| CONVERSION KIT FOR THE NEW BACHMANN On30 HEISLER
Pro-moulded highly detailed resin parts to convertBachmann’s On30 Heisler as pictured. Contains alternative bunker partsfor both oil or coal/wood fired versions, dome, woodburner stack withseparate base, air pump, air tank, generator, tool box, stowage box,water filler, cylinder covers, steam pump, cab visor, water pick-uphose, driver figure, turned brass handrail stanchions, screws and brasswire for plumbing and handrails. All designed for simple assembly usingthin-type superglue. This conversion’s bunker style is probably nearerwhat modeller’s had in mind when Bachmann announced they were doing aHeisler. This larger bunker style along with all the kit’s add-onshelps bulk-up Bachmann’s surprisingly tiny 14 Ton Heisler to somethingnearer 18-20 Tons.
PRICE: UK£40 plus shipping.
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| 2-4-2T SIDETANK CONVERSION FOR THE BACHMANN On30 FORNEY
Superbly pro-moulded components to transform a Bachmann On30 Forneyinto a handsome and far more versatile 2-4-2T Sidetank loco. Conversionwill work with either the inside- or outside-framed Forneys and witheither the wood- or steel-cabbed versions. Kit includes left and rightsidetank mouldings with separate water filler lids, new shorter bunker,new rear footplate with dedicated fixings for the Forney’s originalspeaker location and DCC circuitry. This new footplate arrangementrelocates the speaker enclosure and mounting pins for the DCC circuitryfurther forwards into the cab, positioning these components well belowwindow level so they remain unobtrusive. Fully detailed step-by-stepphoto instructions show how we easily modified the rear of the Forney’sframe to accept the 2-4-2T’s shortened bunker conversion.
PRICE: UK£33 plus shipping.
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| O-9 DIESEL BODYKIT to fit a KATO 4-wheel donor mechanism
Ourfirst venture into O-9 (or On18 if you prefer). You might like toknow O-9 is O-Scale running on N-Scale, 9mm gauge track. This extremelydetailed bodykit achieves the Holy Grail in that it includes not only afully open, detailed engine bay but also an open cab – all due totheKATO donor mechanism being entirely hidden beneath footplate level. Wefigured if we were going to design something this small and detailed,we may as well use a top quality donor mechanism to ensure the modelruns as good as it looks – and the KATO mech. is a little beauty,asshould be expected from this manufacturer. Photos show some - but notall - of thecabless and cab variants which can be built from this kit. Both typesofalternative side frames pictured are included - giving even more chancefor variety. Parts include mainframe; engine cradle with radiator;engine withseparately moulded fan, air cleaner and exhaust; cab front; left andright cab sides; cab rear; transmission cover; seated driver figure;driver’s seat; overall and short corrugated roofs. Essentially, 4 ormore different-looking locos can be built from this kit. Provision ismade inthe model’s end beams to fit working couplers and it is envisagedthatN-scale knuckle type couplers such as those made by Microtrains will bethe logical option – although coupler choice will sensibly beleft tothe purchaser.
PRICE: O-9 DIESEL BODYKIT UK£36. KATO N-Scale donor mechanism UK£19. Plus shipping.
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| SIDETANK CONVERSION FOR THE BACHMANN On30 2-4-4-2 MALLET
This kit provides a pair of sidetanks, 2 x air pumps, 2 x air tanks,pilot deck, tool box and brass handrail/plumbing wire to help beef-upBachmann’s under-nourished On30 2-4-4-2 Mallet. Does the same job asour Split Saddletank conversion did for the Bachmann On30 2-6-6-2Mallet. In fact either kit looks just as good fitted to either Malletin case you were wondering. So basically this kit works just as well onthe 2-6-6-2 as it does on the 2-4-4-2. PRICE: UK£28 plus shipping.
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| 0-6-0 CAMELBACK CONVERSION KIT tofit the Bachmann On30 2-6-0 Mogul. Contains a superbly detailed set ofpro-moulded resin parts together with some lost was brass fittings. Kitincludes that incredible one-piece Wooten firebox with integrallymoulded steam dome, left & right ashpan and grate parts, left &right firebox walkways, one piece fireman's canopy, one-piece cab withseparate rear panel, cab's clerestory roof, chimney stack, new shorterpilot deck with provision for fitting a working Kadee coupler, separatepilot footboard, air pump, twin air tanks, whistle, safety valve,gauges etc. CNC Turned brass handrail posts are provided for thefireman's walkways , along with brass wire for handrails and plumbing.Modellers may opt to build the Camelback as a 2-6-0 - but be aware thekit's new shorter pilot with provision for a working coupler won't fitif you prefer to keep the pilot truck. Parts are designed for screw andglue assembly following the fully illustrated instructions.
Price: UK£60 plus shipping.
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| SHAY TENDER KIT. Converts the Bachmann On30 2-truck Shay into a 3-trucker.
Kit includes crisply pro-moulded resin parts along with photo-etchedbrass parts. On30 wheelsets provided. For simple screw-n-glue assembly.Kit is designed with operating Shay lineshaft via the bevel gearsprovided. Lineshaft and gears revolve but there is no provision for aU/J between the loco and tender. This really isn’t noticeable – andthere are known photos showing 3-truck Shays with the U/J between locoand tender omitted. If you really want fit a U/J, try the Bachmannspares dept.
Kit is designed to re-use the rear coupler from your Shay and a brass coupler bar is provided to couple loco and tender.
All the neat details adorning the tender in the photos are included in the SHAY TENDER KIT.
Price: UK£45 plus shipping.
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4-WHEEL TENDER KIT to compliment either of our resin VERTICAL BOILER 0-4-0 bodykits. Works great with Porters too...
This tender kit includes superbly pro-moulded resin parts and On30wheelsets. Couplers not included. Kadee No. 5 couplers recommended.
Kit features alternative tender cab roof which you can fit at yourdiscretion. Also provided are split rear bunker panels which can befitted to your VB 0-4-0 to allow crew access between the loco andtender footplates. Tender shell is a hollow moulding so there’s amplespace for DCC/sound components – or batteries if you’re a member of the‘Dead Rail Society’.
