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[Alpineandy]

Picked this up on a recent trip to Belgium.
Its a Draisine KLV 20 in DB livery by Brekina
It has a digital interface, can be fitted with sound and has working lights.
The scale is supposed to be 1/22.5 but the driver looks a bit too small.
Something a bit different though.

 

[mike]

tiss nice ,how well dose it run?

 

[Alpineandy]

Runs OK but can stick on points as it only picks up on rear wheels, a modification may be required. Its also very light.

 

[Steve]

Like it very diffrent

 

[mike]

the dicky range off unimmogs will convert ,

 

[corgi]

38thfoot - 3/11/2009 7:35 AM

has anyone addapted a truck to be arail lorry; since seeing the eritrean video i quite fancy an ural rail lorry

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This truck was converted.

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[KleineDicke]

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corgi - 2/11/2009 4:11 PM

38thfoot - 3/11/2009 7:35 AM has anyone addapted a truck to be arail lorry; since seeing the eritrean video i quite fancy an ural rail lorry 38

This truck was converted.

</p><p>I'm not sure there was much converting done here; looks to me like they simply took the tires off the rims and viola - a rail truck . BTW, isn't that an old British Army truck - WWII vintage if I'm not mistaken.</p>

 

[Spule 4]

Why have a truck when you can have a Packard?

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Just Ask the Man Who Owns One!

Too bad the VW T2 is a postwar model....I would love one. I have a lot of Brekina models for my H0e layout. They are really nice as far as finish and detail.

 

[minimans]

Here's a Mack..........

 

[Granitechops]

<p>Quoted from #5989</p><p>"""Runs OK but can stick on points as it only picks up on rear wheels, a modification may be required. Its also very light"""</p><p>Modification?</p><p> </p><p>camping trailer with wheel pickups?</p>

 

[Alpineandy]

And surfboards on roof rack dude!

 

[Madman]

That's great, but what happens at switch tracks?

 

[Zman]

Stainzmeister - 2/11/2009 4:08 PM

Its also available in yellow from Grootspoor.

It's also available in yellow in a box in my batcave

 

[Gizzy]

Zman - 5/11/2009 6:47 PM

Stainzmeister - 2/11/2009 4:08 PM

Its also available in yellow from Grootspoor.

It's also available in yellow in a box in my batcave

Does that mean it's up for sale Zmate?

 

[Zman]

Gizzy - 5/11/2009 7:01 PM

Zman - 5/11/2009 6:47 PM

Stainzmeister - 2/11/2009 4:08 PM

Its also available in yellow from Grootspoor.

It's also available in yellow in a box in my batcave

Does that mean it's up for sale Zmate?

Available, as in for me to run! (No intention to mislead, it IS yellow you know)

Only got here yesterday, from Germany, and not at list price either

 

[Madman]

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corgi - 2/11/2009 6:11 PM

38thfoot - 3/11/2009 7:35 AM

has anyone addapted a truck to be arail lorry; since seeing the eritrean video i quite fancy an ural rail lorry

38

This truck was converted.

</p><p> </p><p><font size="3">What would happen when this vehicle comes upon a switch track or turnout if you will?
<font face="comic sans ms,sand">21:57:32 2009-11-05</font></font></p>

 

[Rhinochugger]

Madman - 6/11/2009 2:59 AM

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corgi - 2/11/2009 6:11 PM

38thfoot - 3/11/2009 7:35 AM

has anyone addapted a truck to be arail lorry; since seeing the eritrean video i quite fancy an ural rail lorry

38

This truck was converted.

</p><p> </p><p><font size="3">What would happen when this vehicle comes upon a switch track or turnout if you will?
<font face="comic sans ms,sand">21:57:32   2009-11-05</font></font></p>

Having flanged wheels, it'll behave in the usual way......................in theory

If you have a bit of patience on Google, you can find all sorts of weird vehicles adapted to run on rails, just simply by changing the wheels to flanged.

this opens up all sorts of possibilities on the garden railway, including, I seem to remember, an attempt at a jet powered car

There was a vid on youtube somewhere

 

[Rhinochugger]

Sorry

Just picked up on the real question - the double flanges.

Different sort of turnouts. best pictures that I know of trackwork for double flanged wheels are from the Welsh Votty & Bowyd (think that's how you spell it) 2 ft quarry railway in Blaenau Ffestiniog.

Basically, the blade isn't chamfered down, and the blades and part of the stock rails slide across, pivoting near the frog. Difficult to describe, 'cos it's difficult to fathom out even when you see a picture :thinking: :thinking:

 

[Zman]

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Alpineandy - 2/11/2009 3:38 PM Runs OK but can stick on points as it only picks up on rear wheels, a modification may be required. Its also very light.

</p><p> Just taken mine apart to fit a decoder, simple job as the circuit board has a 8 pin NMRA connector with a dummy plug </p><p>There are leads to the front axle for pickup :applause: </p>

 

[LTfan]

Some useful pics here:-
http://www.eisenbahndienstfahrzeuge.de/klv/klv20/klv20.htm

The large back door and the lack of overhang on the front roof make this quite an early type 2 ?

David

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