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Title: Railway model conversion: How to adapt 00 scale to 28mm...
Post by: Michi on September 30, 2009, 09:11:18 PM
I started a new project after I bought some 00 scale goods wagons during my recent holidays. Now it is time to adapt them to 28mm. First Iīll convert the loco I got from Ebay:

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IEn2IlqGOG0/Stn3-Ed7eBI/AAAAAAAABqo/ioFaWiLNlao/s1600/Miniaturenfotos,+Originale+924.jpg)

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IEn2IlqGOG0/Stn3918AOQI/AAAAAAAABqg/8ySR8K9EdMs/s1600/Miniaturenfotos,+Originale+930.jpg)

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IEn2IlqGOG0/Stn39TYzLYI/AAAAAAAABqY/AxgEkhVbl4I/s1600/Miniaturenfotos,+Originale+934.jpg)

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IEn2IlqGOG0/Stn2qCKx7OI/AAAAAAAABp4/GV4tM6ynPLg/s1600/Miniaturenfotos,+Originale+935.jpg)

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IEn2IlqGOG0/Stn39Mt5V5I/AAAAAAAABqQ/Czt3vY2KILQ/s1600/Miniaturenfotos,+Originale+947.jpg)

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IEn2IlqGOG0/Stn2qxEwt0I/AAAAAAAABqI/ZVWb1YCy518/s1600/Miniaturenfotos,+Originale+949.jpg)

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IEn2IlqGOG0/Stn2qW_tXZI/AAAAAAAABqA/2rCw-uLFAdQ/s1600/Miniaturenfotos,+Originale+952.jpg)

I widened the body by one centimetre and made a new cab that allows a 28mm to look out of the windows at eye level. Regretfully itīs not possible to place figures inside the cab, because it hosts the motor. Perhaps I am going to put half figures for driver and fireman in there...
Title: Re: Railway model conversion: How to adapt 00 scale to 28mm...
Post by: former user on September 30, 2009, 10:19:41 PM
how much did You spend on the HO loco?
Title: Re: Railway model conversion: How to adapt 00 scale to 28mm...
Post by: Michi on October 01, 2009, 04:53:19 AM
how much did You spend on the HO loco?

Reasonable 40 €. I didnīt expect a flea market price for a foreign model...
Title: Re: Railway model conversion: How to adapt 00 scale to 28mm...
Post by: former user on October 01, 2009, 05:21:44 AM
puh....
not my level

have You ever tried converting the Faller Hittrain T3 ?
http://cgi.ebay.de/Faller-hit-train-play-train-Lok-Tadellos_W0QQitemZ220485279759QQcmdZViewItemQQptZDE_Modellbau_Modelleisenbahnen?hash=item3355f2600f&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
(okay, this one got a little bit more expensive)
You get them pretty cheap nowadays on ebay, and the battery carriage is pretty easy to remove (1 screw) after which you cam make Your own for HO gauge

I shall try to make some pics these days of my WIP conversions, to give You some ideas.
maybe You can give me some too, cause I'm a little bit stuck :(
Title: Re: Railway model conversion: How to adapt 00 scale to 28mm...
Post by: Michi on October 01, 2009, 05:51:09 AM

have You ever tried converting the Faller Hittrain T3 ?


I used to have an entire HitTrain railway layout, but sold it a couple of years ago. There had been three T3s, one of them with a tender. I found them too big for gaming...
Title: Re: Railway model conversion: How to adapt 00 scale to 28mm...
Post by: former user on October 01, 2009, 06:02:05 AM
seriously?

they match my 4F perfectly, as well as the Pola T3 version, and I guess they are smaller than Your Bachmann locos...

maybe you mean the Playtrain exaggerated Playmobil scale version??

Anyway, I shall take pictures of mine so that You can give me some advice, if You fancy  ;)

I guess Your conversion is meant to be a switcher?
Title: Re: Railway model conversion: How to adapt 00 scale to 28mm...
Post by: bluewillow on October 01, 2009, 10:57:03 AM
nice idea Michi, I have thought about converting a few old Ho kits I have for 28mm Pulp, but yet to get around too it.

BTW do you want anumore Shadowforge females?

 convention on here in OZ this weekend PM me

cheers
matt
Title: Re: Railway model conversion: How to adapt 00 scale to 28mm...
Post by: Michi on October 01, 2009, 04:40:43 PM
I guess they are smaller than Your Bachmann locos...

maybe you mean the Playtrain exaggerated Playmobil scale version??

