DCC in older GS4 4-8-4?

[ryeguyisme]

Okay, you lucked out, the engine is a bachmann plus model which were really good, you just have to.isolate the motor for dcc, also the wheels for this model are plastic on the tender, you in order to get pickup you need metal wheels and pickup contacts

[richg]

Okay, you lucked out, the engine is a bachmann plus model which were really good, you just have to.isolate the motor for dcc, also the wheels for this model are plastic on the tender, you in order to get pickup you need metal wheels and pickup contacts

Possible solutions, depending on your mechanical and electrical experience.
Not sure if yours has four wheel or six wheel trucks.

http://www.nmra.org.au/Hints/Pickups/Pickups.html
http://www.westportterminal.de/tender080.html
http://www.55n3.org/cars/tender_wipers/
http://www.model-railroad-infoguy.com/Proto-pickup.html

Rich

[blvdbuzzard]

I like the easy way.  I was finding all sorts of ways but none as easy as the links posted.

I think I will start getting the stuff together to make this happen.  I all ready have the brass, and small parts.  I just need to get the money for a nice Tsunami steam sound decoder.

AAAHHHHH!!!  This is going to look and sound so good.  May take me a while but I will have fun doing it.  That is why I like modeling.  always learn something new.

I will add pictures as I work.  Might not be much every week, but I will update as I get things done.


Thanks.

Buzz.

[ryeguyisme]

I kitbashed a BLI mikado with a poorly running NJ/Custom brass drgw 4-8-2, and it took a bunch of trial and error and electronic isolation, but I managed to get it all together after a lot of work. where there's a will, theres a way. You might even learn something new along the way