Does anyone OWN a PIKO HarzKamel Yet? Photos??

[metzbahner]

I'm drooling to see a production model that is your very own! Please don't kill me with suspense!

 

[PaulRhB]

There's a whole thread on them here

http://www.gscalecentral.net/m95063

 

[KeithT]

I assume this is the standard gauge version photographed shunting at Murnau a couple of months ago
Just the job for Zman in size and colour......
(Helps if I add the pic!!)

 

[dunnyrail]

Hi metz, yes I have one. I have only test run it so far to see if it works OK, which it does. As my line is Digital I am going to get a Massoth Chip for it as soon as I can. Then I will probably do a Utube Clip to post on here. It will not run on all my line due to the height of the beast. This was expected but it does go round most of my line. As to whether I take the Lump hammer to the offending bit of Railway, well that depends on how soon my plans to move take to come to fruition. The next line will all be OK.

Wow this is a big box:-

Look what is inside:-

What a big lump of plastic I have bought!

Hope that you can get your hans on one soon. You will not be disappointed.
JonD

 

[eye-kay]

Its HUGE!!!!

 

[dutchelm]

I did a very slow gauging run before putting it into service. ITS BIG

It just misses the station roof by mm

Very tight by greenhouse corner

 

[casey jones snr]

Wow.

 

[simon@mgr]

Breathe in folks

 

[stockers]

Its tight!

 

[muns]

Massoth have just released a lighting board for this loco

http://www.massoth.com/en/produkte/8129201.en.php

 

[vasim]

I've made my own tail light kit. Four LED's mounted on breadboard and wired opposite way round and connected to the marker lights at the opposite ends. A switch disables the red LED's when hauling a train. Cost = less than £1.

 

[dunnyrail]

I've made my own tail light kit. Four LED's mounted on breadboard and wired opposite way round and connected to the marker lights at the opposite ends. A switch disables the red LED's when hauling a train. Cost = less than £1.

That sounds very good, do you think that we could have a picture with specs of the LED's and Resisters used please?
jonD

 

[Midwalesstokie]

Finished converting mine to battery r/c so I gave it a run today. I've painted the underframe and bogies black and got rid of the LGB couplings. It's a large model but the overhang is no greater than other locos so it wasily runs around my line.

 

[whatlep]

Finished converting mine to battery r/c so I gave it a run today. I've painted the underframe and bogies black and got rid of the LGB couplings. It's a large model but the overhang is no greater than other locos so it wasily runs around my line.

Like the black underframe much more than the "out of the box" look. Top job!

 

[Rhinochugger]

Blimey, that's a bit of East meets West alright :wave:

 

[Midwalesstokie]

Blimey, that's a bit of East meets West alright :wave:

Yes! I know it looks a bit odd but after going to the Harz and seeing them in the flesh I had to get one. For the money it's a fantastic loco and very easy to convert to battery power.

I do have a DR baggage van though and I'm after a couple of coaches but they're so damn expensive!

 

[Steve]

Looks Brillaint James

 

[Dinas Bryn]

I nearly bought one at the NW Meet last month until Mike pointed out the size, I don't think it will go out through the garage so thats that!! if someone is coming my way with one I would like to try it out as Keith and I were at the Harz and we have got the 2-10-2 and Harz coaches Les

 

[stockers]

Les, not coming your wat but I can give you a guide of its size.
It is no wider than many other G scale stock and is 178mm tall - thats 7 inches to you and me!

 

[Zerogee]

I haven't seen the two side-by-side, but it looks to me as though the "standard gauge" version (don't know if it's actually out yet?) using the same bodyshell but different 4-wheel bogies may be lower overall than the HarzKamel version? Anyone know if that is actually the case - if so, then for those folks with height clearance problems, might be worth waiting for that version?