Anyway, I shall take pictures of mine so that You can give me some advice, if You fancy  ;)

I guess Your conversion is meant to be a switcher?

No, I didnīt mistake PlayTrain for HitTrain and no, they are higher and wider than the Bachmann locos, though usually without tenders and thus a bit shorter. Even the boiler diameters almost doubles that of mine...

Yes, please! Send pictures, please!

No, itīs actually no switcher. Not the basic 00 scale model, nor my conversion.
This class of locos was built unaltered in the original design from the 1890s to the 1950s. I donīt understand the British engineering of making 0-6-0 locos for line service, because they do not run very comfortably and wear tracks and wheels alike. These and other 0-6-0s were widely used by thousands - with tenders and as tank engines (remember we talked about funny British way of railroading earlier!).
Title: Re: Railway model conversion: How to adapt 00 scale to 28mm...
Post by: Bungle on October 01, 2009, 10:03:47 PM
If you are after cheap engines to convert I would recommend DAPOL

http://www.dapol.co.uk/

shop - OO gauge- Model kits - all plastic kits, then select 50 to display at a time to browse

the plastic kits - like Airfix - start at Ģ6 for small 0-4-0 engines and raise to Ģ8.50 for the biggest stuff they do.

(http://www.dapol.co.uk/components/com_virtuemart/shop_image/product/6ed499764499d7546d1839a082012b9f.jpg)

(http://www.dapol.co.uk/components/com_virtuemart/shop_image/product/a3821e8730fe5d4283a57ff289ddeb85.jpg)
Title: Re: Railway model conversion: How to adapt 00 scale to 28mm...
Post by: Michi on October 02, 2009, 04:43:57 AM
Thanks for the tip, Bungle. The wagons I have are made by DAPOL, though they are running stock.The plastic kits look very nice and are rather cheap!

Did the cab yesterday:

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IEn2IlqGOG0/Stn1_DkMb3I/AAAAAAAABpY/KrWhm9lo_vI/s1600/Miniaturenfotos,+Originale+968.jpg)

Actual engine of about the size I plan to build:
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IEn2IlqGOG0/Stn4loEMvGI/AAAAAAAABrQ/kgLIk1dEcxs/s1600/Urlaub+in+Schottland+2009+243.jpg)
Title: Re: Railway model conversion: How to adapt 00 scale to 28mm...
Post by: former user on October 02, 2009, 06:07:48 AM
obviously eyesight seems to be misleading sometimes when one doesn't have the actual model in hand...
Your Bachmann engines really look huge...
Anyway, the conversion work looks grand

how did You bend the roof? tension?
I once tried bending plasticard with heat, but it did not work out and I ended up glueing strips together and filing them round...

thanks for the tip, @bungle

had I known of the kits earlier, it might have saved me some work.... :(
Title: Re: Railway model conversion: How to adapt 00 scale to 28mm...
Post by: Michi on October 03, 2009, 02:21:44 PM

how did You bend the roof?

I did it in the same way like sheet metal is bent: I rolled it over a cylinder repeatedly until it was curved correctly.

Title: Re: Railway model conversion: How to adapt 00 scale to 28mm...
Post by: Michi on October 06, 2009, 06:50:21 PM
While the first coat of paint is slowly drying on the engine, I started work on the first car. Itīs a Welsh DAPOL lime wagon.

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IEn2IlqGOG0/Stn4lNqw9tI/AAAAAAAABrA/ymJbtl-UTbM/s1600/Miniaturenfotos,+Originale+804.jpg)

The details are very crisp and the lettering is really amazing:

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IEn2IlqGOG0/Stn3-bkxZKI/AAAAAAAABqw/FonJyqClA2A/s1600/Miniaturenfotos,+Originale+794.jpg)

The problem is that the body is way too narrow for 28mm and does not match the widened locomotive now:
I cut it in halves and used polystyrene strips to enlarge its width as well. I kept it 2mm narrower than the engine.
Some before and after shots:

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IEn2IlqGOG0/Stn2pjvEHuI/AAAAAAAABpw/SHhBvRRq2T0/s1600/Miniaturenfotos,+Originale+960.jpg)

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IEn2IlqGOG0/Stn2pdtIuhI/AAAAAAAABpo/gH7tEj1B5wk/s1600/Miniaturenfotos,+Originale+965.jpg)



Title: Re: Railway model conversion: How to adapt 00 scale to 28mm...
Post by: Michi on October 10, 2009, 07:43:35 PM
Five wagons converted now. Three will remain as they are, because these are tankers. Another three are vans that will be done next and finally thereīs a brake van. The engine also still needs some detailing...

