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    You can buy some of the MFA Motors from Ian at www.components-shop.co.uk .
    I have just looked at the printed catalogue 2023 which is also on line to download, I believe.
    Page 64 has the geared motors from the 280 to the 850 range. The price which has probably gone up-- varies from ยฃ10.75 to ยฃ50.50 ๐Ÿ™ˆ๐Ÿ™„. Hope this is of some help.
    Steve. Ho, I was still up very very late last night reading the article on geared motors and drives by mathews model marine ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ™„.
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    I think Krick also has the Graupner line of motors. You can find Graupner motor specs on several sites so a comparison can be made.
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    Krick definitely picked up the Robbe molds and old stock. I am pretty sure that Graupner was purchased by one of their suppliers; The South Korean company SJ Incorporated.
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    I think I read somewhere that another firm took over the Graupner line. Iโ€™ll try to recall where. MFA Como Drill might be todayโ€™s best possible match or someone who sells Mabuchi motors.

    I doubt if he would do an update; too many other things going on. He wasnโ€™t the source for Graupner substitutes. Iโ€™m pretty sure I can come up with who is, assuming a substitute exists.
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    I wonder if he would do an update to his 2005 article?

    Here is another article:


    https://matthewsmodelmarine.wordpress.com/
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    This article was written in 2005, the links donโ€™t work now and if you highlight a specific motor and speed reduction it doesnโ€™t show up in Google.

    Graupner GR179550

    Graupner โ€œ1700โ€ Series



    Has anyone else tried finding any of these combinations? If so please let us know what is available in 2025.

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    Thanks for posting this Ron!!!!!!!!
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    FYI, the author is an engineer(who holds several U.S. Patents), historian,former author for SHIPS in SCALE, & museum quality builder.
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    Thanks for the info, it was so interesting and very well written. That chap certainly knows a great deal of information about motors and gearboxes. I think that I will have to print it out so I can keep a copy handy in my workshop- or very untidy shed, really ๐Ÿ˜‰, so that I can re-read it a few times ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘.
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    I found this interesting and thought someone else might too.


    https://matthewsmodelmarine.wordpress.com/writings/all-geared-up/



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