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Nn3 CLASS A, 16 TON, T-BOILER SHAY LOCOMOTIVE SHELL KIT.
THIS IS A MODEL KIT SHELL DESIGNED TO BE POWERED BY
THE SEARAILS’ POWERMAX! POWERED TRUCK (NOT INCLUDED)
IT REQUIRES ASSEMBLY AND PAINTING
THE
MICHIGAN-CALIFORNIA
LUMBER COMPANY
SHAY #2
IN Nn3 SCALE
E P H R A I M S H A Y ’ S S I D E W I N D E R W A S ,
UNQUESTIONABLY, THE MOST POPULAR OF THE
THREE MAJOR GEARED LOCOMOTIVES AMONG
LOGGERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. ABOUT 2000 WERE BUILT BETWEEN 1884 AND 1945, WHEN
THE LAST SHAY LEFT THE LIMA PLANT. THEY RANGED IN SIZE FROM TINY 10 TON TEAKETTLES TO
4-TRUCK BEHEMOTHS, OF 150 TONS, AND COULD BE ORDERED TO SUIT A WIDE VARIETY OF TRACK
GAUGES. ONLY A RELATIVELY SMALL NUMBER OF THESE UNIQUE MACHINES ARE LEFT TODAY. A
FEW ARE STILL RUNNING WHILE OTHERS, FORTUNATELY, ARE PRESERVED IN PARKS AND
MUSEUMS.
ONE OF THESE IS THE LIMA NO. 122 BUILT IN 1884 FOR THE RUMSEY LUMBER CO. OF BIG RAPIDS,
MICHIGAN. AFTER A SUCCESSION OF OWNERS, IT WAS ACQUIRED BY THE MICHIGAN-
CALIFORNIA LUMBER COMPANY IN 1917 AND, AS THEIR #2, SERVED AS THE YARD SWITCHER IN
CAMINO, CA UNTIL 1951 WHEN IT WAS RETIRED AND PUT ON DISPLAY THERE.
THROUGHOUT ITS LONG CAREER, VARIOUS REPAIRS AND CHANGES TOOK PLACE SO THAT THE
ENGINE’S FINAL APPEARANCE, AS MICH-CAL #2, DOES NOT LOOK MUCH LIKE THE “TYPICAL” SHAY.
IN FACT, IT IS QUITE UNIQUE IN THIS RESPECT. BOTH THE CAB AND THE TANKS ARE HOMEMADE
ADDITIONS ALONG WITH NUMEROUS OTHER ALTERATIONS TO ITS ORIGINAL FORM. WHEN
BUILT, #122 WAS A WOOD BURNER AND HAD 26 INCH WHEELS. MICH-CAL CONVERTED IT TO BURN
OIL AND SUBSTITUTED 24 INCH WHEELS. ORIGINALLY CLASSED AS A 13 TON LOCOMOTIVE, THESE
CHANGES AND ADDITIONS BROUGHT ITS WEIGHT UP TO 18 TONS. A FINE EXAMPLE OF THE
INGENUITY OF LOGGING ROAD MASTER MECHANINCS.
....information courtesy the Precision Scale Co.
THIS MANUAL IS PRIMARILY CONCERNED WITH THE ASSEMBLY OF TWO SPECIFIC SHAY
LOCOMOTIVES BUT ENOUGH PARTS ARE INCLUDED TO ALLOW CONSTRUCTION OF OTHER SHAYS
OF SIMILAR SIZE AND VINTAGE. MANY OF THE PARTS ON PROTOTYPICAL SHAYS WERE PRETTY
MUCH STANDARD ON MOST ENGINES.
SHAY DESIGNS VARIED DEPENDING ON THE
YEAR IT WAS BUILT, THE TYPE OF FUEL USED,
TONNAGE AND THE DESIRES OF THE CUSTOMER
AS TO CERTAIN FEATURES AND DETAILS.
H O W E V E R , T H E S H A Y ’ S G E N E R A L
C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S R E M A I N E D F A I R L Y
CONSTANT, AT ANY GIVEN TIME, THROUGHOUT
THE DIFFERENT PERIODS OF ITS DEVELOPMENT.
