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Now this is the one that I have been waiting to post for a long LONG time!!
A while back I had mentioned that I wanted to take a Grandt Line On3, "18 Ton" saddle tank Porter kit and kitbash it into an On20 locomotive. The idea was based on a kitbash of the same concept, only my version is backdated.
This is what I hope would be the final outcome of this proposed modeling project. 90% of this is asthetic body shell modifications. I think the most difficult part will be re-gauging the On3 kit to On20. (HOn3 gauge, for you fellow model railroaders out there) First, the frame will remain unaltered. I will use the same axels as supplied with the kit, only I will be pushing the drive wheels closer together to narrow the gauge to On20. The wheels should be able to slip easily behind the frame and converting the loco to an "Outside Frame" arrangement. Then I'll use some cranks to put on the ends of the axels so that the drive rods and side rods have something to turn the wheels with.
That I believe is going to be the most difficult and tedious part of the build. However I still had to figure out how to motorize the thing, add working headlights, DCC/Sound, and hopefully a flickering firebox and working smoke unit. Anyway, I hope you all like her.
COMMENt If YOU FAVE PLEASE!!!
A while back I had mentioned that I wanted to take a Grandt Line On3, "18 Ton" saddle tank Porter kit and kitbash it into an On20 locomotive. The idea was based on a kitbash of the same concept, only my version is backdated.
This is what I hope would be the final outcome of this proposed modeling project. 90% of this is asthetic body shell modifications. I think the most difficult part will be re-gauging the On3 kit to On20. (HOn3 gauge, for you fellow model railroaders out there) First, the frame will remain unaltered. I will use the same axels as supplied with the kit, only I will be pushing the drive wheels closer together to narrow the gauge to On20. The wheels should be able to slip easily behind the frame and converting the loco to an "Outside Frame" arrangement. Then I'll use some cranks to put on the ends of the axels so that the drive rods and side rods have something to turn the wheels with.
That I believe is going to be the most difficult and tedious part of the build. However I still had to figure out how to motorize the thing, add working headlights, DCC/Sound, and hopefully a flickering firebox and working smoke unit. Anyway, I hope you all like her.
COMMENt If YOU FAVE PLEASE!!!
Category Designs / Miscellaneous
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Size 1280 x 1005px
File Size 164.4 kB
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