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Garretts
Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 9:04 pm
by LnBmad
Who's got a garrett? Can I get photos please?
I'm tempted to use 2 mamods kit bashed to make a 040-040 garrett with internal gas fired boiler.
Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 9:29 pm
by Lner fan Sam
Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 9:44 pm
by LnBmad
That's exactly what I want to make!
Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 9:53 pm
by Lner fan Sam
Knew you would like it
Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 11:18 pm
by Chris Cairns
Not a Garr
att but here is how to build a Mamod Double Fairlie -
http://modelsteam.myfreeforum.org/ftopi ... -asc-0.php
The SL1K that went into that build was one I got off eBay incomplete, fixed it up and sold it on to '
Titan'.
Chris Cairns.
Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 11:48 pm
by LnBmad
Cheers for that chris... Think ill need to locate 2 doner chassis... Any suggestions as to where to look?
Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 10:56 pm
by JMORG
The best thing about Garratt's (apart from the fact they are THE kings of Railway's) is that they came in all sorts of shapes and sizes.
Probably the best looking oscy cylinder Garratt is the model made by Salem (built when Dinosaurs walked the Earth)! Even though the engineering was questionable at best, the beautiful proportions have convinced my dad to "remake" his Salem with Roundhouse bit's.
I'd look up the Salem if you want ideas! Or possibly the Myumbe Garratt's?
All the best.
Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 12:33 am
by DolwyddelanLightRail
JMORG:85731 wrote:The best thing about Garratt's (apart from the fact they are THE kings of Railway's)
...but they aren't the Queens on the Narrow Gauge World
Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 8:18 am
by LnBmad
No Linda and Blanche are most definitely the queens
Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 10:51 am
by JMORG
No Linda and Blanche are most definitely the queens
Most definitely!
The fact that they managed to beat Garratt 138 just shows they are the Queens!
I hope they are converted to coal soon as they (and Mountaineer) have always been my favorites (I would happily wave goodbye to the Fairlies)!
Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 11:07 am
by DolwyddelanLightRail
JMORG:85740 wrote:No Linda and Blanche are most definitely the queens
Most definitely!
The fact that they managed to beat Garratt 138 just shows they are the Queens!
Beating 138 isn't hard, it's as gutless as anything
87 however...
Regarding coal firing, Linda isn't too far off from what I've seen!
Anyhow, back on topic, I don't myself have any pictures of 16mm garrets at all, I do have plenty of full size ones though!
Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 2:10 pm
by LnBmad
Photos of full sized works aswell
If you get realy excited
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2013 1:23 am
by 11thHour
Here is a great illustrated book from the Darg. Society.
Covers the Indian 0-4-0 0-4-0, (was this #2 ex works?)
Way too much detail, but maybe you can justify the purchase if you are a Garratt fan.
http://www.dhrs.org/sales2/contents/en- ... ratt_.html
Tim