Hope I got the right place, but I need some help

[844fan]

Hello,

I recently found a model engine I think is a freelance toy locomotive, but I kinda like the charm and wanted to know if anyone can tell me where to find the engine for purchase?

 

If this is in the wrong place please help me put it in the right place.

[phil_sutters]

Having put this image into Google Lens - it appears to be an old Trix 3-Rail model. There seem to be other similar models about. To use Google Lens - copy your image, go to Google images and click on the 'Lens' icon/button at top right - and paste your image into the box.

Edited November 12, 2023 by phil_sutters

[Il Grifone]

She appears to be one of these:

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185501998187?hash=item2b30c7dc6b:g:5U4AAOSwQ4xi0az1&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA0HYJQij80eG2YZszBJ8jDnQGm60i6ZZjpO8bgCY9nNbMFbk5L%2FUOiIKULDKwOnJcVld5jRfJX25NRsl8kAHiPQ30MKy%2BCS7FT7IjsEIlaug7AFLHH%2FaUJm4FRrkq6AhigV288hvwIXFYaDZyzt3L1QWZ%2F8zo90qQypfIOJIidgFJZj6VlitTtPhhur%2BA%2FZZ7t0FdqV9gX8FcDrlaYJer8Q68QzcUJCl34M%2F9NSaF5d%2Bm4982Ws2QXc9jchAUpVq%2BzhyTxohOTC8hGF3fD%2FkXLfs%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR67_kfX3Yg

 

It appears someone has committed some unspeakable sin to the chimney and the price and carriage don't seem to be to H0 scale either!

[844fan]

11 hours ago, phil_sutters said:

Having put this image into Google Lens - it appears to be an old Trix 3-Rail model. There seem to be other similar models about. To use Google Lens - copy your image go to Google images and click on the 'Lens' icon/button at top right - and paste your image into the box.

Thanks, I usually use Yandex but it has a lot of issues with asking to do Captcha. Now I know the name of Google's equivalent will try there.

2 hours ago, Il Grifone said:

She appears to be one of these:

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185501998187?hash=item2b30c7dc6b:g:5U4AAOSwQ4xi0az1&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA0HYJQij80eG2YZszBJ8jDnQGm60i6ZZjpO8bgCY9nNbMFbk5L%2FUOiIKULDKwOnJcVld5jRfJX25NRsl8kAHiPQ30MKy%2BCS7FT7IjsEIlaug7AFLHH%2FaUJm4FRrkq6AhigV288hvwIXFYaDZyzt3L1QWZ%2F8zo90qQypfIOJIidgFJZj6VlitTtPhhur%2BA%2FZZ7t0FdqV9gX8FcDrlaYJer8Q68QzcUJCl34M%2F9NSaF5d%2Bm4982Ws2QXc9jchAUpVq%2BzhyTxohOTC8hGF3fD%2FkXLfs%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR67_kfX3Yg

 

It appears someone has committed some unspeakable sin to the chimney and the price and carriage don't seem to be to H0 scale either!

Good lord, if they were going for a Geisle (hope I spelled that right but if not Special Funnel from RWS or Edward Thomas of the Talyllyn formerly*) they failed. That doesn't even look like a balloon style spark arrester. But gives me a clear view of her side I can use that to make a industrial loco design. Will have to translate the German, like many languages I only know a few words and I don't think "quickly" and "Attention" will help.

 

* Speaking of Edward Thomas I just looked up a photo of him wearing a face for the Peter Sam events why in the name of Awdry does he look like Nicholas Cage?! That is freaky.

[Il Grifone]

There's always Google translate.

 

I don't think it's supposed to be a Giesl ejector as these are flat sided, but it's not a lot like a spark arrestor either. Hopefully the original chimney is still underneath!

It's not my problem though. Even allowing for the much reduced carriage to Italy (21.99€), She's too expensive for me.

The family says I have too many trains already, but I don't understand what they mean. I would have thought too many trains is an impossibility!

I see what you mean about Peter Sam!

Edited November 12, 2023 by Il Grifone

[844fan]

9 hours ago, Il Grifone said:

There's always Google translate.

 

I don't think it's supposed to be a Giesl ejector as these are flat sided, but it's not a lot like a spark arrestor either. Hopefully the original chimney is still underneath!

It's not my problem though. Even allowing for the much reduced carriage to Italy, She's too expensive for me. The family says I have too many trains already, but I don't understand what they mean. I would have thought too many trains is an impossibility!

I see what you mean about Peter Sam!

Quite, I have the same problem. Too expensive to try at the moment and I rather not have a kit bash, if it is expensive for Italy then oh my I don't think I wanna know how much shipping is to the states. Still like I said I can use the images to help design a Custom build industrial tank engine for my own projects.

 

Yeah that is not Peter Sam, terrible looks like a cloth stretched over his Smoke box door and a bad Photoshop of Nicholas Cage was printed on.

[Il Grifone]

Ever helpful, eBay came up with this lot!

 

https://www.ebay.it/itm/394391722478?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20200818143230%26meid%3D51153e8e19584d30bd20bf5476730aa5%26pid%3D101224%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D5%26sd%3D185501998187%26itm%3D394391722478%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D4429486%26algv%3DDefaultOrganicWebV9BertRefreshRanker%26brand%3DMarkenlos&_trksid=p4429486.c101224.m-1

 

Trix wheels are very coarse of course.

 

Sorry for the torrents of Italian and German!

Edited November 12, 2023 by Il Grifone

[Nearholmer]

If you intend running it, be aware that it needs specialist track and controller, it isn’t compatible with most modern 00/H0 trains.

 

That bulging add-on chimney looks about right for the spark arrestor on a wood or bagasse fired loco, as used on a forestry railway or a sugar plantation railway, so not entirely implausible.

 

 

 

[Il Grifone]

She appears to be DC rather than AC (a diode rectifier fixes this anyway), but there is nothing that can be done for the wheels as the drive is to teeth cut into the enormous flanges.

Edited November 12, 2023 by Il Grifone