RMweb Premium Alex Duckworth Posted April 5, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 5, 2013 I had a spare Kato Portram chassis left after an attempt at rewheeling and regaugeing its twin didn't end well, so I decided to build a small loco in 009 to use it. This is what I came up with. I fitted a small DCC chip as I wanted it to have a working headlight, I plan to build a small adit type working diorama for it, paired with the Narrow Planet Baguley that I have yet to build, and a few wagons. Alex. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
90733 Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 I really do like that! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexHB735 Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 How did you build this, I'm looking at getting a Portram for the chassis and was thinking of a tractor based loco similar to this Alex Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Alex Duckworth Posted October 18, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted October 18, 2014 It is basically a 0.8mm perspex box, balanced on a Portram chassis and topped with a 3D printed tractor (bought from Finney & Smith). An article about the build can be found in Narrow Gauge and Industrial Railway Modelling Review No 95, obtainable from Greystar Publications. I have since made a Portram powered skip loco to keep it company. Alex Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexHB735 Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Hello again, would you be able to tell me where you got the couplings/bufferbeams from? Alex Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Alex Duckworth Posted December 1, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted December 1, 2014 Hello again, would you be able to tell me where you got the couplings/bufferbeams from? Alex Hi Alex, they were made from Perspex, a single block rounded on a sanding wheel and the slots then were then milled out. I've seen similar ones made from sandwiching styrene sheet - long then short pieces filed into the curved shape. Alex. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldwin30762 Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Cor a Hudson Go-Go could be on the cards with something like this;- Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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