1950 Steam Locomotives by Nixon Model Co (Nimco)

Nixon Model Co (Nimco)

C-342

0-8-0

Nickel Plate Road (NKP)

S

1950

Conversion Kit

unpainted

American Flyer Conversion Instructions

This kit enabled the modeler to convert an A.C. Gilbert American Flyer locomotive to "scale". The kit contained replacement wheels/axles for tender, pilot, and trailing trucks as well as scale drivers and axles. The axles had "D"-shaped ends, and the zamac driver centers had "D"-shaped openings to match. This design assured proper quartering. The modeler had to remove the AF drivers, axles, and worm gear, then use the reverse procedure to install the scale versions (applied using the jaws of a vice to keep the drivers perpendicular to the axles).

Nixon Model Co (Nimco)

C-301

4-4-2

Reading (RDG)

S

1950

Conversion Kit

unpainted

American Flyer Conversion Instructions

Carey Williams' Facebook Posting (with comments)

This kit enabled the modeler to convert an A.C. Gilbert American Flyer locomotive to "scale". The kit contained replacement wheels/axles for tender, pilot, and trailing trucks as well as scale drivers and axles. The axles had "D"-shaped ends, and the zamac driver centers had "D"-shaped openings to match. This design assured proper quartering. The modeler had to remove the AF drivers, axles, and worm gear, then use the reverse procedure to install the scale versions (applied using the jaws of a vice to keep the drivers perpendicular to the axles).

Nixon Model Co (Nimco)

C-312

4-6-2

Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

K5

S

1950

Conversion Kit

unpainted

American Flyer Conversion Instructions

Bill Lane's Article About His Model

Leonard Williams Posted Photos

This was not a complete kit. It provided the necessary parts to convert an A.C. Gilbert 4-6-2 into one that ran correctly on (then-)NMRA track gauge. The kit contained replacement wheels/axles for tender, pilot, and trailing trucks as well as scale drivers and axles. The axles had "D"-shaped ends, and the zamac driver centers had "D"-shaped openings to match. This design assured proper quartering. The modeler had to remove the AF drivers, axles, and worm gear, then use the reverse procedure to install the scale versions (applied using the jaws of a vice to keep the drivers perpendicular to the axles).

Nixon Model Co (Nimco)

C-322

4-6-4

New York Central (NYC)

S

1950

Conversion Kit

unpainted

American Flyer Conversion Instructions

This kit enabled the modeler to convert an A.C. Gilbert American Flyer locomotive to "scale". The kit contained replacement wheels/axles for tender, pilot, and trailing trucks as well as scale drivers and axles. The axles had "D"-shaped ends, and the zamac driver centers had "D"-shaped openings to match. This design assured proper quartering. The modeler had to remove the AF drivers, axles, and worm gear, then use the reverse procedure to install the scale versions (applied using the jaws of a vice to keep the drivers perpendicular to the axles).

Nixon Model Co (Nimco)

C-332

4-8-4

Union Pacific (UP)

S

1950

Conversion Kit

unpainted

DC

scale

American Flyer Conversion Instructions

Recent Photos of the Conversion

This kit enabled the modeler to convert an A.C. Gilbert American Flyer locomotive to "scale". The kit contained replacement wheels/axles for tender, pilot, and trailing trucks as well as scale drivers and axles. The axles had "D"-shaped ends, and the zamac driver centers had "D"-shaped openings to match. This design assured proper quartering. The modeler had to remove the AF drivers, axles, and worm gear, then use the reverse procedure to install the scale versions (applied using the jaws of a vice to keep the drivers perpendicular to the axles).