This kit has many other applications other than our VB locos. How aboutcoupling the Tender to one of the Bachmann Porters? Use yourimagination. It’s what On30 modellers do.
Price: UK£33 plus shipping.
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| SAND/GRAVEL DREDGE kit.
Following a chat at the 2011 Narrow Gauge Convention in Hickory, North Carolina, we’ve co-produced this superbly detailed kit in
conjunction with Andy Small of Train Troll in the US. Kit comprisesAndy’s Motorised Scow with our Gasoline Crane mounted at the bow.
Our pro-moulded resin Crane is supplied with cast whitemetal clamshell bucket parts provided courtesy of Crow River.
Sensibly, to help avoid duplicating and incurring unnecessary shippingcosts for us both, (and import charges for us) Andy will sell the Scowsand we’ll sell the Cranes.
There will be times when both Andy and we source Cranes and Scows fromeach other in order to carry a small stock of complete kits which we
hope to sell at exhibitions. Best thing to do is check before ordering.We’ll sell you a Crane and tell you if you need to order the Scowseparately from Andy.
If you buy a Scow from Andy, he’ll tell you if you need to order the Crane from us.
STOP PRESS: We’re busy putting together an alternative Steam Craneversion of the kit which will backdate the Dredge to the steam era andprovide the modeller with options.
Price: Gasoline Crane £39
Steam Crane: £54
Optional laser-cut wood cab cladding for Steam Crane £8
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| Wood-bodied VERTICAL BOILER 0-4-0 Steamer kit.
An updated and entirely different version of our existing VB 0-4-0 bodykit. Again desigjned to fit onto a donor mechanism
from Bachmann’s On30 DAVENPORT GAS-MECHANICAL 0-4-0. Mechanism not included.
Kit contains pro-moulded resin parts with some photo-etched brass and cast whitemetal details.
Alternative wood and steel type bunkers are included to build either version pictured. Kit shares the same vertical boiler,
cylinders and dummy motion parts from our earlier VB 0-4-0 – but that’s where the similarity ends. This is a fantastic kit
whichbristles with details. All those details you see in the picturesare provided, including re-railing pole, selection of oil cans,
detailed tool box, sweeping bush, logging blocks –plus an etched brass hose reel and pair of two man saws.
Price: £52 plus shipping
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| Home brewed ‘PLYMOUTH’ Railcar Critter kit.
Pro-moulded resin bodykit to fit onto a donor mechanism from Bachmann’s ‘HO’ GE 45T Siderod Switcher. Mechanism not included.
Kit contains new footplate, separate footboards, sandboxes, angle braces and footsteps. Plymouth body comprises
a pair of identical cabs which mount back to back as pictured, a pair of sun visors and a rooftop toolbox. Brass
handrails and exhausts are provided, along with clear cab glazing material and a template for the windshields.
Price: £36 plus shipping
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On30 LOG LOADER ON FLAT CAR WITH RAILS.
This new On30 kitbuilds an American Hoist & Derrick (AH&D) Log Loader which runsalong rails installed on the deck of a train of Log Cars. Kit includesthe Loader and our new Flat Car with rails (inc. trucks).Modellers many naturally purchase extra Log Cars to make a log train oftheir preferred length. The Loader's superstructure is anadaptation of our already existing Crane or Shovelbodykits. In this Log Loader version it is supplemented by theaddition of a low-profile wheeled underframe to allow the Loader totravel along its train of Log Cars. The Loader's underframeis a detailed one-piece resin moulding. Rigging and chains for the logtongs are provided - but no logs. The Flat Car with rails on deck is asuperbly detailed one-piece resin moulding with 8 x separately appliedstakes. Bachmann arch bar freight trucks are included. Couplersare not included but the car is designed to accept Kadees.
Price of the Log Loader with Flat Car is £88 plus shipping. Extra FlatCars may be purchased separately costing £22 each plus shipping. As a special deal, buy 3 x or more extra Flat cars (not including theone supplied with the Loader) for only £20 each. plus shipping.
(As a further refinement, we are currently in the process of having ourgood friend Bill Banta laser-cut some wood cab cladding and doors forthe Loader. Perfect if you want your Loader's operator to have adegree of weather protection. This sheet of laser-cut wood parts willbe sold separately and will, of course, fit our already available Craneor Shovel/Ditcher bodykits which share identicalsuperstructutres. Price TBA.)
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| TRUCKS DELUXE Crawler-Tracked Trailers and Ripper
Latest additions to the TRUCKS DELUXE range of classic vehicle kits area couple of Crawler-Tracked Trailers. A stake-bed type anddrop-bottom dump type are now available, and these will soon be joinedby tank and planked open types using some cross-over parts from ourMack AC truck variants. Stake-bed Trailer will look great hauling aload of logs, machinery or perhaps bagged or palleted loads. Asusual, the kits are pro-moulded using top quality resin. The photosshowing assembled but still unpainted trailer models show howthe resin used in our kits is easily mistaken for injected plastic.Expect no disappointments. These kits look particularly nicebeing hauled by TAMIYA's 1:48 scale Dozer as pictured - althoughthey will look just as good hauled by the Mack AC Bulldog trucks alsofound in our TRUCKS DELUXE range. Just the thing to enhance anylogging, industrial or agricultural scene. Kits are designed toassemble easily using thin-type superglue. Price of the stake and dumpbodied Tracked Trailers is £22 each plus shipping.
Also available is a beautifully moulded two-part Ripper attachmentdesigned specifically to fit TAMIYA's 1:48 scale Dozer kit. Againmoulded in resin. Price is £9 plus shipping.
As it happens, our 'Guy MacDriver' moulded resin figure is perfect usedas a driver in TAMIYA's Dozer. Check out the photo. Looks like hewas made for the job. He's available separately - unpainted - costing£4.