THE LIMA SHAY #122
THIS ASSEMBLY MANUAL
BUILT UP PHOTOS OF THE
MICH-CAL #2 ASSEMBLED KIT
MOST OF THE EARLY LOCOMOTIVES WERE SMALL - RANGING FROM 10 TO 17 TONS - AND NEARLY ALL
HAD “TEE” OR, MORE PROPERLY TERMED, BOOT BOILERS. IN LATER YEARS, THIS GAVE WAY TO THE
STRAIGHT BOILER AND THEWAGON TOP BOILER WITH RECTANGULAR FIREBOXES.
THE MOST COMMON FUEL WAS WOOD, ORIGINALLY,
BUT MANY ENGINES WERE CONVERTED TO COAL OR
OIL. MOST WOOD BURNING SHAYS CARRIED
DIAMOND STACKS WITH SOME TYPE OF SPARK
ARRESTOR, USUALLY A SCREEN AT THE TOP. COAL
AND OIL FIRED LOCOMOTIVES HAD TAPERED OR
“SHOTGUN” STACKS ALSO WITH WOME KIND OF
SPARK ARRESTING DEVICE AS A RULE.
AN INTERESTING FEATURE OF THE SHAY “CONCEPT’
IS THE FACT THAT ALMOST ANY SIZE, OR DESIGN OF
THE LOCOMOTIVE COULD BE ORDERED TO VARIETY
OF TRACK GAUGES WITHOUT ALTERING THE BASIC
DESIGN OF THE ENGINE. ONLY THE TRUCKS WERE
CHANGED, TO SUIT THE GAUGE, AND CYLINDERS
SLANTED AT WHATEVER ANGLE WAS REQUIRED TO
MATCH THE LOCATION OF THE CRANKSHAFT.
BUILT UP PHOTOS OF THE
CLASS A SHAY ASSEMBLED KIT
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STEP ASSEMBLY
FOLD
PARTS
INCLUDED 1
PAGE
BOILER
FRAME
PIPING
ASSEMBLY
HARDWARE
MC2
BUNKER
BOILER
FOOT
MC2 CAB
ROOF
CA
CAB FRONT
CA
CAB RIGHT
CAB
ROOF
FRONT
TRUCK
DETAIL
SET 1
ENGINE
POWER
TRUCK
LEFT
CA
CAB LEFT
BRASS
ROD
DETAIL
SET 2
POWER
TRUCK
FRAME
POWER
TRUCK
RIGHT
PHOTO-
ETCH
FRET
WHEEL
SET
(2)
DRAWBAR
(2)
CA
BUNKER
RUNNING
BOARDS/
BATTENS
MC2 OIL
BUNKER
MC2 STACK
PARTS
MC1
CA1
MC2
E1
MC2
MC3
CA
STEPS
MC0 MC4 MC5
WHISTLE
MC
STEPS
PILOT
STEPS
CAB
GRAB
IRONS
TENDER
GRAB
IRONS
PILOT
GRAB
IRONS
TENDER
BATTING
CA
LADDER
OPTIONAL
PILOT
BOARDS
NUMBER
PLATES BUILDER
PLATES
NOTE:
SOME PARTS
ON THE SPRUE
ARE NOT USED!
PHOTO-ETCH PART SPRUE
PILOT ASSEMBLY
FOLD
PILOT
PILOT
DECK
BOARDS
-REMOVE ANY FLASH FROM THE METAL PARTS AS REQUIRED.
-TEST FIT ALL PARTS BEFORE APPLYING GLUE. ESPECIALLY CHECK
THE FIT OF THE MICRO-TRAINS DRAWBAR (INCLUDED) AROUND
THE COUPLER PINS IN THE FRONT AND REAR BUMPERS.
-WE RECOMMEND BUILDING AND PAINTING THE SUB-ASSEMBLIES
AND THEN PAINTING BEFORE ATTACHING THE POWERMAX!
POWER AND THE FRONT TRUCK.
!
APPLY GLUE ON INSIDE
OF THE JOINT AREA
BETWEEN THE TENDER
AND THE FRAME TO
INCREASE THE STRENGTH
OF THE JOINT AREA
STEP 2
!
WE RECOMMEND
THAT YOU
ASSEMBLE THE
SUB-FRAME AND
PAINT IT BEFORE
ATTACHINGTO THE
POWERMAX! UNIT.
DRILL AND TAP THIS
HOLE FOR A 1-72 BOLT BY
DRIVING THE INCLUDED
1-72 HEX BOLT INTO THE
BOLSTER HOLE TO
TAP IT.
