Anyone have any examples of Narrow Gauge Diesels-maybe those you’ve up-sized to mate with 1:22.5 or 1:24 scale stock?
Prototype ones or make believe?
I saw this one the other day, lucky to find it again! Several places in fact.
I thought it looked pretty neat.
http://www.finescalerr.com/smf/index.php?topic=1112.45
http://www.mylargescale.com/Community/Forums/tabid/56/aft/118786/Default.aspx
What ever I do the video will not embed although it does preview. It’s like MLS all over again!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJvAk3onISY
Andrew
whatever suits the builder…I remember a RS-3 that someone had up-sized the cab that looked nice from years back.
opened links-WOW Ray-that is SHARP!
LGB made some 1/22.5 diesels.
2063 and 20635 D&RGW #50.
2055 and 20554 WP&Y diesels (not 100% sure they’re 1/22.5 but assuming they are).
Cale Nelson said:
Anyone have any examples of Narrow Gauge Diesels-maybe those you’ve up-sized to mate with 1:22.5 or 1:24 scale stock?
The only actual narrow gauge diesel I know of is the SP ‘Little Giant’. RYM has an On3 model http://www.richyodermodels.com/rym_owens_bd.htm and Rich has indicated he might make an Fn3 version (1:20.3) some day.
Cale Nelson said:
whatever suits the builder…I remember a RS-3 that someone had up-sized the cab that looked nice from years back.
opened links-WOW Ray-that is SHARP!
That was Ray D
Yes Ralph, it is and I guess many run it with standard gauge - sometimes in error, others with nonchalance.
None on this standard gauge railroad.
Garratt Steam said:
What ever I do the video will not embed although it does preview. It’s like MLS all over again!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJvAk3onISY
Andrew
[youtube]http://youtu.be/bJvAk3onISY[/youtube]
[ youtube ] http://youtu.be/bJvAk3onISY [ /youtube* ]
just remove the spaces and the *
I’ve got an LGB #50 that is my best runner, a few Macks as well, but think I’d like a complimenting diesel for the line…either ‘real’ or ‘fantasy’
and should have mentioned I’m not above an “Americanized” (UK, etc outline) diesel that could pass the 10ft test
When I rode on the Georgetown Loop, I saw that they had a couple narrow gauge diesels parked up at the top. Really cute looking little things that sort of resembled RS models.
They were not the narrow gauge diesels shown on the current web site that arrived in 2005 and 2010 because I saw them in the late 90s.
These are what I believe I saw. I remember they were painted the same and very bright. But if you look at pics of the “loop” you can see some other narrow gauge diesels.
Thanks Steve, so you must just put in the YouTube page URL rather than the actual embed code. I’ve done it before but all the nitty gritty eludes me at times.
You may want to go the other way too and scale down. The Bachmann 1:20.3 GE 45 ton center cab is a huge looking beast even in a 1:20.3 logging setting. It was a standard gauge prototype on narrow gauge trucks. I have 2 stashed but not yet under the knife! The modified examples are inspiring.
http://www.mylargescale.com/Community/Forums/tabid/56/aft/131130/Default.aspx
http://tuscarorarailroad.blogspot.com.au/2014_01_01_archive.html
Andrew
Nothing available yet in these scales, and likely not for a very long time if ever…but there were two Army narrow gauge diesels tested on the D&RGW narrow gauge lines.
4700N
3000
Some brief info can be found here:
At one point I had 4 Bachmann 45er’s every color scheme avail…(still have 3 complete blocks though)
after looking at these examples above (MANY Thanks for all the links and photos) I’m thinking I may want something more diminutive…closer to the LGB #50 I have on hand…and less like the LGB WP&Y Behemoth.
I’m not at the point in life (5 kids-eldest is only 10…baby is 2) that I can devote much time to a scratch-build, maybe a little kit-bashing though.
thanks again! Off to rummage through the LGB offerings (I guess)
ETA: The upcoming layout will have some “little” switches which I realized will further the need for a little loco…The Bachmann Davenport is nice, and a consideration…looking for further…
Cale, Do you still have the Toby plans?
Ralph Berg said:
The Yukon & White Pass is narrow gauge.
Ralph
http://www.wpyr.com/
Yes, I don’t know what I was thinking off! My favorite, the East Broad Top has M-7, a GE 50-ton center cab, plus M-4 and M-6, a pair of little Plymouth 0-4-0s.
http://www.ebtrr.com/equip/diesel.html
Accucraft produced a very finely detailed and excellent running center cab, based on a Hawaiian prototype. Correct scale for 3 foot. In correct colors too.
Jonathan