N de M Mexican Baldwin Centipedes/Mopac Operations

[anonymous]

I am starting to paint up some Baldwin Centipedes in N de M . I have an article from trains May 1982 issue that talks about the the Mopac
operations with the N de M for the Aztec Eagle from Laredo to Mexico city. I find this very interesting.

The N de M intended to use these on all passenger operations. which started in 1945 for trains 7 and 8 geared to 90 mph.
The N de M just loved them from the get go. All total the bought 14 # 6400-6413 ran them up into mid 1970.

The models I am doing are in O scale done by Overland models, these were the Penny versions that I re detailed for N de M.
with porthole side windows. I have a little more metal work to do and then I will post photo’s.

The O scale models are 23″ long and weigh 6lbs 10 oz each with 2 Pittman 9000 series motors I have a pair. Yes they are impressive.
but do take a minimum 72″ radius to run.

Bill Basden

[anonymous]

More photo’s of the models. These are as detailed for the PRR. The N de M versions are subtle by different.

[Gregg Laiben]

Bill, can’t wait to see your work on redoing these PRR Baldwins.

BTW, nice article about you in OSR.

…gregg

[anonymous]

I finally have done some more work on the NdeM Baldwin centipedes. All the conversion metal work has been completed
from the PRR version to the NdeM versions. This one had the roof antenna and all had to be removed.

Basically it was new horns—- round side portholes—new marker and number boards changes.

The drive and motor work had already been done with new Pittman 9000 series motors, there are 2 motors per locomotive.
the model weighs 6 lbs 10 0z. in O scale you need the weight to pull 15- 20 car passenger car trains. This heavy of a model has
no ill effect on performance at all 2 motors at 18 volts draws 1/4 amps. with a heavy train 1/2 amp.

The radius required for these models is large.72– 84 inches

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