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IEn2IlqGOG0/Stn1-yh5hbI/AAAAAAAABpQ/jbIU4jqWg38/s1600/Miniaturenfotos,+Originale+973.jpg)
Title: Re: Railway model conversion: How to adapt 00 scale to 28mm...
Post by: Michi on October 11, 2009, 05:36:45 PM
Four more wagons done.

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IEn2IlqGOG0/Stn1-R_48tI/AAAAAAAABpI/L0kBbnkFitU/s1600/Miniaturenfotos,+Originale+974.jpg)

There is still the brake van to convert, some details to add to the engine and then the paintwork will start...
Title: Re: Railway model conversion: How to adapt 00 scale to 28mm...
Post by: Westfalia Chris on October 11, 2009, 07:09:33 PM
Lovely work. I admire the clean execution of the conversions.
Title: Re: Railway model conversion: How to adapt 00 scale to 28mm...
Post by: dampfpanzerwagon on October 11, 2009, 07:10:28 PM
I have some experience modelling Narrow Gauge railways.

If you assume that a 6 foot man is 28mm tall the scale you use is 1/64th.

The traditional railway gauges - the distance between the rails are
9mm (N gauge or 1/100th),
16.5mm (H0-OO gauge or 4mm to the foot, the models featured above) and
32mm (O Gauge, 7mm to the foot).

The traditional narrow gauge sizes are; 600mm, 2 foot, 2 foot 6 inches, 3 foot and 3 foot 6 inches.

Therefore in 1/64th scale

2 foot gauge = 9.3mm (as close to 9mm as makes no difference)

3 foot 6 inches = 16.65mm (as close to 16.5mm as makes no difference)

There are a number of examples of 3 foot 6 inch gauge railways, a Google search will give examples - but one that springs to mind is a narrow Gauge railway that ran on the island of Cyprus.  2 foot or 600mm was used by the armies in WW1.

Your model running on 16.5mm gauge track would be a 3 foot, 6 inch gauge Narrow Gauge railway.

Finally, if laying track use the track specifically designed for NG railways - its called 'Crazy Track' and is sold in 36inch lengths by Peco - another bonus is that it is scaled for 7mm tall people and the sleepers will be properly spaced for 1/64th modelling, it is also nickel plated and will not rust.

I hope that this helps - any questions you know where I am.

Tony
http://dampfpanzerwagon.blogspot.com/

Title: Re: Railway model conversion: How to adapt 00 scale to 28mm...
Post by: former user on October 11, 2009, 07:13:56 PM
interesting stuff

maybe You could please post this info in the railway section info thread, so we have it all together?
Title: Re: Railway model conversion: How to adapt 00 scale to 28mm...
Post by: dampfpanzerwagon on October 11, 2009, 07:32:37 PM
General info.  Can be found here;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narrow_gauge_railway

Tony
http://dampfpanzerwagon.blogspot.com/
Title: Re: Railway model conversion: How to adapt 00 scale to 28mm...
Post by: Bungle on October 11, 2009, 09:50:35 PM
There is an alternative.

5.5mm society

5.5mm to the foot, average "28mm" figure is 31 or 32mm to the top of the head

32mm divided by 5.5mm  give a scale height of 5'10" so they are pretty close to average height before the 21st century

They use 12mm gauge track for 2'3", or 16.5mm gauge track for 3'

HOm Track  from peco is good for 12mm gauge (and 15mm standard gauge)
and the 16.5mm narrow gauge track is good enough for 3'

http://www.blackhamtransfers.com/55/5andahalflogo.html
Title: Re: Railway model conversion: How to adapt 00 scale to 28mm...
Post by: Michi on October 18, 2009, 08:07:30 PM
The first finished wagons:

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IEn2IlqGOG0/St9SvXZS-qI/AAAAAAAABuY/3oOK7AChWqM/s1600/Miniaturenfotos,+Originale+1014.jpg)

