Micro-Ace 2-10-4T

[PiperguyUMD]

So does anyone have any experience with these? I’m wondering what the kit bashing potential is here. My big concern is that there is a lot of motor extending way past the last driver. Maybe a good starting point for a Russian 2-10-0, or heck, even larger 2-10-0s since there isn’t a modern decapod mechanism out there.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Micro-Ace-N-scale-E10-1-Kanazawa-Engine-Depot-A7703-Model-Train-Steam-Locomotive-/284102978557?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292

[Chris333]

But couldn't you buy two Bachmann 2-10-2's for that price?

[mike_lawyer]

My concern is with driver diameter.  I suspect the driver diameter on that MicroAce loco is fairly small in comparison to most North American 2-10-2s. 

[PiperguyUMD]

But couldn't you buy two Bachmann 2-10-2's for that price?

True, but I think it might suffer from the same issue in that once I lob off the back end to make it a 2-10-0, the motor would hang out of the cab. Also, the valve gear on the micro ace is closer to what I’m going for. I could just print new cylinders and graph them on.

[PiperguyUMD]

My concern is with driver diameter.  I suspect the driver diameter on that MicroAce loco is fairly small in comparison to most North American 2-10-2s.

Oh I forgot about that too! Is this a Japanese narrow gauge prototype? So they might actually be 1:150 vs 1:160 like the C55 Pacifics. If that’s the case the would they be larger? 61” would be fine with me.

[Chris333]

Here is the Bachmann frame:
https://estore.bachmanntrains.com/index.php?main_page=popup_image&pID=5587&zenid=pa4n0hdh1fp2pav01m467gj7b3

[peteski]

Oh I forgot about that too! Is this a Japanese narrow gauge prototype? So they might actually be 1:150 vs 1:160 like the C55 Pacifics. If that’s the case the would they be larger? 61” would be fine with me.

Yes, most Japanese prototype models made by Japanese companies are of Japanese narrow gauge (while running on N gauge track), so they are 1:150.  I believe the only exception are models of Shinkansen trains. Those run on standard gauge track, and are modeled in 1:160 (while still running on N gauge track).

[ncbqguy]

Kato did the C62 4-6-4 in 1:160 instead of 1:160. I don’t know what the retooled D51 and other recent JNR Kato steam that followed it were proportioned at.  1:150 is closer to accurate for the Japanese track gauge.  Micro-Ace, Tomix, and Kawai are 1:150 for steam, diesel and electric.  Bullet trains running on 4’-8 1/2” track are 1:160.
Charlie Vlk

[christoph]

I bought this engine back in 2005 when it was new,  but at less than 100 USD  ( 89 EUR ).   My plan was to convert it to MTL couplers and run it as a "fake model" with american cars, but no reletter it.  Just because I like tank engines 
IIRC it did not run very well,  but I have not run it since a long time.