IT SHOULD THREAD
ITSELF INTO THE HOLE
STEP 1
Drill and Tap for
0-80
Machine
Screw
File Down Machine
Screw Head
for clearance over
motor.
Add Tiny Drop
of CA (Super Glue)
for Thread Lock.
0-80 x .25”
Brass Machine
Screw
PLEASE NOTE!!
MODIFYING YOUR
POWERMAX! IN
THIS WAY WILL
VOID YOUR
WARRANTY. THIS
STEP IS FOR
VISUAL AESTHETIC
ONLY. THE SHAY
WILL OPERATE
WITHOUT
PERFORMING THIS
MODIFICATION.
PREPARE THE POWERMAX POWER TRUCK
(THE POWERMAX! POWER TRUCK
IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE KIT)
THE CENTER PIVOT MOUNTING BRACKET IS
INCLUDED IN THE KIT WITH PERMISSION FROM
SEARAILS. IT WILL NEED TO BE PREPARED IN
THE STEPS SHOWN BELOW.
REMOVE THE
BOTTOM PLATE
FROM THE
POWERMAX!
MECHANISM
TAB PATTERN
FOR LEFT
SIDE OF TRUCK
TAB PATTERN
FOR DRIVER
SIDE OF TRUCK
ATTACH THE BUNKER
TO THE FRAME.
USE THE LOCATING PINS
ON THE FRAME AND THE
CORRESPONDING HOLES IN
THE TENDER.
ALLOW THE GLUE TO DRY
COMPLETELY BEFORE
REMOVING THE BRACING.
BRACING TO BE
REMOVED AFTER
GLUEING THE TENDER
ATTACH THE BOILER
TO THE FRAME
ASSEMBLE THE BOILER
BOILER
ASSEMBLY
FRAME
ASSEMBLY
BOILER
PIPING
BUNKER
FRAME
REMOVE
ANY FLASH
FROM THE
COUPLING
PIN AREAS
AND TEST-FIT
THE MTL
DRAWBAR
FOLOWING ARE SPECIFIC ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE
Nn3 MICHIGAN-CALIFORNIA LUMBER COMPANY SHAY #2
FOR ALTERNATE ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CLASS A SHAY
PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 5 2
PAGE

STEP 3
ATTACH THE BOILER
FOOT TO THE BOLIER
BOILER
FOOT
ASSEMBLE
THE ENGINE
(OPTIONAL)
AND
ATTACH IT TO
THE PIPING
FORM THE
ENGINE FENDER
PART MC1
AND SET IN PLACE
!
DO NOT GLUE IN PLACE UNTIL
THE CAB IS ASSEMBLED AND
TEST FIT
ASSEMBLE THE CAB
USE CA TYPE SUPER GLUE
TO ATTACH THE PHOTO-ETCH
PARTS TO THE CAST
METAL ROOF.
WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU ADD
THE PHOTO-ETCH DETAILS PRIOR
TO PAINTING TO ENSURE A
GOOD BOND BETWEEN
THE BRASS DETAILPARTS
AND THE PEWTER
CASTINGS
USE THESE ILLUSTRATIONS
AND THE INCLUDED PHOTOS
FOR REFERENCE
SEE DETAILS
ON PILOT ASSEMBLIES
FOLD THE PHOTO-ETCH
CAB ALONG THESE
LINES.
FOLD HERE
ROOF
BRACES
GRAB
IRONS
ASSEMBLE THE CAB - CONTINUED
PHOTO-ETCH
CAB
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E1
E1
MC1
AS ORIGINALLY BUILT, THE MICHIGAN-CALIFORNIA #2 WAS USED AS A ROAD
LOCOMOTIVE, HAULING LOGS OUT OF THE WOODS TO THE MILL. LATER IT WOULD BE
RELEGATED TO YARD DUTY. THESE LITTLE “COFFEE GRINDERS” GOT THE LOGS OUT OF
THE WOODS OVER UNBELIEVABLE TRACK AND UNDER CONDITIONS IMPOSSIBLE FOR
OTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORT.
ATTACH THE CAB REAR
FIRST TO USE FOR THE
ALIGNMENT OF THE CAB
FRONT AND SIDES.
ASSEMBLE THE
FRONT TRUCK
THE FRONT TRUCK
IS A 3D PRINTED
PART THAT HAS
BEEN PRE-CLEANED.
PRIME AND PAINT
AND THEN INSERT
THE METAL WHEELS.