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IEn2IlqGOG0/St9SvFHej6I/AAAAAAAABuQ/J4MxFT_IPmM/s1600/Miniaturenfotos,+Originale+1015.jpg)

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IEn2IlqGOG0/St9SvF9-KVI/AAAAAAAABuI/G5nN67De6v0/s1600/Miniaturenfotos,+Originale+1016.jpg)

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IEn2IlqGOG0/St9SFLdc0sI/AAAAAAAABuA/mbP8hOGxR_0/s1600/Miniaturenfotos,+Originale+1017.jpg)

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IEn2IlqGOG0/St9SE9sVU5I/AAAAAAAABt4/Z5upCDCeP3s/s1600/Miniaturenfotos,+Originale+1018.jpg)

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IEn2IlqGOG0/St9SE6KeKwI/AAAAAAAABtw/NL3zs5UzJMc/s1600/Miniaturenfotos,+Originale+1020.jpg)
Title: Re: Railway model conversion: How to adapt 00 scale to 28mm...
Post by: Hauptgefreiter on October 18, 2009, 08:28:34 PM
Great work! Especially the tank wagon!  8)
Title: Re: Railway model conversion: How to adapt 00 scale to 28mm...
Post by: dampfpanzerwagon on October 18, 2009, 09:05:29 PM
They look very good.  Well done with the realistic weathering.

Tony
http://dampfpanzerwagon.blogspot.com/
Title: Re: Railway model conversion: How to adapt 00 scale to 28mm...
Post by: Bungle on October 19, 2009, 08:02:17 AM
they look filthy.

Top job. :-*
Title: Re: Railway model conversion: How to adapt 00 scale to 28mm...
Post by: Michi on October 19, 2009, 09:37:41 PM
Here is the next batch of seven wagons. Thereīs still the brake van and the engine to paint.

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IEn2IlqGOG0/Stn1-NqM9pI/AAAAAAAABpA/vf8Qs-R_D4Y/s1600/Miniaturenfotos,+Originale+992.jpg)

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IEn2IlqGOG0/St9SEoILJ_I/AAAAAAAABto/H1gwxMrETps/s1600/Miniaturenfotos,+Originale+1021.jpg)

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IEn2IlqGOG0/St9SEe14tGI/AAAAAAAABtg/vfxkDYSQhYA/s1600/Miniaturenfotos,+Originale+1022.jpg)

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IEn2IlqGOG0/St9Rl2NwNxI/AAAAAAAABtY/ZbldiHWpdUI/s1600/Miniaturenfotos,+Originale+1019.jpg)

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IEn2IlqGOG0/St9RluexR3I/AAAAAAAABtQ/ptdEmvuiqjc/s1600/Miniaturenfotos,+Originale+1023.jpg)

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IEn2IlqGOG0/St9RlljksII/AAAAAAAABtI/lKkkJ_xP8m0/s1600/Miniaturenfotos,+Originale+1024.jpg)

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IEn2IlqGOG0/St9RlapoaiI/AAAAAAAABtA/PQZ4U725eg8/s1600/Miniaturenfotos,+Originale+1025.jpg)
Title: Re: Railway model conversion: How to adapt 00 scale to 28mm...
Post by: former user on October 19, 2009, 10:22:54 PM
fantastic work !

and I thought I was insane with my 12 waggons  (-;

why did you leave the couplers on?
Title: Re: Railway model conversion: How to adapt 00 scale to 28mm...
Post by: Michi on October 20, 2009, 03:05:43 PM
why did you leave the couplers on?


...for coupling...? Remember that the engine is motorized and may pull the train one day. The models are not of state of the art continental model railway standard - not all of them have removable couplers and would have to been cut off.
Title: Re: Railway model conversion: How to adapt 00 scale to 28mm...
Post by: Admiral Benbow on October 20, 2009, 03:33:10 PM
Top notch weathering work, Michi! Some recipes to share?  ;)
Title: Re: Railway model conversion: How to adapt 00 scale to 28mm...
Post by: former user on October 20, 2009, 03:54:41 PM
...for coupling...? Remember that the engine is motorized and may pull the train one day. The models are not of state of the art continental model railway standard - not all of them have removable couplers and would have to been cut off.

