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Discussion Boards => On30 => Topic started by: hminky on January 09, 2008, 11:50:20 AM

Title: How 'bout a small inside frame 2-8-0 ?
Post by: hminky on January 09, 2008, 11:50:20 AM
A small 2-8-0 from the Baldwin catalog pages would be nice:

(http://narrowmind.railfan.net/BLW/BLW-ng-280-ch.jpg)

The picture is from:

http://narrowmind.railfan.net/ (http://narrowmind.railfan.net/)

The Class 10-18E could be built from available tooling and give
Bachmann a reason to redo the 2-6-0 tender for sound. The loco could
look something like this:

(http://www.pacificcoastairlinerr.com/photos/bowser_2-8-0.jpg)

They have all the parts and the 4-4-0 drivers are 33".

Just a thought
Harold
Title: Re: How 'bout a small inside frame 2-8-0 ?
Post by: max (uk) on January 09, 2008, 02:52:10 PM
Yes. Not a bad idea.

In the Narrow gauge and short line gazette Sept/Oct 2006 issue, there are drawings for Quincy & Torch Lake #5. To me it looks like the body of the Bachmann 2-8-0 and the chassis of a BLI C-16. Anyone up for a Bash?

Although a new retooled 2-6-0 or 2-8-0 with the same body would be very nice. But that would be my 3rd 2-8-0...

Somthing differnt prahaps? Who knows?
Title: Re: How 'bout a small inside frame 2-8-0 ?
Post by: ebtnut on January 09, 2008, 05:49:30 PM
FWIW, one could come kinda close to that Baldwin stock engine by mating the superstructure from the On30 2-8-0 to the Spectrum HO 2-8-0 mech.
Title: Re: How 'bout a small inside frame 2-8-0 ?
Post by: Jeff in NJ on January 09, 2008, 06:33:33 PM
Quote from: ebtnut on January 09, 2008, 05:49:30 PM
FWIW, one could come kinda close to that Baldwin stock engine by mating the superstructure from the On30 2-8-0 to the Spectrum HO 2-8-0 mech.

I just ordered another 2-6-0 and an HO 2-8-0 w/ DCC just for this purpose.
Title: Re: How 'bout a small inside frame 2-8-0 ?
Post by: the Bach-man on January 11, 2008, 12:13:09 AM
Dear All,
Looks good to me...
Have fun!
the Bach-man
Title: Re: How 'bout a small inside frame 2-8-0 ?
Post by: Jeff in NJ on January 17, 2008, 12:27:26 AM
Here's what I came up with using an On30 OR&W 2-6-0 and an HO 2-8-0 chassis...

(http://members.aol.com/jeffholm/ORW280-1.jpg)

(http://members.aol.com/jeffholm/ORW280-2.jpg)
Title: Re: How 'bout a small inside frame 2-8-0 ?
Post by: Ken on January 17, 2008, 01:27:16 AM
 

   Jeff

  Nice looking conversion of the 2-6-0 to an IF 2-8-0.  Have to wonder
what all the boilerless 2-6-0s will end up as. I have a conversion in mind for  a couple of the 2-6-0s, so may convert a couple of 2-8-0 or 2-8-2, like
I need more power<G>.

  Ken
    GWN
Title: Re: How 'bout a small inside frame 2-8-0 ?
Post by: ossygobbin on January 17, 2008, 05:17:50 AM
for another version have a look what i did at
http://www.on30.co.uk/page7.html
Title: Re: How 'bout a small inside frame 2-8-0 ?
Post by: max (uk) on January 17, 2008, 06:01:04 AM
Quote from: Jeff in NJ on January 17, 2008, 12:27:26 AM

(http://members.aol.com/jeffholm/ORW280-1.jpg)


I want one!  ;D

I wonder if you could convert the sound HO 2-8-0 into one using all the electronics from it.
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