Patterns are already with our resin moulders for the next kitrelease (ready in a couple of weeks). It's a new kit to transformTAMIYA's 1:48 scale Dozer. This comprises a new pair of body halves -minus the hood sides - which allow fitment of the detailed open engineshown in our converted Dozer pictures here. Engine is included inour kit, along with parts for an over-head cable operatedLeTourneau blade which pre-dates the hydraulic blade currently used inthe TAMIYA kit and shown in the photo. Our cable-operated blade will beperfect for back-dating the Dozer or for just adding variety to yourconstruction equipment. Price TBA |
| NEW! CABLE DOZER and DETAILED ENGINE Conversion for Tamiya's 1/48 scale Japanese Dozer kit.
Here's a useful set of pro-moulded resin parts to 'back date' Tamiya'sDozer kit which has a hydraulic blade. Our kit includes parts for theCable Blade conversion as well as new hoodless bodyside mouldingswith open engine compartment to show off the pre-assembled enginealso provided. This kit is perfect for hauling our crawler-trackedtrailers. Kit costs £24 plus postage, including our seated driver figure.
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NEW! WATER TANK for bachmann's On30 DONKEY/SKIDDER.
Got your Bachmann Donkey/Skidder yet? We did, and wequickly noticed how well our water tank moulding fitted like itwas designed for the job! Water tank moulding and fittings costs a mere£8 plus shipping.
STOP PRESS: We'll have some of the new BACHMANN DONKEY/SKIDDER assembled models on sale at EXPO NG at Swanley on Oct 29th.
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On30 VERTICAL BOILER0-4-0 STEAMER.
A complete bodykit designed to fit onto a donor 0-4-0 mechanism fromBachmann's On30 Gas-Mechanical. Parts are superbly pro-moulded inresin and are designed for simple screw-n-glue assembly using thin-typesuperglue. One of the photos shows our our assembled demo modelbefore it was painted, so you can ajudge the quality of the kit'sraw resin parts. Yes, they're so good that people often mistake ourresin mouldings for injection moulded plastic. Our pro-moulders doa great job transforming our in-house generated patterns into topquality resin mouldings. Kit includes detailed - but non working -motion parts above footplate level. Everything required tocomplete the model as pictured is included - apart from the Baschmanndonor mechanism, paint and decals.
This versatile VB 0-4-0 kit can be built with the overall roof mouldingon or off. Or shorten the roof to 2/3rds length for an entirelydifferent look. An optional spark arrestor is provided if you choose tofit it. If you do opt to fit the spark arrestor, leave theboiler's blast pipe as is or shorten it to lower the height of thespark arrestor. The next one of these VB 0-4-0 kits we put togetherwill have strip-wood boiler cladding just to be different. Thereare plenty options available for those On30 modellers who want tocreate something different.
Kit is designed with sufficient room in the water tank to accomodate aTsunami Micro or other small DCC/steam sound decoder, with a speakerlocated either in the opposite side of the tank ior in the top of theboiler withe the sound venting up through a hole in the blast pipe. Howcool is that?
A pair of crew figures are available separately (at £7 per pair)and are perfect for posing either side of the VB 0-4-0sfootplate. The VB 0-4-0 kit costs £45 plus shipping.
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| COALING CRANE KIT:A lotof On30 modellers enquired if the crane from our TRUCKS DELUXE CraneTruck could be made available separately. This new kit is in responseto those requests. Kit comprises our usual high quality, pro-mouldedresin parts which are designed for simple assembly using a quality,thin-type superglue. Everything you see in the pictures - except thefigure posed alongside the crane - is included. We call this a coalingcrane but feel free to use this versatile kit for a myriad differentthings. How about a general purpose crane at a depot?
A shop crane outside a loco shed? Or a lumber crane at a mill? Thiscrane kit can be used successfully in many different linesideindustries you'd care to name. Be creative. That's what On30 modellersdo.
PRICE: £32 plus shipping.
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| On30 Whaleback Tender Kit
Majorityof this kit's parts are beautifully pro-moulded in resin. DetachableTender tank is a hollow moulding which provides ample room to acceptDCC/sound components. The underframe moulding is ready-drilled for aspeaker. Brass wire and turned brass hand rail stanchions are alsoincluded. Kit is designed to accept Bachmann On30 freight trucks ( notincluded) but can easily be modified to accept alternative trucks ofthe purchaser's choice. Underframe is cleverly designed to accepteither Kadee On3 couplers or, by using the adapter plate included forOn30, Kadee No. 5 couplers. Couplers are not included. We're confidentthat this versatile tender kit will find a home behind many On30 locos.
Pictures show our WhalebackTender coupled to a Bachmann On30 2-6-6-2 Mallet with our SplitSaddletank conversion kit installed. These modifications certainly helpbulk-up Bachmann's Mallet which a lot of On30 modellers agree, can lookdistictly anorexic when stood alonside some of Bachmann's other On30locomotives.
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| SPLIT-SADDLETANKCONVERSION KIT for the Bachmann On30 2-6-6-2
Designed for simple glue assembly. Containssuperbly pro-moulded resin parts for saddle tanks, tank filler, newpilot deck, pilot toolbox, steam exhaust pipes, 2 x pumps, 2 x airtanks and brass wire. A really quick and easy conversion (took usonly 4 hours, and that included painting!) which helps 'bulk-up'an otherwise anorexic-looking model when stood alongside some ofBachmann's On30 stablemates. Note that this conversion kit is NOTintended to turn the model into a tenderless tank loco. No bunker partsare provided to alter the cab. The model IS intended to run coupled tothe original tender - it's just that when coupled to the tender, thedarn model is so long it's difficult to take a decent photo.
Price: £28 plus shipping.
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| 2-8-2 SADDLETANKCONVERSION KIT for the Bachmann On30 2-8-0
A pair of super kits to convert the Bachmann On30 2-8-0 into a 2-8-2Saddletank or Sidetank. Please specify which version you requirewhen ordering. Kits contain all pro-moulded resin parts, awhitemetal casting, screws, pre-cut styrene, brass wire andturned-brass handrail posts to enable you to build the models pictured.Check-out those superbly detailed one-piece mouldings for thesaddletank, sidetanks, and bunker - all designed to help makeconstruction a breeze. Kits assemble using glue.
