Then definitely not "Hi-F."? However, the earlier Athearn metal RDC's did have gear drive.? Vertical motor on the front truck.? But I think we are spinning off on a topic more suited to the VintageHO group.
Charles E "Chuck" Kinzer
On Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 11:31:20 AM PST, Rich Gajnak via groups.io <rustytraque@...> wrote:
On Thu, Feb 13, 2025 at 11:09 AM, JGG KahnSr wrote:
The High-F drive was an attempt to cut costs to bring more budget-conscious people into the scale; it was not a success, and?
they soon returned to a decent geared drive.
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Well, not quite, more of a hybrid.? See attached...
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Athearn used the rubber band drive for years.? Their RDC's and Hustlers never had gear drive.? My first Athearn set had rubber band drive.
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BTW: Flyer HO also used Mantua streamline passenger cars and used a modified Mantua General set for the HO Frontiersman set.
