ssculptor Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Does anyone have a g gauge Breyer Garratt, or started one? Or is gathering parts for one, or is just dreaming about one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screwy Nick Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Garratt is my favorite locomotive. This is a poor rendition of one I made about 15 years ago. I used two Bachmann Mountaineer's. It does run and all the lighting works. Not much more to say about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssculptor Posted October 8, 2017 Author Share Posted October 8, 2017 It looks fine to me. I am thinking of using two Bachmann 4-6-0 locomotives to make mine. in G gauge. I am not a fine sale modeler at all. I use the three foot rule, "If it looks good from three feet away it is in scale". Besides it is more fun to make my own locomotive designs. Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screwy Nick Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Steve, it is G gauge. The Bachmann 4 6 0 is a really big engine compared to this one. I chose this one because it was smaller and cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssculptor Posted October 9, 2017 Author Share Posted October 9, 2017 You did a good job with your Breyer-Garratt. I intend to use the Bachmann 4-6-0 because they are now so inexpensive. Everyone seems to have 2 or a half dozen of the critters lying around. They sell on eBay for under a hundred bucks, including postage. I had a Bachmann 4-6-0 that was converted to a mother Hubbard with a wooten firebox but it was lost in a house fire. I'll eventually convert a number of different engines I have in storage into Mother Hubbards. So much to build - so little time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screwy Nick Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 I didn't realize they had lost so much value, go for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbrown7713 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 That's a good lookin loco, Bob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screwy Nick Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Bob, thank you, if I had even a small portion of your talent it would look a whole lot better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssculptor Posted October 25, 2017 Author Share Posted October 25, 2017 I recently was outbid on a #1 gauge 2-8-8-8-2 on ebay. I quit at $850 which was good because l really could not afford it. Besides l prefer scales closer to 1/29. 1/24 or therabouts. Or so l keep telling myself. Yeah sure. But l have enough old Bachman 4-6-0 engines to make my own. Why not? The real railroads often modified or made their own designs in their shops. The H & W RR will have their own triplex. Kit bashing and scratch building was a lot easier in HO Gauge in the 1950 1970 Era with Selley Co. selling all the necessary parts, like feedwater heaters, various pumps and vebelfetzers. Is there a company today producing all those parts in G gauge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbrown7713 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Try, Precision Scale Co., Inc. They produce all types of parts in brass and plastic for many scales. I just purchased some hand rail hardware from them, and they are cheap, and thanks Nick, but I am just doing my thing that I love. Bob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screwy Nick Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Sscuptor, I do remember those parts, and when I was younger I took advantage of them. You may find as you get older it is easier to graduate to a larger scale as they are easier to see. My next jump will be 1:1, just funnin'. Bob: always following your posts, and I likewise doing what I love. Life is Good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssculptor Posted October 25, 2017 Author Share Posted October 25, 2017 You can go to full size locomotives if you find the 60 cm gauge trains that were used in large farms 100 years ago. They were also used in WW1 to supply troops up to the trenchs. They were popular in South America and it is likely some can be found today but they would need expensive rebuilding. You would also need a really big back yard and lots of track. We can dream, can't we? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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