Price: £48 plus shipping
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These highly detailed kits mainly comprise of professionally mouldedresin parts which are virtually indistinguishable from injected mouldedstyrene. Where necessary, brass rod and wire is provided for thingslike exhaust, prop shaft and hand grabs. The kits are designed forsimple assembly using thin type superglue. The first two kits inthe range - the Crane Truck and Log Truck/Trailer made their debut inSeptember at the '09 Narrow Gauge Convention in Colorado Springsand we sold out the first batch there. We are now adding threemore trucks to the range, namely the Tank Truck, Stake Truck andOpen Truck and these will be released during early Oct '09. Modellerswishing to fit their own truck body can also purchase only thecab/frame unit which is common to all truck versions in the range sofar.
It's worth pointing out that the highly detailed engine unit poweringthe crane on The Crane Truck is supplied in our kit as acompletely assembled unit courtesy of LIFE LIKE. Also worthmentioning is that the Log Truck's trailer is capable of extending tosuit the length of load being carried - and that doesn't have to belogs. How about pipes. cut lumber or even a boat? Use your imagination.Oh, and please be aware we also sculpted a driver figure (GuyMacDriver) exclusively to fit these trucks. He's available separately.Everything you see in the pictures - except the log - is included.
Prices:
Crane Truck £48.
Log Truck/Trailer £45.
Tank Truck £38.
Open Truck £36.
Stake Truck £34.
Driver figure £4.
Shipping is not included in these prices.
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Bachmann Porter0-4-0Tender
We've adapted our existing 4-wheel tender kit by including smallerdiameter nickel-silver tyred wheelsets to make it suitable forcoupling up behind a Bachmann Porter 0-4-0. As well as makinga great-looking combo, space wise, the addition of a tender will makelife a lot easier for anyone wishing to install DCC/sound into theirPorter 0-4-0. The tender's hollow shell has bags of space fora suitable decoder and speaker. This tender alsoincludes photo-etched phosphor bronze pick-ups for the tenderwheels which will aid current collection of the 0-4-0 - an obviousbenefit. Kit includes pre-coloured (black) moulded resin tender shelland underframe, sideframes, pair of footsteps, screws, wire, etc. Oh,and we even provide the pre-cut styrene wider cab roof overlaypictured on the Porter.
PRICE: £36 plus shipping.
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They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so maybelike us you're not partial to Bachmann's 'ugly duckling' of aRailbus? Well here's a really simple conversion kit toturn Bachmann's On30 Railbus into a representation of a Mack ACRailbus. Includes superbly moulded resin parts and new wheelsets. Buscan run on its own or couple it to Bachmann's trailer car which comeswith their railbus. A lot of On30 modeller's have expressed how muchthey love our already available brass kit for the Mack AC Railbusbut have been put off by the price. Well here's a chance to have yourvery own On30 Mack AC bus but at a mere fraction of the cost. Our usualstep by step photo instructions provided. PRICE: £24 plus shipping.
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Side Tank Conversion Kit - fitsany of Bachmann's 0-4-0 or 0-4-2 Porters. Our parts replace the Bachmann saddletank.Includes moulded resin tanks and boiler along with separate parts suchas modern or old-time domes, 4 x alternative stacks, air pump, airtank, tank fillers, new steam dome, more substantial end beams andfootboards, etc. To provide essential tractive weight, bulkier itemssuch as the endbeams will sensibly be cast in whitemetal to compensatefor the loss of weight after discarding the Bachmann saddletank. Price:£28 |
This resin kit consists of a 2-car setincluding the Weed Burner Car and the Weed Killer Tank Car. Tank carincludes wheels, Burner Car requires trucks. Couplers are not included.These cars are only available as a set and are not sold individually.This exclusive 2-car set also comes with our first everfigure which comes with a separate poseable head - who wenaturally christened Ed Turner. Price of the weed killing train is£48. |
Conversionkit to turn the Athearn Ford 'A' truck intoa powered railtruck. Kit includes Mashima 1015 can motor withpre-assembled 'Microbox mk2' gearbox for superb running, nickel silvertyred, spoked wheelsets, pre-assembled front truck assemblyand replacement cast metal body parts with pre-drilled and tappedholes. Phosphor bronze wipers, wire and screw hardware alsoprovided. Supplied with optional rear beam which can accept acoupler if you wish. Requires a donor cab and some detail fittings fromAthearn's diecast 1:50 scale Ford 'A' truck to complete. Price: £58. An alternative, cheaper version of thiskit costing £38 is available for those modellers prepared toundertake assembly of the gearbox and front truck. STOP PRESS: The 'Microbox mk2'gearbox is available separately (less wheels) @ £12. The Mashima1015 motors are also available separately @ £11.50. Call us ifyou are interested in these items - and any wheels you may require - toassist you in powering other personal projects in your scale. |
Mack AC Railtruck bodykit Fits fit the donor mechanism from aBachmann On30 Railtruck. Superb resin mouldings designed for simpleadhesive assembly. Kit includes pre-cut, pre-rolled corrugated styreneroofing material. A massive improvement over the regular Bachmannrailtruck body. Price £38. |
NOW AVAILABLE: Crawler Track option to fit our alreadyavailable On30 Steam Crane/Log Loader or Steam Shovel bodykit. These superbly detailed resin mouldings give modellersthe option of building their Crane or Shovel as a lineside displaymodel or how about using an assembled tracked Crane or Shovel as aflatcar load? You decide. Call for pricing details. |
On30 Passenger Tram powered kit (£55) and separateTrailer Car (£16 each). Superb resin mouldings for easy adhesiveassembly (we use and recommend Dr. Mike's 2 on all our resin kits).This Tram kit is specifically designed to compliment our On30SELECT-a-CARs but is suitable for use with any On30 rolling stock.Includes a specially re-wheeled Tenshodo SPUD power unit and aSommerfeldt pantograph. Only couplers (we use Kadee no. 5) andcrew/passenger figures required to complete. The trailer car isavailable as one of our On30 SELECT-a-CAR range - but doremember please that all SELECT-a-CARs have a minimum orderquantity of three individual cars of your choice. Thesecan be different cars or all the same. You decide. Imagine thisneat little tram switching a few cars round a lineside industry, ormaybe a tourist tram or work train is more to your liking. Either way,here's your chance to start stringing-up a few poles and wires... PRICES: Passenger Tram OR Freight Motor £55,Trailer Car £16 each |
