I'm seeking some advice/opinions on what to power my JLTRT 50 kit with.
Looking round I've narrowed the choice down to:
1) JLTRT new "diesel power unit", made by Slaters, its a motor/gearbox powered by a Mashima 1833, driving a delrin chain, 14:1 reduction.
2) ABC Gears diesel gearbox, much as above, again 14:1 reduction.
3) ABC Gears RTR diesel motor bogie, Slaters wheels, shaft drive to the outer two axles, plunder pick-ups.
Now I like the idea of the RTR bogie, although expensive it comes ready built/set up but I'm not sure if theres room to fit things like the brake gear/shoes that sit behind the bogie frames if I go with this. Certainly some of the molded suspension spring detail on the bogie inner frame is lost this way. Also because the motor is mounted laying down (rather than upright as in most gearbox arrangements) it would need a fair amount hacking out of the chassis molding to allow the bogie to swing. I'd worry that this would weaken the chassis. On the plus side there's no Delrin chain to worry about.
The motor/gearbox options have the benefit of being cheaper (2 for the price of one RTR bogie) but I'm not sure how good the Delrin chain drives are?
So, what do others use for their JLTRT kits? Any thoughts in general?
Please forgive the newbie asking silly questions this early.
Anthony
Looking round I've narrowed the choice down to:
1) JLTRT new "diesel power unit", made by Slaters, its a motor/gearbox powered by a Mashima 1833, driving a delrin chain, 14:1 reduction.
2) ABC Gears diesel gearbox, much as above, again 14:1 reduction.
3) ABC Gears RTR diesel motor bogie, Slaters wheels, shaft drive to the outer two axles, plunder pick-ups.
Now I like the idea of the RTR bogie, although expensive it comes ready built/set up but I'm not sure if theres room to fit things like the brake gear/shoes that sit behind the bogie frames if I go with this. Certainly some of the molded suspension spring detail on the bogie inner frame is lost this way. Also because the motor is mounted laying down (rather than upright as in most gearbox arrangements) it would need a fair amount hacking out of the chassis molding to allow the bogie to swing. I'd worry that this would weaken the chassis. On the plus side there's no Delrin chain to worry about.
The motor/gearbox options have the benefit of being cheaper (2 for the price of one RTR bogie) but I'm not sure how good the Delrin chain drives are?
So, what do others use for their JLTRT kits? Any thoughts in general?
Please forgive the newbie asking silly questions this early.
Anthony