Hellas-Express

Hello people.

Agios Ioannis Rentis,June 2012.














Thanx

Dimitris

Also,

For upgrading the sprung-buffers, in 1: 87 (HO), the exact prototype buffer for this locomotive as well as A301, and A201 (in 45degrees angle), is the following:






Puffer französische Bauart SNCF 1949, from WEIMANN. Length of buffer of the prototype: 590mm. Bufferplate-size of the prototype: 400mm (H0: 4,6mm).

Also, for upgrading the coupling to original ones, you may use the following:






Schraubenkupplung nach Fwg 600.05.038.09 - montiert, from WEIMANN.

Thanx

Dimitris

upgrading

Dimitris very nice close up photos. Please tell us which model loco you are attempting to upgrade and give the web links of the accessories firm if possible.

christo.

Good mooning,

I supose you're working on a MABAR's one or an ARKits from Australia, aren't you?

regards

BalbanExpress

Hello Christo and Balkan Express, and good afternoon.

Thank you both for your replies. I have tried to make them as close as possible.

I am willing to upgrade later on, 2 locomotives:

1. The A301-310 ALCO from the spanish ELECTROTREN.

2. The A501-510 MLW - original from Christo. A451-470 nad A501-510 - originals, have the same type of buffer to the prototype.

As we are in a crisis now, I keep money now to concentrate on buying the A501-510 MLW, as this is my basic target, and this would be my first greek locomotive. I already have the couplings and the sprung-buffers. The A301-310 ALCO, I 'll do it later on, as this model may be found from ELECTROTREN easily. The A321-326 ALCO, I won't do it yet. However, I posted those information for you people, if needed for upgrading.

Christo, I will send for everyone the Firma/company that sells those in Germany. It's called WAGENWERK, and it sells fine parts for upgrading your rolling-stock, an all scales, but basically on HO scale.

http://www.wagenwerk.de/h0de/fahrzeugba ... -1949.html, price: 26euros for 4 sprung-buffers, Art. Nr.: Günter Weimann FP 14.400.

http://www.wagenwerk.de/h0de/fahrzeugba ... acturer=18, for all the types of sprung-buffers (exaclty to 1: 87 - scale).

http://www.wagenwerk.de/h0de/fahrzeugba ... tiert.html, price: 14,80euroseuros for 2 x couplings + 2 x springs + 2 x 0,2mm -lenths of wire + 3 x different types of coupling-cases (Kupplungsflansch). One of the types of the latter, is exactly the same for the canadian MLWs and all the 3 types of ALCOs, as I presented on the previous post. Art. Nr.: Weimann K2.2.

http://www.wagenwerk.de/h0de/fahrzeugba ... acturer=18 - for all the types of couplings (exaclty to 1: 87 - scale). The 2 first, are used and are exactly the same to our old OSE USA: tank wagons, opened wagons, and flat wagons.

I buy from this Firma fein parts from 2009, for upgrading all my rolling-stock.

I will post some more pics of ALCO A321-326 later on.

Thanx

Best and kind regards

Dimitris

P.S. Weimann may make other types of buffers and fine details, that they are exactly the same to our rolling-stock - parts (i.e. buffers). Also, you may check and look other producers of fine details and parts that are sold from the same Firma. No problem.

Some more pics of the A326:












Thanx

Dimitris

@Dimitris, thank you for the Detail photos and
the link with the buffers !!

BalkanExpress wrote:Good mooning,

I supose you're working on a MABAR's one or an ARKits from Australia, aren't you?

regards

BalbanExpress

I make to time two Alco´s with basic loco "ARkits",

but the next year come from a Australian company a very detailed loco
in the shops

company; Auscision Models
http://www.auscisionmodels.com.au/45%20 ... motive.htm

here a bogie from a other model, very fine






and this part is available from
Cal-Scale HO 394 MU stand - from brass (it is available on ebay.com)

Thanks Dimitri, this if a great "walk around" photo session!

Andy, this is good news, I've read some good comments for this one.


...

I think the Greek A321 has longer bogies than the Australian Alco.



christo.