Chocks away! A bit o' prop-driven whimsy. Superb resinmouldings to build the model pictured. This fun model is powered by apropeller driven by a 7mm dia coreless motor which comes pre-installedinside the detailed Bristol Pegasus radial engine's crankcase.Wheels included, together with fine phosphor bronze wire wipers forreliable current collection. This is a surprisingly controllablemodel. Simply open the throttle to move forwards - then back off toslow down. Or put the prop into reverse to brake more sharply. A coupleof minutes 'flying' will have you piloting the Aerocar like an expert.You could even fit a small DCC decoder into a cupboard or crate fittedto the 'cockpit' alongside the 'pilot' if that's yourthing. Gotta have one. PRICE: UK£39. |
Moulded resin SELECT-a-CAR4-wheeled rolling stock kits. These versatile 9ft long, 4ft 6ins wheelbase,4-wheelers all cleverly share a common underframe. All areideally suited to compliment On30s smaller motive power suchas Bachmann's Porters and Gas Mechanical - not forgettingthat they look great following behind our Forney conversion toa 2-4-0 with tender and also our RTR 0-6-0T and 2-6-0TSaddletankers. Superbly moulded in resin, these highly detailed,simple to assemble kits are designed to accept Kadee couplers (we usednumber 5s). SELECT-a-CARs will be sold in three-packs to keepthings as economical as possible. Packs will consist of 3 xcommon underframes with whichever three car-bodies you prefer.Choose three cars of the same type or all different ones. It's yourdecision. Priced individually, the 13 cars which makeup the range so far (all are either available now or in productionfor imminent release) will range from the cheapest Flatcar version -which essentially is the common underframe used on all cars - up tothe Crane and Plow versions. Please do be aware that,obviously, the 'Columbia-type' Log Disconnects will be sold in pairs.Not much use anyone having a single log disconnect. If you are afan of small or micro layouts, or just have tight radius curves on yourlayout, these cars are just the thing. PRICING Purchasers should be aware that the SELECT-a-CAR FlatCar is actually the common underframe included in all cars in the rangeapart from the Log Disconnects. These have a unique underframe. AllSELECT-a-CAR kits include wheelsets but not couplers.
Flat Car UK£10
Bulkhead Car UK£12
Stake Car UK£12
Cane Car UK£14
Gondola UK£14
Tank Car UK£16
First Class Coach (or Inspection Saloon) UK£16
Tourist (or Workmen's) Coach UK£16
'Columbia-style' Log Disconnects (per pair) UK£20
Livestock Car UK£16
Side Door Hopper Car (operating) UK£18
Crane Car UK£28
Tram Trailer UK£16
Plow UK£28
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| Mouldedresin conversion kit to turn the On30 Bachmann 0-4-4T Forney into a 2-4-0 with tender. This kit can be specified with our new 4-wheeledtender (which includes wheels and has dedicated internals to accept theForney's DCC/sound components) or our existing slope back bogie tenderwhich requires trucks (discarded Forney trailing trucks work great!).You choose which tender type you prefer. Pics show both versions -either of which look superb. Also included are parts for theloco's rear beam and hinged fall-plate, along with a woodburner stackcasting. Fully illustrated instructions guide the builder through thesimple work involved in this conversion to produce a handsomelooking locomotive with much more widespread potential than theForney. Price GBP39. |
| On30 Whitcomb Centre-Cab bodykit designed to clip-fitonto an Athearn HO SW1500 donor mechanism. Superb quality moulded resincomponents with some crisply-cast whitemetal details. Includes turnedbrass handrail stanchions and all handrail wire. Our kit is designedfor unbelievably easy assembly using adhesive. The four mainone-piece mouldings (footplate, cab and a pair of identical hoods) areas good as - if not better - than some injection mouldings. Price: GBP39. |
This uses our resin and whitemetal On30 Hand Cranewhich we originally designed to fit the bed of the On30 BachmannRailtruck. It includes parts to adapt the Crane to fit any flatcar - orother vehicle - of your choice using the adaptor plate supplied. Picsshow it installed on one of the Chivers Finelines (available in the USfrom International Hobbies) 14ft stake cars. |
Parts are cast in resin and include the three maincomponents shown (plow blade, plow support and ballast tank)together with a one piece resin-cast 16ft flat car (same as the oneincluded in our On30 Slope-back Tender kit). Kit also includes separatebracing for the plow, handrail stanchions and rails for the tank alongwith stripwood for the platform on top of the tank. Price: GBP33 |
Open CabConversion Kit for Bachmann's On30 Gas-Mechanical. Kit contains ALL the components from our earlierGas-Mechanical dress-up kit PLUS further new etched parts, pre-cut,jig-drilled brass angle and pre-cut basswood parts to constructthe model pictured. Designed for easy ACC 'superglue' assembly. Price: GBP36 |
Hand Crane Kitto fit the Bachmann On30 Railtruck. May be installed on a Railtruck with Bachmann'soriginal RGS-type cab or use it with our replacement cab. Both versionsare pictured. Kit comprises cast metal and high quality injectionmoulded resin parts. Our Hand Crane unit is cleverly designed toreplace the truck's original bed cover which disguises the DCCcircuitry on Bachmann's model. This kit is easily assembled usingACC 'superglue'. Obviously this kit may be used in many othersituations - not just on Bachmann's Railtruck. Use your imagination andcome up with your own ideas. Price: GBP28 |
NEW On30Centre-Cab Switcher kit
Due toit being nigh-on impossible to track down the Roundhouse/MDC EMD Model40 ‘HO’ donor mechanism necessary for this kit, we’ve bitten the bulletand just re-mastered the underframe pattern for our On30 Centre CabSwitcher bodykit so it now fits a donor mechanism from Bachmann’s ‘HO’GE 45T Side Rod Switcher. Photos show just how cool this ‘HO’mech. looks when mated with our On30 bodykit. The original version ofour kit proved highly popular until sales hit the buffers due to lackof availabilty of the donor mech. This new version designed round thefreely available Bachmann mech. should get things moving again. Kitincludes pro-moulded resin parts for mainframe and he pair of hoods,plus photo-etched parts for the cab. Clear glazing material, turnedbrass handrail posts and brass handrail wire also provided. Soon, ifthere’s sufficient interest, we might even be persuaded to offer thekit with the alternative pantograph (see teaser pic) for those of youitching to start stringing-up some wires – but initially, at least forthe time being, it’s being sold minus the panto.
