Lets see all your scratchbult locos in G scale etc

A place for discussing battery-electric locomotives, whether they're diesel, steam or even electric outline
Spreeweld
Cleaner
Cleaner
Posts: 9
Joined: Sat Feb 11, 2023 9:20 am

Re: Lets see all your scratchbult locos in G scale etc

Post by Spreeweld » Wed Mar 08, 2023 2:08 pm

Class 57 or Rhodesian DE 4 diesel totally scratchbuilt aprt from USA power bogies named Commonwealth Spirit after much loved 47 local to N Wales
a 005 (2).jpg
a 005 (2).jpg (96.45 KiB) Viewed 3343 times
Seen here when running in and testing

User avatar
BertieB
Fireman
Fireman
Posts: 363
Joined: Mon Nov 13, 2017 12:13 am
Location: London
Contact:

Re: Lets see all your scratchbult locos in G scale etc

Post by BertieB » Thu Mar 09, 2023 10:30 am

73_1571_800.JPG
73_1571_800.JPG (457.54 KiB) Viewed 3305 times

Ooooh! That 47/57’s very interesting…

A garden railway just can’t have too many big tank engines and even bigger diesels, I reckon. Here’s my fun-scale Class 73 from not that long ago (I assumed I must have posted a snap of it complete before but it seems not).

User avatar
Johnnie1000
Cleaner
Cleaner
Posts: 38
Joined: Tue Oct 09, 2018 8:53 am
Location: Staffordshire

Re: Lets see all your scratchbult locos in G scale etc

Post by Johnnie1000 » Thu Mar 09, 2023 1:37 pm

I did this one in Lockdown II & III (or was it III & IV)

Cobbled together from some bits from an IP engineering chassis and a few other bits and bobs.
(A sort of NER/ Steeplecab battery electric thingumybob)
Kept me entertained for a month or so on and off.

239583040_837201146996166_151729239435244657_n.jpg
239583040_837201146996166_151729239435244657_n.jpg (81.6 KiB) Viewed 3287 times
Cheers
John

User avatar
ge_rik
Administrator
Administrator
Posts: 6497
Joined: Sun Oct 25, 2009 10:20 pm
Location: Cheshire
Contact:

Re: Lets see all your scratchbult locos in G scale etc

Post by ge_rik » Thu Mar 09, 2023 2:27 pm

Johnnie1000 wrote: Thu Mar 09, 2023 1:37 pm I did this one in Lockdown II & III (or was it III & IV)

Cobbled together from some bits from an IP engineering chassis and a few other bits and bobs.
(A sort of NER/ Steeplecab battery electric thingumybob)
Kept me entertained for a month or so on and off.


239583040_837201146996166_151729239435244657_n.jpg
Interesting design. Its name fits its appearance really well.

Rik
------------------------
Peckforton Light Railway - Blog Facebook Youtube

User avatar
Peter Butler
Driver
Driver
Posts: 5219
Joined: Sun Sep 09, 2012 10:33 pm
Location: West Wales

Re: Lets see all your scratchbult locos in G scale etc

Post by Peter Butler » Thu Mar 09, 2023 3:59 pm

Johnnie1000 wrote: Thu Mar 09, 2023 1:37 pm I did this one in Lockdown II & III (or was it III & IV)

Cobbled together from some bits from an IP engineering chassis and a few other bits and bobs.
'Cobbled together' ??? I don't think so. If that was available in kit form I would be ordering one now!
The best things in life are free.... so why am I doing this?

User avatar
Johnnie1000
Cleaner
Cleaner
Posts: 38
Joined: Tue Oct 09, 2018 8:53 am
Location: Staffordshire

Re: Lets see all your scratchbult locos in G scale etc

Post by Johnnie1000 » Sun Mar 19, 2023 10:22 pm

Peter Butler wrote: Thu Mar 09, 2023 3:59 pm
Johnnie1000 wrote: Thu Mar 09, 2023 1:37 pm I did this one in Lockdown II & III (or was it III & IV)

Cobbled together from some bits from an IP engineering chassis and a few other bits and bobs.
'Cobbled together' ??? I don't think so. If that was available in kit form I would be ordering one now!
Thank you! :)
Cheers
John

Post Reply

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 3 guests