The wise men :D at Bachmann seem to keep a fairly close connection between Large scale and On30 Products. So, hopefully there will be a Mallet in our On30 future.
If so, don't you think the Little River # 148
see:
http://loggingmallets.railfan.net/list/lr148/d-lr148ls.gif
http://loggingmallets.railfan.net/list/lr148/d-lr148sr.gif
would be a perfect prototype for a On30 model ???? :D
Cheers,
Frank Savery,
Tasmania,
Australia
You got my vot on the little river one, with the green scheme. ;D
that would be cool to come out with.
Plus +++ Vote for a Articulated Logger.
The G-Scale Engine would be cool to have in On30 too...
And a (no I´m not going to beat that dead horse again...) Heisler, of course...
Tom
Here´s what I did: A Mantua Kitbash
Actually a Banta Cab (Thanks Bill for this great kit!!!), PSC Domes, a Bachmann Stack, PSC Headlight, a shortened Bachmann Mogul Tender, Fireman and Driver from Arttista plus some inspirations from Books and the NG Gazette...
Tom
(http://www.amerika-forum.de/gallery/files/11427-21LoggingMalletProjectklein_thumb.jpg) (http://www.amerika-forum.de/gallery/showimage.php?i=1627&c=newimages)
The 2-6-6-2 tank engine recently announced for 1:20.3 is a beauty, no complaints from me if you decide to offer it in On30. And while you are at it, how about a heisler and the gramps tank cars too?
I would love to see a 2-4-4-2 w/tender in On30 (and large scale too.) It would be perfect for those of us with tight curves.
-Jim
Hopefully, On30 will become popular enough that Bachmann can start a couple different lines, like the Big Hauler and 1:20.3 Fn3 lines in large scale. That way there will be plenty of equipment available for the pizza box layout crowd and those of us to lazy to lay our own On3 track. :)
You have my vote for the Little River, either paint scheme.
Tim Anders
Souderton, PA
Gentlemen, and any ladies present. Although On30 is not my modeling scale (although it's gaining ground) I must say I loved that outline of the 2-4-4-2. Now to the main issue of the post. Over here in NZ not too far from where I live there is one of those locos, or something very similar, and even though it is put away at the moment awaiting a boiler rebuild I will try and get a photo for you the next time I visit. Unfortunately it's not 30" but 3'6" but pretty close. If memory serves, and the older you get the more shaky that becomes, I think the one over here was built by Baldwin in 1926. Cheers Rob in NZ.
This is the New Zealand mallet mentioned by Rob http://narrowmind.railfan.net/2442_NZ_logger.JPG (http://narrowmind.railfan.net/2442_NZ_logger.JPG)
If you want an american built narrow gauge mallet you have basically 4 choices
1. The Uintah/Sumpter Valley 3 foot gauge 2-6-6-2 - the only USA narrow gauge mallets - but these are being made another manufacturer in ON30
2. An export loco, there were quite a few export American narrow gauge mallets as well as the New Zealand one - an interesting 30 inch gauge example is http://narrowmind.railfan.net/2662_Ingenio_9.JPG (http://narrowmind.railfan.net/2662_Ingenio_9.JPG)
3. A never was - i.e. proposed but not built such as the Large Scale model (there were others)
4. A standard gauge loco.
To my mind I prefer locos that actually existed and were really narrow gauge so I would go for an export loco such as the Ingenio loco - but each to his or her own.
Hamish
I would think that the one being done in Fn3 would have the advangage of having most of the engineering done already-- it IS a nice looking loco--don't knock it just because Messers Biles and Coleman decided they couldn't use it---gj
I definitely agree with Glenn: The G-Scale Articulated would be a great Engine to have in On30.
Tom
I am a huge fan of the 2-4-4-2 look, and as much as I love the little river Mallets, they were standard guage. So I think I would have to be happy building my own.