A321 - 327 ALCO high-nose (hood) / RSD34/DL543

[christo]

If those bogies were a little longer. If only!

[BalkanExpress]

I think they're much more differences, aren't they, Christo?

ARKits are the more suitable base loco to start transforming into it, actually, aren't they?

BalkanExpress

[christo]

There are indeed more details that need to be changed but for me the correct dimensional details of the bogies is important. I can leave with many compromises including bogie side frames but the loco has to have the right principal dimensions. We are all different in our compromise choices but we all love trains

christo

BTW who is coming for coffee in Chalkidiki?

[Olympus]

Hello to all

...but i think when i see other locos from this company is
the quality of this 45class 10x better as the old ARKits models.

a new photo


for a conversion to the greek loco is the original version the best basic
number 4501 /45-1 (sand boxes not on the corners)
look proto photo ->
http://www.auscisionmodels.com.au/45%20 ... motive.htm

best regards Andy

[christo]

Andy,
You are absolutely right. The quality is much better. The Greek Alco ran on 4.19m bogies while the Australian one run on 3.81m. The difference in HO is 4.3mm on each bogie which also affects the overall wheelbase. I can live with this compromise if I had no choice. However I experimented using the Broadway Limited Alco RSD bogies but I did not progress far.
Next year I will have much more time since I would only be teaching part time. I can finally make some time into delayed projects.

christo

[Olympus]

detail photos

look the bogies with RP25...

from facebook

45 Class unit numbers are starting to get low! There are less than 20 models remaining for pre-order for each of the following
Candy numbers. 4503, 4504, 4506, 4514 & 4516.
Indian Red models 4501, 4512 & 4520 are also starting to get close to selling out!
Get you order in fast to avoid missing out!





best regards Andy

[TEE1055]

This is the model from Mabar, witch i would to convert in a OSE version in the next time (...years)

[BalkanExpress]

Apreciate TEE1055,

Be carefull with loco leght. This RENFE loco is shorter than ARKits. When we use to transform ARKits into RENFE, we use to cut the basis loco something about 3 or 4 cms (I can´t remember now)

As I have asked before, in order to proceed myself to transform mine, could anybody inform about the real lenght, in 1:87, for this loco?

Regards

BalkanExpress

[christo]

could anybody inform about the real lenght, in 1:87, for this loco?

BalkanExpress,

I had posted a drawing stating the exact principal dimensions of this loco (including length) on page 1 of this topic.

christo.

[BarbaPanagos]

I don't know if we could use the MABAR model, I just wish we could...
That AUSCISION model seems to be a bit complicated to order...

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