Restoring
my
All
Nation
F3
&
F7
Locomotives,
in
all
cases
these
engine
kits
did
not
come
with
fuel
tanks.
What
served
was
the
outside
tank
sides
cast
into
the
engine
body.
The
result
was
a
wide
open
space
underneath
the
engine.
Depending
on
the
type
of
power
purchased
with
the
engine
kit
from
All
Nation,
one
could
have
had
a
single
truck
power
or
dual
truck
powered
and
a
tank
would
fit
nicely
with
a
tower
drive.
Some
guys
may
have
even
re-motored
the
power
in
later
years
or
configure
a
drive
shaft
from
one
truck
to
the
other
in
which
case
a
tank
might
have
conflicted
with
the
model's
operation.
Almost
all
my
CGW
engines
are
going
to
get
a
fuel
tank
very
soon.
This
kit
for
sale
is
for
the
F3
or
F7
un-powered
A
&
B
Units.
I
have
found
working
with
these
models
over
the
years
there
are
slight
variances
which
is
particularly
evident
more
so
with
the
F
A
Units
where
upon
examining
for
example
the
power
truck
platforms,
a
little
sanding
along
the
edges
would
have
been
done
on
the
Bakelite
or
widening
of
the
screw
holes.
I
have
taken
inside
measurement
samples
between
the
tank
aprons
across
all
my
engines
and
in
my
case
the
B
units
always
come
in
at
approximately
42
mm
wide.
My
A
units
measure
any
where
from
41
mm
down
to
40
mm
wide.
Consequently,
if
this
kit
is
used
on
an
A
unit
that
is
less
than
42
mm,
some
sanding
equally
of
both
sides
should
be
done
slowly
and
carefully
so
the
tank
fits
snugly
into
place.
The
platform
the
tank
mounts
to
should
not
require
sanding
as
it
sits
higher
up
inside
the
body
without
any
constraint.
The
main
tank
pictured
here
is
empty
of
material
because
I
have
in
mind
to
use
the
space
in
the
B
units
for
sound,
speakers
and
potentially
Power
On
Board
batteries.
Rather
than
simply
gluing
the
tank
in
place
and
nothing
says
you
can't
do
that,
this
kit
comes
with
a
floor
to
mount
the
tank
to
the
floor
with
6
4-40
3/8"
screws
which
then
the
floor
mounts
to
the
power
truck
platforms
that
also
comes
with
this
kit
to
replace
the
original
Bakelite
platforms.
The
holes
on
the
ends
of
the
floor
may
or
may
not
match
up
with
your
particular
power
truck
platforms
if
you
stay
with
the
original
platforms.
In
order
to
put
this
kit
together,
you
will
need
a
#43
tap
drill
bit
and
a
4-40
tap.
This
kit
comes
with
a
total
of
18
4-40
brass
flathead
countersunk
screws.
Some
very
minor
clean
up
of
fine
threads
from
the
printer
maybe
required.
The
depth
of
the
pilot
holes
on
the
tank
are
approximately
5.5
mm
deep.
The
space
between
the
tanks
may
need
to
be
filed
smooth
of
some
material
removed
to
level
with
the
split
in
the
casting
using
your
discretion.
Printed
with
100%
Infill
PETG
filament
sold
as
is
straight
off
the
Prusa
Printer
built
plate,
all
sales
final
no
returns.
Made
In
The
USA.