PRICE: UK£43 plus shipping.
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These are indisputably the ideal way to display yourOn30 or O-16.5 narrow gauge loco models when they are not operating ona layout. Two different sized bases are available - small andmedium - depicting 'rocky prairie' or 'arid desert' environments.Each base is a one-piece resin casting with all the detailsshown cast in place. The masters were expertly generated byour good friend and master sculptor Simon Harris, who was alsoresponsible for the beautifully rendered paint jobs on the two basespictured here. Each display base is supplied with detailedpainting instructions from Simon to help you attain similar results.The detail on these bases has to be seen to be believed. Have youchecked-out the details such as the sun-bathing lizards and cowskull? Fantastic! PRICE: Small 'rocky prairie' base: GBP18.Medium 'arid desert' base GBP24. |
| Turn your 2-truck On30 Climax into a 3-trucker with thisgreat kit. Includes injected resin tank andunderframe, whitemetal/brass castings, brass and nickel silverphoto-etched parts together with wheelsets. No attempt has beenmade to include bevel gearing since there is no practical or easy meansof continuing the model's driveshaft aft of its rear truck - but thisis definitely not noticeable. Don't take our word for it - check outthe photos. PRICE: GBP38. |
Replacement truck cab for the Bachmann On30Railtruck NOW AVAILABLE. We hate to say it, but nice as Bachmann's Railtruck is,there's no escaping the fact that the model is just too specific aprototype - to us it simply screams RGS. That's no bad thing if youhappen to model the Rio Grande Southern but installing our cabmeans the model will look much more at home on the hundredsof freelanced On30 model railroads which we know can use one - orperhaps more - of these typically rugged rigs. Supplied as a veryhighly detailed, one-piece, injected resin casting. Instructionsprovided showing how to remove the original cab and fit our drop-onreplacement. PRICE: GBP22 |
Our kit consists of beautifullyphoto-etched, easily folded-to-shape brass cab and sidetanks, alongwith a host of other details to build the model shown in the pics.Smart design means that each of those sidetanks is basically formedfrom two pieces - a simple fold-up inner former with a separatelyapplied, fully rivetted outer overlay. The kit cleverly re-usesthe HO donor model's original boiler - only mounted higher. We providenew resin-cast sand domes and many other whitemetal detail castingsincluding pilot and rear beams, smokebox front, twin airpumps, airtanks, stack, generator, head and back-up lights, bell, cabinterior details, oil filler, bucket, hose reel, oil cans etc. Asusual, the instructions consist of a lavishly illustrated, step-by-stepguide to building our kit. The model is designed for adhesive orsolder assembly. Price is GBP85. LOOK OUT for our new On30 Slope-back Tender kit which wedesigned specifically to compliment this kit - thus making for a prettyclose resemblance to the mighty RAYONIER Mallet tender/tank locos. |
... Anyone for a RAYONIER-esque On30 Mallet Tank/Tendercombo? Mmmm...how cool is this? .... |
| AVAILABLE NOW Limited-run,On30 Slope-back Tender kit Two beautifullydetailed, injected-resin castings make up the tender body andframe for this kit. Also provided are photo-etched and cast details tobuild the model pictured. This truly versatile tender model is capableof being built as a coal, wood or oil-burning type and theseparate oil tank can be used to house a decent-sized sound speaker ifdesired. We have conveniently provided a hollow void beneath the slopedportion of the tender body which is specifically designed toaccommodate one of the recently released SoundTraxx 'Tsunami' DCC/sounddecoders - or any other DCC paraphernalia of your choice. To help make our kit as affordable aspossible - and to allow the modeller more individual choice - trucksand couplers must be provided by the purchaser. Our assembledpre-production model pictured uses a pair of Chivers Finelines(available in the US from International Hobbies) On30 freight truckswhich fit the bill perfectly. Designed for simple adhesive assembly, ourkit comes with detailed, step-by-step, illustrated instructions tobuild the model shown. Price is GBP33. We designed this tender kit to accompanyour recently released On30 2-6-6-2T Mallet ConversionKit, but as the photos testify, this little tender really looks thebusiness running behind our On30 SELECT-a-KIT tank locos whenthey are fitted with the rear-entry cab style.
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| New cast metal replacementtank for any of the On30 Bachmann Porters. Kit includes new tank, water filler, replacement stack(not shown) and handrails. PRICE: GBP15 plus postage.
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Conversion kit to turn aBachmann On30 Combine into a powered Doodlebug-style Railcar.
