Paint as desired.
N8 Dofasco truck conversion kit- fits Atlas C630 model, and utilizes the original gears, wheels, and pickups. Includes side frames, gearboxes, gearbox bearing plates, and other necessary unique parts. MODELING SKILLS REQUIRED. $40.00 |
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C425 Conversion Body Shell |
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C425 Conversion |