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If I have understood this correctly (I am sure Ralph will translate fully), the locos being offered have been converted to G3 from 45MM (LGB).
Nevertheless (and even taking into account they are "Continental" in design), they are a low cost option for anyone looking for a RTR industrial diesel shunter (they are track-powered so may need conversion to battery/radio control).
(Very) roughly translates for one of the engines;
Sahara retrofitted LGB locomotive 'G' scale on (Spur) II track (64mm). The colour is orange.
Shunting locomotive - used - hand-crafted. The locomotive has a 64 mm (gauge) which emerged from an LGB (Köf ?) with a 45mm gauge.
Chassis modified with Screw couplings. LGB enclosed couplings can be mounted under the screw coupling. DC 22 volts (2-rail) analog. Buffer beam scale 1: 22.5 following IG track (Spur) II rules
:)
Regards,
IanT
I did a similar conversion several years ago to the same LGB Kof model. The body was anglicised to the extent of removing the continental lamps and similar fittings, making good the resultant holes, and fitting UK style lamp irons, handrails etc. The engine housing was slightly modified, new exhaust fitted and new steel footplate added together with steel bufferbeams and brass/steel sprung buffers. Dummy steel sideframes were fitted between the motor block and behind the wheels to hide the lengthened axles (the new bufferbeams were mounted on the ends of the frames) and these also transmitted the buffing loads. 2.4Ghz radio control made it very controllable. The aim was to produce a loco which might have been bought for the early BR small shunter fleet.
On a visit to John Tomlinsons Gauge 3 track I used it to shunt together a few trains, and it was also capable of trip working, although not at main line speeds. Load was limited by adhesion, as John weights his wagons to give steamers a good load to pull.
I sold it to the editor of the Gauge 3 magazine, although I don,t know if he still has it.
I would post a couplke of photos, but my attempts to do so don't seem to work.
Regards
John
John,
It may be that your photos need resizing and or file size reducing.
800 wide x 600 high (pixels) is max image size and 70kB max. size per file (and cumulative max of 100kB per post).
If you still have problems email to me and I will deal.
Regards,
John.
John,
Hope this works.
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That's a nice conversion John.
How exactly did you "lengthen" the axles - new ones or extensions?
Regards,
IanT
Ian,
The axles were lengthened but not by me. Because the wheels required quartering I ask Roy at GRS to do it for me.
Regards
John
Ok - thanks John. That seems to be the approach most people take with re-gauging engines.
Regards,
IanT