THE MATERIAL IS
RESILIENT ENOUGH
TO ALLOW CAREFUL
INSERTION OF THE
WHEELS.
1-72
HEX BOLT
1-72
WASHER
0-80 BRASS NUT
LEAVE A “LOOSE” FIT TO
ALLOW THE POWERMAX
MECHANISM TO ROTATE.
ADD A TINY DROP OF
WHITE GLUE TO THE
0-80 SCREW TO ACT AS A
THREAD LOCK. THIS WILL
ALLOW THE TRUCK
MECHANISM TO BE
REMOVED IF NECESSARY
AND ALSO PREVENT
THE NUT BECOMING
LOOSE.
ATTACH THE
POWERMAX
POWER TRUCK
0-80 BRASS
WASHER
APPLY GREASE
LUBRICANT
0-80 BRASS
WASHER
APPLY GREASE
LUBRICANT
ADD THE DETAILS
OIL
TANK
MC2
SMOKE
STACK
HEADLIGHT
ASSEMBLY
FOLD ALONG
THESE LINES
WATER
PUMP
WHISTLE
NUMBER AND
BUILDER PLATES
ATTACH CAB
(GLUE IS
OPTIONAL)
DETAILS CAN BE ADDED USING THE
SUPPLIED BRASS ROD.
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PAGE
NO. 2 WAS THE SWITCH ENGINE IN THE YARDS AT CAMINO, WITH TOM JINKERSON AS
ENGINEER FROM ABOUT 1906 UNTIL THE NARROW GAUGE WAS ABANDONED IN 1951.
SINCE THEN, IT HAS RESTED ON A SHORT DISPLAY TRACK IN CAMINO. IT IS POSSIBLY
THE OLDEST SHAY IN EXISTENCE. ...from “Pino Grande” by R.S. Polkinghorn
THIS TWO TRUCK SHAY SHELL KIT IS
DESIGNED TO BE POWERED BY THE SEARAILS’
POWERMAX! POWER TRUCK. IT IS A N SCALE
MODEL DESIGNED TO RUNON Z SCALE TRACK.
P L E A S E F O L L O W T H E O P E R A T I N G
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE POWERMAX! FOR
OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE.

!
APPLY GLUE ON INSIDE
OF THE JOINT AREA
BETWEEN THE TENDER
AND THE FRAME TO
INCREASE THE STRENGTH
OF THE JOINT AREA
STEP 2
!
WE RECOMMEND
THAT YOU
ASSEMBLE THE
SUB-FRAME AND
PAINT IT BEFORE
ATTACHINGTO THE
POWERMAX! UNIT.
DRILL AND TAP THIS
HOLE FOR A 1-72 BOLT.
DRIVE THE INCLUDED
1-72 HEX BOLT INTO THE
BOLSTER HOLE TO
TAP IT.
IT SHOULD THREAD
ITSELF INTO THE HOLE
STEP 1
Drill and Tap for
0-80
Machine
Screw
File Down Machine
Screw Head
for clearance over
motor.
Add Tiny Drop
of CA (Super Glue)
for Thread Lock.
0-80 x .25”
Brass Machine
Screw
PLEASE NOTE!!
MODIFYING YOUR
POWERMAX! IN
THIS WAY WILL
VOID YOUR
WARRANTY. THIS
STEP IS FOR
VISUAL AESTHETIC
ONLY. THE SHAY
WILL OPERATE
WITHOUT
PERFORMING THIS
MODIFICATION.
PREPARE THE POWERMAX POWER TRUCK
(THE POWERMAX! POWER TRUCK
IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE KIT)
THE CENTER PIVOT MOUNTING BRACKET IS
INCLUDED IN THE KIT WITH PERMISSION FROM
SEARAILS. IT WILL NEED TO BE PREPARED IN
THE STEPS SHOWN BELOW.
REMOVE THE
BOTTOM PLATE
FROM THE
POWERMAX!
MECHANISM
TAB PATTERN
FOR LEFT
SIDE OF TRUCK
TAB PATTERN
FOR DRIVER
SIDE OF TRUCK
ATTACH THE BUNKER
TO THE FRAME.
USE THE LOCATING PINS
ON THE FRAME AND THE
CORRESPONDING HOLES IN
THE TENDER.
ALLOW THE GLUE TO DRY
COMPLETELY BEFORE
REMOVING THE BRACING.
