hartleymartin Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 I've acquired one of the Bachmann "Gas Mechanical" locomotives, with the intention of putting a body kit onto it and make it into a little tram locomotive. For the life of me, I cannot remember where I saw the body kit for it. Any ideas/suggestions? I remember there being a kit specifically for this chassis to turn it into a vertical-boiler loco. This is the thing I want to model (more or less): Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfsboy Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Backwoods Miniatures sell some very good conversions for this loco . Martin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mike Bellamy Posted August 14, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 14, 2013 I think the one you want might be from Smallbrook Studio http://www.smallbrookstudio.co.uk/#/products-new/4569521214/'Etna'-Vertical-boiler-locomotive/3771543 Tim Allsopp from the Trent Valley Group of the 7mm Narrow Gauge Assn has used this as the basis of a conversion - the Smallbrook kit is designed for a Hornby chassis Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjcampbell Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 Also check out http://www.chrisjward.co.uk/7mm-ng.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greengiant Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 I've acquired one of the Bachmann "Gas Mechanical" locomotives, with the intention of putting a body kit onto it and make it into a little tram locomotive. For the life of me, I cannot remember where I saw the body kit for it. Any ideas/suggestions? I remember there being a kit specifically for this chassis to turn it into a vertical-boiler loco. Backwood Miniatures do one, just scroll down the page. http://www.backwoodsminiatures.com/0n3kits.htm I built mine from the first batch of kits produced. Goes together really well, I have a build thread on NGRM of this loco. Martin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hartleymartin Posted August 16, 2013 Author Share Posted August 16, 2013 I'm not convinced by the layout of the Backwoods kit. I wouldn't have a locomotive where the driver's legs are potentially exposed to the workings of the motion. In my own mind these things always had the cylinders on the opposite side of the boiler to the crew, because that was where the firebox door would be. I would like to see a photo of the bare castings. I might use the kit as the basis for a kit-bash, saving me from having to scratch/scrounge so many components. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greengiant Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 I'm not convinced by the layout of the Backwoods kit. I wouldn't have a locomotive where the driver's legs are potentially exposed to the workings of the motion. In my own mind these things always had the cylinders on the opposite side of the boiler to the crew, because that was where the firebox door would be. I would like to see a photo of the bare castings. I might use the kit as the basis for a kit-bash, saving me from having to scratch/scrounge so many components. To be honest you don't have much option if you are starting with a gas mechanical chassis, the kit was always done as 'In the style of' rather than a truely prototypical model. This shows the castings that come in the box. Martin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hartleymartin Posted August 17, 2013 Author Share Posted August 17, 2013 Thanks - I reckon I'll get the kit anyway and use the components in a configuration that I like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRH_Dan_Hull Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Do you reckon you could put the cylinders on the other side of the boiler and cut off the ends of the "moving parts" so it looks like the moving parts are hidden in the space between the water tank and boiler and build your own coal bunker on the side the driver stands on? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hartleymartin Posted September 8, 2013 Author Share Posted September 8, 2013 My thoughts are to ditch the supplied water tanks, replace them with my own and put the motion into a more prototypical position. The fact that they are non-working dummies won't bother me all that much. I'll paint the counterbalances and the side-rods red and this will attract most the attention of viewers. I have to first stop finding the original diesel so "cute" so I can bring myself to ditch or hack the body! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRH_Dan_Hull Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Just knocked together mine. I have changed the arrangement a bit though. i have moved the cylinders to the opposite side of the boilder and the motion one can assume is hidden behind the water tank, this takes away the problem of obvious static dummy motion and the motion being next to the driver. I also moved the lubricator and regulator to be within easy reach of the driver and created a bunker on the drivers side of the boiler. To go with all this is a new pipe arrangment and i used some wire to create the pipes, next stage is to paint it but i thought I'd take some photos with a crew on the footplate to show how it all works out. Also i found it useful to remove the electrical circuit board on the chassis and hardwire a DCC chip to it, the boiler/tank part of the body sits much more happily on the chassis now because of it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted September 13, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 13, 2013 Can anyone please tell me where I can obtain the model Davenport locomotive or chassis? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRH_Dan_Hull Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Can anyone please tell me where I can obtain the model Davenport locomotive or chassis? I got mine on ebay, they still seem to come up on there now and then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Hilton Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Phil they are currently not in production by Bachmann but I presume/assume they will be made available again at some point as they seem to be a very popular model. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRH_Dan_Hull Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 i finished off the vertical boiler engine. not my best lining job but i'm otherwise pleased. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Traxson Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Nice model but, in reality it would be almost impossible to oil or inspect the motion with it hidden by the water tank. It would need an inspection/access hole through the front of the tank above the coupling to be practical. Still a nice looking loco though. Phil T. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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