Old 21 a Customized Trackmaster Lexi

Football practice? Do you coach?

[Super]

Coach?.....I play of course!
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After 4 seasons of Flag my Grandson is now in a full pads, full contact league. I love watching the young fellows practice and they aren't easy on them. Practice is 5 days a week 2.5 hours each day and that will continue until the season is over at the end of October. It takes me way back to when I played...makes me feel good.

[Super]

Video is finally up in the first Post.

Lexi is completely revamped to run on Tomy or original Trackmaster rails. Her new chassis sports a middle wheel and Plarail Steamer wheels. Would you believe that the custom headlight is only a 1.5 volt? Pretty darn bright if you ask me. I had to use my new Multimeter to figure out where on the train was a place to connect 1.5volts because the Trackmaster II's use 2 AAA battery's. The oil & water Tender was customized using a Trackmaster flatbed and I think it looks much better than the stubby one that came with Lexi. Her chassis was also modified to run on Tomy and original Trackmaster rails however because the activation tab is now removed she doesn't work on the Plarail Transfer Stations of the Auto Switches. There is also one other problem and I assume because of the slightly bigger Plarail wheels, the bump on the roof of her cab bumps into any 3" riser's when passing underneath but she has no problem with the Subway Tunnels as you can see in the video.

Nice mods Super, I also love the very professional video with the desaturated video of the train/tracks, but retained colour for some of the scenery and other trains alongside the main track

I think if you added a 3D printer to produce custom parts you could do some exceptional mods

Very nice, Super! I’ll need some repeat viewings to take in all the details.

Did you replace the Trackmaster 2 wheels with Plarail/TM1?

[Super]

Definitely, yes

Another thing you could 3D print - replacement wheels

[Super]

My mind says that would be very difficult because of the axle hole.......right?

[ripley802]

Very nice Super. Glad to see those TMR trains are good for something after all.. lol.. I love the look of this one and the headlight. Makes me want to get a few customs done now. :-)

My mind says that would be very difficult because of the axle hole.......right?

Enlighten me, why do you think the axle hole would be a problem?