BR 80 conversion

[Mallarddriver]

Hello folks,
next project, from this:



into that:



Let´s see what we get !!!!

Best regards
Soeren

 

[casey jones snr]

Soeren, that's going to be a interesting conversion.

 

[Zerogee]

That's going to be worth seeing.... not the easiest of projects you could tackle!

Jon.

 

[PhilP]

1. sell the donor...
2. use funds to buy bits for new project!

 

[Rhinochugger]

On the basis of past efforts - I'm looking forward to it

 

[dunnyrail]

I think you may find the wheels to be a little on the small side, you may have found the class 38 a bettor donor in this regard. But much more expensive of course! Look forward to seeing what you come up with.

 

[Zerogee]

Would a Bachmann Thomas be a better starting point.....? Similar six-coupled chassis with inside cylinders as what you're aiming to build, plus larger wheels (I think) than the BR80...?

Jon.

 

[Paul M]

You've certainly picked an interesting conversion! As Zerogee suggests a different donor may be a better be. Mind you, having said that, all your other projects have come out brilliantly, so you'll do a fantastic job of this one.

 

[Rhinochugger]

I think you may find the wheels to be a little on the small side, you may have found the class 38 a bettor donor in this regard. But much more expensive of course! Look forward to seeing what you come up with.

The P class divers are listed as 3' - 91/8" by Wiki - so at 1:22.5 should be 50mm I think

 

[pugwash]

From what I can see all they have in common is the number of wheels, buffers and bored-looking drivers. Some serious scratching needed there Soeren

 

[Madman]

As Casey said, this should be interesting. We will be looking forward to your progress.

 

[Rhinochugger]

Would a Bachmann Thomas be a better starting point.....? Similar six-coupled chassis with inside cylinders as what you're aiming to build, plus larger wheels (I think) than the BR80...?

Jon.

Mind you, at 1:29, you'd need 39mm drivers

 

[Mallarddriver]

Hello chaps,

yes this will take some time,
I´m going for 1 : 28, in this case the wheels are a bit to small(5 mm) but the rest is
managable.
The donor is not best(also because it´s gauge 1) but at the moment it´s the only one I got
so I´ll do my very best
Best regards
Soeren

 

[Gareth]

Buy a Piko chassis block or chassis block and start from there !! It would be a lot easier than converting . Sometimes a pure scratchbuild is easier than a conversion talking from expierience

 

[Rhinochugger]

Mmm - I saw that little loco last week - very attractive, and they had the 00 versions in the shop for £99