BRACING TO BE
REMOVED AFTER
GLUEING THE TENDER
ATTACH THE BOILER
TO THE FRAME
ASSEMBLE THE BOILER
BOILER
ASSEMBLY
FRAME
ASSEMBLY
BOILER
PIPING
BUNKER
FRAME
REMOVE
ANY FLASH
FROM THE
COUPLING
PIN AREAS
AND TEST-FIT
THE MTL
DRAWBAR
FOLOWING ARE ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS FOR A
Nn3 CLASS A, 16 TON SHAY LOCOMOTIVE 5
PAGE
STEP 3
WE PAINTED THE COMPLETED MAIN
ASSEMBLY AND THE COMPLETED
CAB ASSEMBLY AT THIS POINT.
WE USED A SPRAY ON PRIMER FOR
METAL FROM TAMIYA AND THEN
PAINTED THE MODEL WITH
TESTORS FLAT BLACK SPRAY.
STEP 4
ATTACH THE BOILER
FOOT TO THE BOLIER
BOILER
FOOT
ASSEMBLE THE ENGINE
(OPTIONAL)
AND ATTACH IT TO
THE PIPING
FORM THE
ENGINE FENDER
PART CA1
AND SET IN PLACE
!
DO NOT GLUE IN PLACE UNTIL
THE CAB IS ASSEMBLED AND
TEST FIT
ASSEMBLE THE CAB
PHOTO-ETCH
GRAB IRON
(SEE PE SHEET
FOR PART)
WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU ADD
THE PHOTO-ETCH DETAILS PRIOR
TO PAINTING TO ENSURE A
GOOD BOND BETWEEN
THE BRASS DETAILPARTS
AND THE PEWTER
CASTINGS
USE THESE ILLUSTRATIONS
AND THE INCLUDED PHOTOS
FOR REFERENCE
ASSEMBLE THE
FRONT TRUCK
THE FRONT TRUCK
IS A 3D PRINTED
PART THAT HAS
BEEN PRE-CLEANED.
PRIME AND PAINT
AND THEN INSERT
THE METAL WHEELS.
THE MATERIAL IS
RESILIENT ENOUGH
TO ALLOW CAREFUL
INSERTION OF THE
WHEELS. 1-72
HEX BOLT
1-72
WASHER
SEE DETAILS
ON STEP ASSEMBLIES
6
PAGE
E1
E1
CA1
WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU ADD THE PHOTO-ETCH DETAILS PRIOR TO PAINTING
TO ENSURE A GOOD BOND BETWEEN THE BRASS DETAILPARTS AND THE PEWTER
CASTINGS

WE PAINTED THE COMPLETED MAIN
ASSEMBLY AND THE COMPLETED
CAB ASSEMBLY AT THIS POINT.
WE USED A SPRAY ON PRIMER FOR
METAL FROM TAMIYA AND THEN
PAINTED THE MODEL WITH
TESTORS FLAT BLACK SPRAY.
ASSEMBLE THE
FRONT TRUCK
THE FRONT TRUCK
IS A 3D PRINTED
PART THAT HAS
BEEN PRE-CLEANED.
PRIME AND PAINT
AND THEN INSERT
THE METAL WHEELS.
THE MATERIAL IS
RESILIENT ENOUGH
TO ALLOW CAREFUL
INSERTION OF THE
WHEELS.
1-72
HEX BOLT
1-72
WASHER
0-80 BRASS NUT
LEAVE A “LOOSE” FIT TO
ALLOW THE POWERMAX
MECHANISM TO ROTATE.
ADD A TINY DROP OF
WHITE GLUE TO THE
0-80 SCREW TO ACT AS A
THREAD LOCK. THIS WILL
ALLOW THE TRUCK
MECHANISM TO BE
REMOVED IF NECESSARY
AND ALSO PREVENT
THE NUT BECOMING
LOOSE.
ATTACH THE
POWERMAX
POWER TRUCK
0-80 BRASS
WASHER
APPLY GREASE
LUBRICANT
0-80 BRASS
WASHER
APPLY GREASE
LUBRICANT
ADD THE DETAILS
SMOKE
STACK
OPTION
ATTACH CAB
(GLUE IS
OPTIONAL)
WATER
PUMP
NUMBER AND
BUILDER PLATES
DETAILS CAN BE ADDED USING THE
SUPPLIED BRASS ROD.
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