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No, Kadee doesn't list a Bowser GG1. Actually, I didn't know they had made it when they took over the line. Bowser sold kits, and the RTR Penn Line GG1 had a very nice paint job that would have been hard to duplicate by home craftsmen. My GG1 has been handled quite a lot and still looks...

Thanks for the excellent info, Ray. Next trip to the hobby shop, I'll pick up these items. The Penn Line GG1, though a "shortie," was a fine loco for its time, and all metal, which you rarely see these days. It was nicely geared and out-pulled my buddy's 12-wheel drive Hobbytown E7. It was a...

That's a clever idea, to use the Kadee #5 spring as a cover. What kind of glue did you use to bond the two types of metal? Another problem I see is that the Penn Line center pin is extremely thin. A Kadee 5 would slop around on it pretty badly, I imagine. A custom washer could be made, though...

Thanks, Andrew, but I've already checked Kadee's conversion table. There are a few Penn Line models listed, but not the GG1. I'm not in HO, so this is just for display purposes. Maybe I'll get a pair of dummy couplers and Goo them into the old Penn Line horn-hook pockets. On the other hand, I...

Has anyone here ever installed Kadees on a Penn Line GG1? If so, which Kadee type did you use, and how did you go about it? Many thanx! DaveRS

Has anyone here ever installed Kadees on a Penn Line GG1? If so, which Kadee type did you use, and how did you go about it? Many thanx! DaveRS

Help! Does anyone know of a fairly simple transistor throttle circuit with a 4 or 5 amp capacity? I'm running an A-B-B-A lashup of S-Helper Service F7s. Under load they draw upwards to four amps, sometimes more. I can run them only a short distance on Dallee's Yardmaster throttle (2.5 amps)...