The wheel flanges are somewhat oversized, so these models will not run on Code-55 track. However, I'm told that at least some of them came with non-directional lights on both ends. Most of these are equipped with a single non-directional headlight The motor is an open-sided 3-poler with dual worm gears. Current is transferred to the motor through the metal chassis itself (IE, no wires). And yeah, the bloated handrails are kind of an eyesore as well.Īll wheels are geared and provide pickup (no traction tires). These are nice enough looking models, although the fact that the chassis is clearly visible through the cab windows isĪ bit of a distraction. The dearth of decent yard switchers back then, everyone seemed to have at least one. I've no idea why Minitrix chose such a goofy and obscure prototype to model, but given Spreads were published in model railoading magazines, you could always instantly tell whether theįeatured layout was N scale or not by the presence or absence of one of these little eye catchers. These little guys used to give new meaning to the word 'ubiquitous'. Introduced: circa 1970 (discontinued circa 1999) For now, check out the Mery page here.Minitrix (Germany) Fairbanks-Morse H-12-44 Minitrix (Germany) Fairbanks-Morse H-12-44 The kit is now complete and running, requiring more than 1400 machine and construction hours to complete the display. The machinist has the option to extract what information he can from the patent papers and fabricate the missing items. The model operates exactly the same as the only known existing full size engine, though it can be noted that several things shown on the original patent papers no longer exist on the original engine, and thus were left out of the model. There are no cams used with this design, but 2 eccentrics are used, one to operate the exhaust valves and the other to operate some of the ignition system. It utilizes both sides of the piston in seperate combustion chambers, thus acting as a two cylinder engine while only having one physical piston and cylinder. The extra two cycles, a “purge intake” and “purge exhaust”, were incorporated in the design to clear the combustion chambers of all spent gases before introducing the next air/fuel charges. This engine is a true 6 cycle using a 3:1 cam gear ratio.

Fairbanks morse scale model 11482