I see

well, I've decided for hooks and chains for mine, but haven't tested them yet
maybe couplin bars will need to be hooked in
of course there was a lot of cutting involved and since the state of the art stuff is extremely expensive

yes some recipes would be nice  ;)
for instance, on which spots would You see paint peeling off first?
Title: Re: Railway model conversion: How to adapt 00 scale to 28mm...
Post by: Michi on October 20, 2009, 04:45:05 PM
yes some recipes would be nice  ;)
for instance, on which spots would You see paint peeling off first?

Recipes...

If you mean the weathering itīs a multistep washing with watered brown and black (in particular cases white) paints and a final drybrush with light grey.
Paint peels off where metal corrodes and wood rots. This is usually the case where water is gathering, like corners, dropping edges and the like. Paint chips where handling takes place on latches, levers, locks, handrails and so on.
Paint fades where sunlight hits it. Soot collects on rooftops and even horizontal surfaces. Rust collects in corners, while dust covers all.
Locomotive coal contains sulphur which reacts with water to sulphuric acid which you can imagine does no good to rolling stock.
I can give no actual recipes other than watch the prototypes of what you want to build and paint, think about the way you get that look, experiment if you donīt feel certain about it, visualize your building and painting (and repeat it after each step you take) and finally execute.

Itīs mainly about watching and making your mind up of how to copy.
Title: Re: Railway model conversion: How to adapt 00 scale to 28mm...
Post by: former user on October 20, 2009, 04:51:18 PM
thx

so I figure paint chipping and peeling would occur more on the lower part of the superstructure and around the handling zones

I like the cement loading stains You made - very thoughtful
and also where the roof protection peels off

never saw a waggon with that angular kind of roof

is it more US or european?
Title: Re: Railway model conversion: How to adapt 00 scale to 28mm...
Post by: Michi on October 20, 2009, 04:56:53 PM
so I figure paint chipping and peeling would occur more on the lower part of the superstructure and around the handling zones

never saw a waggon with that angular kind of roof
is it more US or european?

A) Yes.

B) These are British. Angular roofs with hatches were usual on wagons for ash, lime and sand (hereīs one pictured for salt too) - I conclude these were used for light dry bulk goods.
Italian boxcars / vans usually always had those roofs too, but to a lower angle.


Engine and brake van painting in progress...

Title: Re: Railway model conversion: How to adapt 00 scale to 28mm...
Post by: former user on October 20, 2009, 05:15:53 PM
Your Work is really  - wahnsinn!  o_o

Yes, I would even argument that these roofs could be best to keep dry bulk freight dry, as the water would dripp off better, also if there are loading hatches on top

maybe I'll consider making one myself, in the next batch  (next year maybe)

I keep wandering how You get so much done in such short time...
Title: Re: Railway model conversion: How to adapt 00 scale to 28mm...
Post by: Michi on October 21, 2009, 05:46:27 PM
Finished!

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IEn2IlqGOG0/St9RlNnmvDI/AAAAAAAABs4/vUxObqZSQ0E/s1600/Miniaturenfotos,+Originale+1030.jpg)

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IEn2IlqGOG0/St9RMDuzZVI/AAAAAAAABsw/ontTjSqnPzQ/s1600/Miniaturenfotos,+Originale+1041.jpg)

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IEn2IlqGOG0/St9RMDt4Q_I/AAAAAAAABso/V6YbtsG7GaY/s1600/Miniaturenfotos,+Originale+1045.jpg)

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IEn2IlqGOG0/St9RL1mO52I/AAAAAAAABsg/UJ5cAHFAU-w/s1600/Miniaturenfotos,+Originale+1046.jpg)

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IEn2IlqGOG0/St9TMT0AKcI/AAAAAAAABuo/MRbGt9rZ1JE/s1600/Miniaturenfotos,+Originale+1036.jpg)
Title: Re: Railway model conversion: How to adapt 00 scale to 28mm...
Post by: Michi on January 02, 2011, 03:05:47 PM
Seven more petrol tank cars finished today:

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IEn2IlqGOG0/TSCWzaeorkI/AAAAAAAADrM/SwgMBzCjcBw/s1600/Miniaturenfotos%252C%2BOriginale%2B949.jpg)

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IEn2IlqGOG0/TSCWzUj8Y8I/AAAAAAAADrE/IgIHguYKXHw/s1600/Miniaturenfotos%252C%2BOriginale%2B952.jpg)

