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After the successful test run of the Lindale sam (shown here: https://gardenrails.org/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=13806), my daughter likes it (as the loco is red) and wants a few wagons to go with it.
As the loco has tinplate-suited wheels I thought about using old O-gauge chassis and just putting a proper body on top.

So I am looking for ideas.
I have some short four-wheeled chassis in the box.
One wagon should be a flat one, another could be a brake van.
Making the wagons as wide as the loco would look strange.

What do you think are the right dimensions (width, height)?
As my daughter will play with it I am not looking for an extremely detailed wagon.
However the whole train should look plausible.

Well done for getting her running. looks really good.
As for matching stock, it would be helpful if you could give us an idea of the width and o/a height of the loco, and how short is the wheelbase of your wagon chassis?

Length over end beams, 9"; width, 4-1/8"; height, 6-5/8", so quite a big one.

I can lengthen/shorten the wagon chassis as required.

Not sure about their wagon dims, but both Phil Sharples ( PS Models) and Houstongate would be worth looking at. Both do flat wagons and various other opens and vans at a very reasonable price.

philipy wrote: ↑Sun Feb 13, 2022 6:25 am Not sure about their wagon dims, but both Phil Sharples ( PS Models) and Houstongate would be worth looking at. Both do flat wagons and various other opens and vans at a very reasonable price.

The PS ones are lovely kits, and very good value, but definitely on the small side, I don't think they'd suit the loco.

Given that she's on the large side for 16mm, I'd be tempted to change the scale, to 7/8ths, and treat the loco as a 15" loco, like Arthur Heywood's "Katie" and "Ursula". There's some great "Estate Railway" rolling stock you could emulate:



Just a thought...

Andrew