Includes etched brass parts for driving cab end, together with crisplycast details. A Tenshodo SPUD (Self Propelled Universal Drive) powertruck is provided, together with pre-amended bogie sideframes andmounting hardware. Price GBP63. |
| Bachmann Climax Dress-up Kit Our detailing kit consists of our usual crisply cast andphoto-etched parts. Modellers can use all or just some of our detailingparts to enhance their Climax model, all of which are designed toattach to the model using superglue (ACC) or epoxy. Our kit includes agypsy winch, woodburning stack, stowage boxes, bunker rails, water tankplumbing, sand boxes, oil cans, bucket, shovel, saw, etc. Price: GBP39. |
| 'Close-couplers' (link-and-pin style) to fit theBachmann On30 Side-Tippers and V-Skips. These improve the scale appearance of these otherwisenicely detailed wagons. The original knuckle couplers space these carsmuch too far apart - and are visually dreadful. Compare this with theresult shown alongside using our simple replacements. The real benefitis that modellers can now run longer trains in the same space. The ideais to use the close-couplers in a rake of cars with only the outer carsfitted with working knuckle couplers.
We'll sell these in packs containing six coupler castings and enoughwire to form the simple, inverted U-shaped links. Price: GBP3.00 per pack. |
| Body kit for an On30 Shovel/Ditcher. This will be an entirely new kit comprising of all partsfrom our recently released On30 Crane/Loader kit plus the necessaryShovel/Ditcher parts. As shown in the photos, it is possible tofit these bodykits to a powered chassis - our model is specificallydesigned to fit the Bachmann On30 Gas-Mechanical 0-4-0 donor mechanism- or to any suitable flatcar. One pic shows our demo model fitted toone of the Chivers Finelines (available in the US from InternationalHobbies) On30 14ft flatcars. However any suitable flatcar will work.Use of another suitable flatcar as a boom car coupled to the modelwould look neat. Price of our kit does not include the donor mechanismor the flatcar. Price: GBP63. |
0-4-4 OR 0-4-0 Mining Porters - conversion kit forBachmann Porter Another etched and cast conversion kit to turn a donorBachmann On30 0-4-2T Porter into a 0-4-4T or 0-4-0T resembling one ofthe Arizona Copper Co. engines or typical mining loco. The open cabincludes a pre-formed brass roof. Design also allows for currentcollection on the 0-4-4T from the equalised trailing truck for enhancedpick-up and more reliable operation - always the Achilles heel of theBachmann Porters. Includes new footplate, cab panels, stack, sparkarrestor, headlight, safety-valve bonnet, reverser assembly, oil cans,bucket, toolbox, number plates and backhead details etc. Either version can be built from this one kit. To buildthe 0-4-0T, simply omit the rear bunker and trailing truck, thensuitably shorten the footplate - exactly like the Arizona CopperCompany did with their prototype Porter 0-4-4T! PRICE: GBP43. |
On30 Crane/Loader bodykit to fit the On30 BachmannGas-Mechanical donor mechanism.
Beautifully photo-etched, easy fold-to-shape, brass parts with crispdetail castings. Pre-formed boiler wrapper and roof. Cast resin watertank. Comprehensive step-by-step photo instructions. Intended for glueor solder assembly.
Price GBP48. |
| SAR/WHR NGG16 Class 2-6-2+2-6-2T Beyer-Garratt Built by Beyer Peacock in 1956 for South AfricanRailways. Three of the class are now owned by the Welsh HighlandRailway for use on its Caernarfon to Porthmadoc route. Includes 2Faulhaber 2020 coreless motors and all wheels and gears. This kitis available for 0-16.5 and On30 and can also be supplied for On14(14mm gauge). Price: 390 GBP |
| Dundas Tramway/Welsh Highland Railway 0-4-0+0-4-0TGarratt 'K1' 'K1' was the world's first Beyer-Garratt locomotive. Itwas built in 1909 for the North-East Dundas Tramways in Tasmania, andis currently being restored for use on the Welsh Highland Railway'sCaernarfon to Porthmadoc route. This kit is designed for UK 7mm scale(not US 1/4 inch) and can be supplied for 16.5 or 14mm gauge. Thephotos show a kit custom built by ourselves for a client, which lookedso good we didn't want to let it go! See the Galleryfor further photos.
Price: 290.00 GBP
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| Dress-up kit for On30Bachmann Porter 0-4-0 or 0-4-2. Turn your Porter model into a logging legend with ourtwo-spool gypsy winch. Our kit also includes new end beams andfootboards, winch deck, new stack, stowage boxes, brakes, air pump, airtank, cylinder front covers, shovel, oil can, cab details and ourfamously comprehensive instructions. This model is the perfect babybrother to an On30 Bachmann Shay fitted with our earlier dress-up kit.For Glue assembly. PRICE GBP33. |
| SWITCHER AND INSPECTION CAR BODYKITS Two new On30 body kits to fit Bachmann's recentlyintroduced On30 0-4-0 gas-mechanical mechanism. One builds anIngersoll-Rand type box-cab loco and the other builds an inspection car(or dinky railcar if you like). Both kits consist of our usualprecision fold-up, etched brass body parts and crisply-cast pewter-typewhitemetal details. Etched parts fold up via half-etched lines in thebody material, ensuring folds only occur where we intend them to.Assembly is easily undertaken using adhesive if soldering is not anoption. All kits contain detailed, fully illustrated instructions.
