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

[Dimitris]

Hello people.

Agios Ioannis Rentis,June 2012.














Thanx

Dimitris

[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

[christo]

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.

[BalkanExpress]

Good mooning,

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

regards

BalbanExpress

[Dimitris]

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.

[Dimitris]

Some more pics of the A326:












Thanx

Dimitris

[Olympus]

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

[Olympus]

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)

[BarbaPanagos]

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

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


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[christo]

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

christo.