Father Dougal Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Hello there, I have just acquired a cheap Lima shunter from a popular auction site. I plan to detail and remotor as an industrial shunter to serve Father Jack's Brewery on my Crilly street layout. Has anyone tried to remotor this model before? If so, what motor did you use? Also, any idea what prototype the Lima model matches, or close too? Dougal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSB Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 I had one of those given to me once and passed it on to someone else. It is rather overscale for 0 - more like a metre gauge loco in 1. I don't think it's based on a British prototype. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Dougal Posted January 6, 2014 Author Share Posted January 6, 2014 Ok, industrial loco it is! http://www.hondawanderer.com/Industrial_Diesels.htm Has some nice images of various prototypes, I'm sure I can find one close enough. Dougal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RedgateModels Posted January 6, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 6, 2014 It's a continental design with a much heightened cab. There was a thread on it a while back and some pics on t'internet of the real thing. Nowt wrong with the motor, my O Sentinel is powered by one Edit Found the link to the prototype http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DB_Class_K%C3%B6f_III Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatB Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Pack in loads of lead and it'll run like a champ (for a while ). Thirty plus years ago I had a freelance (Ruston 48DSish) model built on the Class 33 motor bogie which, I believe, is basically the same mech. The body was, to all intents and purposes, a shaped lead block with a plastikard skin. It was a lovely slow runner and surprisingly powerful. However, it had no axle bearings, just holes in the plastic frame, so the axles eventually ate their way up into the chassis and messed up the gear mesh. If you can just put brass or bronze bushes into the existing frames before you ballast it up,, it would be all the improvement you really need to make. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Dougal Posted January 6, 2014 Author Share Posted January 6, 2014 It's a continental design with a much heightened cab. There was a thread on it a while back and some pics on t'internet of the real thing. Nowt wrong with the motor, my O Sentinel is powered by one Edit Found the link to the prototype http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DB_Class_Köf_III Ok, I think I may have to use my trusty modellers licence to explain the shunter!Not sure if my shunter runs yet, if not I will probably obtain a motoring unit from PRMRP as they are really easy to build. Thanks for the responses, Dougal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RedgateModels Posted January 6, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 6, 2014 I've still got the body from mine if you stuff yours up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Dougal Posted January 7, 2014 Author Share Posted January 7, 2014 Aha, it has arrived. Dimension wise it's not that far from my class 04. Weight wise, it is a tad light! The satsuma I just had for pudding weighed more. I suppose I should give it a test run. Not bothered if it doesn't run as I plan to remotor anyway. If you wish to follow how I upgrade this model, drop in on my Crilly street thread. (Once I have resolved the issue around the size of uploadable images.) Dougal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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