Prices: INGERSOLL-RAND type box cab loco GBP 43 INSPECTION CAR GBP 43 (Figures are not included. These are by Flying Zooand Aspen Model Co.). |
| On30 BACHMANN GAS-MECHANICAL 0-4-0 DRESS-UP KIT New dress-up kit for this RTR modelavailable mid-January'04. Intended for glue assembly. Use all or only part of the componentsprovided according to your preference. Contains etched parts for the following: Cab doors, Cabfront window frames, Side window shades, Side skirts, Access doors forskirts, Radiator guard, Radiator emblems (three types), Handrailbrackets, Fuel filler, Hood door louvre panels, Cabside numbers (4through 8), Fluted rods, Works plate.Cast metal parts include:Replacement exhaust muffler, Air filter, Roof hatch, Sandboxes, Back-uplight, Horn, Fuel tank, Stowage box, Ballast blocks and oil can.Miscellaneous fittings include turned brass handrail stanchions, brasshandrail wire and glazing material. Photos show the kit componentsadded to a standard Bachmann model which has then been completelyfinished, painted and weathered by ourselves. PRICE GBP 26. |
| On30TURNTABLE KIT Intended for On30 but can be used for any gauge bylaying your choice of running rails (only item not supplied) on thebridge to any gauge you prefer. Our kit contains the following: Styrene well withintegrally moulded ball-race bearing. Pre-formed well rail with pre-cutstyrene ties (sleepers) and rail fixings. Precision etched bridgerepresenting a discarded loco frame. All bridge hardware, includingcarrying wheels, photo-etched wiper collectors, etc. Parts to constructoptional planked deck including pre-cut Mt. Albert stripwood andbeautiful turned brass handrail stanchions. Also provided is a 60:1ratio gearbox and handcrank for smooth, manual operation. Detailedphoto-illustrated assembly/installation instructions provided. Those modellers wishing to upgrade to more sophisticatedelectrical operation and/or indexing will find our unit a good startingpoint for a more ambitious turntable project. Personally, for use onsleepy narrow gauge layouts we'd abide by the KISS' principle - Keep ItSimple, Stupid! PRICE GBP 80. |
Select-a-Kit Tank Locomotive ALL VERSIONS SHOWN NOW AVAILABLE Imagine a range of easy-build loco body-only kitsdesigned to fit Bachmann's fine-running, DCC-ready, HO 0-6-0 switchermechanism (not included). Included in each kit is ONE cab, tankand stack - from which buyers could select their preferred options.Result? A hunkered-down, 20 inch-drivered, Porter-inspired workhorsecapable of filling a void in any On30 roster. Kits include purchaser's choice of the following: Side-OR Rear-entry Cab, Side- OR Saddle-Tank, Straight OR Woodburner Stackon Long OR Short Smokebox. Note that cab roofs and the Saddle-Tankwrapper are supplied pre-formed. Both cab types include interiordetail. Wheel arrangements cover 0-6-0, 0-6-2, 2-6-0 and 2-6-2variations and many of these options are shown on the accompanying image. Where applicable, pilotand/or trailing trucks/wheels are included. These locomotives are theperfect compliment to Bachmann's new tipper and side-dump cars. Price 0-6-0T Type GBP 50.00 Price 0-6-2T Type GBP 55.00 Price 2-6-0T Type GBP 55.00 Price 2-6-2T Type GBP 60.00 MECHANISM NOT INCLUDED ALSO: Supplementarydetailing kit for the SELECT-a-KIT. Contains castings for an air pump,air tank and bell. Price GBP 5.00. The 2-6-2T and 2-6-2ST shown at theleft are fitted with this kit. |
Log DisconnectsAvailable in kit form for On3 or On30 (specify at timeof ordering). Log load not included. Kits contain pewter-typewhitemetal castings, include metal wheelsets and sprung journals andfeature screw-n-glue assembly. Requires couplers, but cast metalcouplers are provided. These are excellent kits and no Bachmann Shayshould be seen without a string of these beautifully detaileddisconnect logcars. Price GBP 30 PER PAIR |
Dress-up Kit for the Bachmann Shay
Our dress-up pack provides everything you need in oneconvenient detailing kit. Individualize your Shay using our threealternative stacks, air pump, air tank, shovel, box headlight, toolboxes, tank filler, turret, throttle, handbrake and reverser. (Theselast three items surprisingly omitted from Bachmann's otherwise finemodel - but obviously vital to any open-cab Shay). The extremely attractive open-style cab and handsomerailed bunker are from an era when form and function went hand in hand.All this capped-off with a beautiful two-spool gypsy engine and steamplumbing for modellers seeking something special. Detailed instructionswith blow-by-blow photos compliment our kit which is designed for screwand glue assembly. Price: GBP 43
Photo by Russ Reinberg, courtesy ofFINESCALE RAILROADER |
| WORKINGAmerican Hoist& Derrick ditcher in On3/0-16.5/On30 Our new motorized ditcher features four motors andgearboxes to provide authentic load, rotate and dump actions. The priceincludes DCC chips or a custom controller. Price: $1300 |
Mack AC RailbusThis represents a 3'0' gauge version of theOn3/30standard Mack AC Railbus. It can be supplied for On3 or On30.Click here for a drawing of the Mack. Price: $325 |
Model 'A' Ford RailtruckA typical home-brewed railtruck with a pillar cranemounted on the truckbed. Build it with the cab roof on or off (seeillustrations to the left). This characterful vehicle uses 54:1 gearingfrom a Faulhaber coreless motor, features ready gauged On3/On30wheelsets and runs beautifully Price: 265 US$ |
| Replacement frame and motor mount to convert On3Railtruck to On30 Price 20 US$ |
Orenstein & Koppel 0-4-4-0 MalletThis is a modified version of a standard O&Kindustrial design, now on the Cripple Creek & Victor RR inColorado. Click the photo for a larger image or click here for a scale drawing. Available for On3 and On30 Price: 350 US$ or 228 GB Pounds |
0-4-0 Vertical Boilered SteamerA typical 'bitsa' of the type of locomotive whichroutinely demonstrated the resourcefulness of backwoods shop crews. Anindispensable switcher and a must-have on any logging show. Our 54:1gearing and simple equalisation means it'll run as well as it looks.Our scale drawing shows the side elevationand cylinder position, and this photo shows a pre-production test model under construction, with cylindersnot yet installed. Available for On3, On2, On30, O-16.5 or On14. Price: 270 US$ or 180 GB Pounds |
Two-Truck ClimaxThis kit represents a 20 ton machine and featuresFaulhaber coreless gearhead motor driving through Grandt Linecomponents. Price: 450 US$ Photo by Russ Reinberg, courtesy ofFINESCALE RAILROADER |
First in a series of FLAT-CAR LOADS for On30/On3/O-scale.Kit contains four cast metal parts to construct a steamshovel bucket and arm. Also chain and brass parts for tie-downshackles. You supply stripwood for the wooden frame shown. Photo showsload applied to Bachmann's On30 flat-car (NOT supplied). Further loadsto follow. Price GBP 10.00 |
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