Belt drive for models?

[rodent279]

I know delrin chain can be used for transferring the drive to the wheels,  and between wheelsets on a bogie, but can a small belt drive be used, as found in small tape players?

[2E Sub Shed]

Use the words "Athearn" "Hi-Fi" "drive" in Google.

[Dave John]

Lone Star "treble o lectric"  

 

I tried converting some to N way back in the 70s and failed miserably. Some folk have played with mini axle hung motors and belt drive, so it is possible. 

 

Have a go, I can see the potential for it. 

 

 

 

 

 

[newbryford]

Roco Crocodile is another.

Spare belts (actually O-rings) are available, but fitting them is another thing.....

Edited September 14, 2022 by newbryford

[Nick Holliday]

Try Nigel Lawton

http://www.nigellawton009.com/DriveComponents.html

[Izzy]

I’ve built a 2mm class 15 with Nigel Lawton parts.
 

https://www.rmweb.co.uk/topic/147403-priory-road-north-east-essex-in-br-days/?do=findComment&comment=3682399
 

As good a performance as my Farish diesels. Allowing for belt replacement is I would say pretty essential. It needed a new one after 8 years. 
 

Bob

[Wheatley]

The Central London Area Group of the Scalefour Society has been using belt drives with axle-hung motors (!) for a while -  http://www.clag.org.uk/axle-hung.html - lots of pictures of how the Nigel Lawton bits (and some home-brewed ones) work in practice. 

 

The whole site is worth a look, there's some seriously impressive stuff on there - http://www.clag.org.uk/index.html