Is this the right frame for CLW PRR H10?

[Dennis Holler]

I think this frame looks promising, any thoughts from those who have the CLW version? I posted on the other forum but I know most of you frequent both... Besides, you can feel free to post some pictures of the CLW 2-8-0 and the Saginaw 2-8-0, 4-4-2, and 4-6-0...

Either way, let me know, did I get lucky or is it close but no cigar!

[bob turner]

You got lucky!

[Dennis Holler]

Thanks Bob!
I felt pretty good about it, but what are the odds?? I was looking at American Flyer junk and just happened to take a second glance and then started thinking, checking and comparing pictures... If nothing else, I thought I could use it.

[bob turner]

You found that in an American Flyer pile?

The giveaway, from here, is the steel sides with the brass spring sockets. Not sure about the cylinder saddle - I can look at one of mine.

[rrjjf]

Carey,

I recognize the tail beam casting...CLW H-10. Looks like a couple of the spring haners are missing from the third driver set

Joe

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I was looking at American Flyer junk......

I have got to start looking at AF junk more often now,

[Dennis Holler]

You know, some of the most unlikely and best deals come when you find stuff miss labeled or as a throw in on the side. Plus it helps that I'm not smart enough the limit myself to one interest in trains.....

[R.K. Maroon]

I have a built-up CLW H10 chassis that is part of a kit but no photo in my files. I will take one and post it but in the meantime here are a couple of pages from the instructions:





Note that the diagrams do not show a leaf spring assembly at all drivers. I don't recall if my chassis has them or not. More later.

Jim

[Dennis Holler]

Hi Jim, For some reason, those images are no workie for me. I think my email is in my profile if they won't load. yes, any in process pictures you can provide would be great. Not sure when I'll work on this , but if anything need to fine info on it!

[J. S. Bach]

Odd, my CLW H-10 does not have any spring hangers; I guess that the original builder did not care or was lazy thinking that they would be somewhat hidden. Note that I would never have noticed until they were mentioned here.

[bob turner]

What captures your coil springs?

I pick up both polarities from the tender - I never figured out how to install those driver tire pickups.

[ScaleCraft]

Hi Jim, For some reason, those images are no workie for me. I think my email is in my profile if they won't load. yes, any in process pictures you can provide would be great. Not sure when I'll work on this , but if anything need to fine info on it!

Images work great on XP.

[J. S. Bach]

What captures your coil springs?

Mine is not sprung.

I pick up both polarities from the tender - I never figured out how to install those driver tire pickups.

Mine picks up one side from the tender, the other from the loco.

I got mine (#7676) in a trade for a three-rail engineering sample MTH H-10; my friend is three-rail and I am two-rail. Mutual satisfaction on both sides.

[bob turner]

Yours may be Saginaw - cast bronze frame, cast iron drivers. Later CLW had plastic drivers.

The MTH looks accurate at this distance.

[bob turner]

At closer inspection, both look MTH. The black one is not CLW or Saginaw, for sure. Nice models, though!