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IEn2IlqGOG0/TSCWyywCLwI/AAAAAAAADq8/PGM-TKNXXaQ/s1600/Miniaturenfotos%252C%2BOriginale%2B951.jpg)

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IEn2IlqGOG0/TSCWyrM6Y6I/AAAAAAAADq0/OZ8VtWF7zBs/s1600/Miniaturenfotos%252C%2BOriginale%2B950.jpg)

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IEn2IlqGOG0/TSCWyUB7-6I/AAAAAAAADqs/TEzq-411y2Q/s1600/Miniaturenfotos%252C%2BOriginale%2B953.jpg)
Title: Re: Railway model conversion: How to adapt 00 scale to 28mm...
Post by: redzed on January 02, 2011, 03:48:34 PM
all of it is just fantastic :)
Title: Re: Railway model conversion: How to adapt 00 scale to 28mm...
Post by: Alfrik on January 02, 2011, 03:59:52 PM
Nicely done indeed!
Title: Re: Railway model conversion: How to adapt 00 scale to 28mm...
Post by: Doomsdave on March 04, 2011, 03:11:39 PM
I'm always amazed by your projects.  I have never seen better weathering on gaming models.  Everything looks so museum quality.   :o
Title: Re: Railway model conversion: How to adapt 00 scale to 28mm...
Post by: Traveler Man on March 06, 2011, 10:50:16 PM
Beautiful work! Outstanding results! :o  :-*
Title: Re: Railway model conversion: How to adapt 00 scale to 28mm...
Post by: stormbird on October 23, 2012, 06:06:52 PM
Hi there

Excellent idea and models , however could you please explain ' I widened the body by one centimetre ' ?

Is that each side ? or overall ? is that the horizontal base plates or the added side tanks , sorry don't know the real terms as I am not a train buff.

regards Paul
Title: Re: Railway model conversion: How to adapt 00 scale to 28mm...
Post by: Michi on October 23, 2012, 06:26:48 PM
however could you please explain ' I widened the body by one centimetre ' ?

Is that each side ? or overall ? is that the horizontal base plates or the added side tanks

Paul, that is overall width. I suppose you are talking about the engine rather than the wagons, because you mention the tanks. On the locomotive I added a 5mm plastic strip on each side of the horizontal base plate as you call it. Then I rebuilt the complete body (cab and tanks) from scratch, but left the boiler as it was.
The open wagons were widened in a similar manner with new wider floors and wider panels on the ends. The vans got new roofs and widened end panels. The brake van is the only wagon with increased height too (it got sratch build end panels, roof and added side panels).
Title: Re: Railway model conversion: How to adapt 00 scale to 28mm...
Post by: War In 15MM on October 25, 2012, 02:32:43 AM
This is wonderful!  Richard
Title: Re: Railway model conversion: How to adapt 00 scale to 28mm...
Post by: FramFramson on October 25, 2012, 04:04:07 AM
Woweee, whatta thread. I'd love to see this on a table somewhere!
Title: Re: Railway model conversion: How to adapt 00 scale to 28mm...
Post by: stormbird on October 25, 2012, 05:55:26 AM
Michi

Thanks for this explanation , I do have an article that was once in Military Modeller and a much larger engine [ more wheels etc. ] than your starting point although the boiler looks wimpy !

However I do want to depict a British armoured engine so will be winging some of it.

That is an excellent set of wheels for it to tow as well , think I may have to print this out as a reference for when the saw comes out !

regards Paul 
Title: Re: Railway model conversion: How to adapt 00 scale to 28mm...
Post by: Andy in Germany on April 07, 2018, 12:51:24 PM
Michi, do you still have the pictures from this thread? I'd like to join in the general amazement...
Title: Re: Railway model conversion: How to adapt 00 scale to 28mm...
Post by: Michi on April 07, 2018, 06:12:54 PM
Michi, do you still have the pictures from this thread? I'd like to join in the general amazement...

Fixed it - thanks for the hint!  :D
Title: Re: Railway model conversion: How to adapt 00 scale to 28mm...
Post by: Andy in Germany on April 07, 2018, 06:49:09 PM
Thanks Michi, and those are indeed some very nice weathering jobs.

I think your painting would be appreciated on the Narrow Gauge Railway Modelling Online forums at http://ngrm-online.com