Severity One
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Hi,
After having started a thread on the non-model Railroad Forums (to be found here), it was suggested that my question be asked here, because it has more to do with modelling than with the 'real thing'.
There used to be an EMD G12 derived model for the European market, that was built by Henschel in Germany. In total, five were built for the Dutch State (coal) Mines, until these closed towards the end of the sixties. They were then bought by the Dutch (state) Railways, where they stayed for five years. After that, they were sold to Spain where they served on a normal-gauge network, only to be scrapped when the network was changed to metre-gauge in 1982.
There is one photograph to be found on-line:
http://www.nicospilt.com/RvdR19710630_268.JPG
Source: http://www.nicospilt.com/ (in Dutch)
It's a black-and-white photograph of a loco, in the horrible yellow/grey livery that the Dutch Railways introduced in 1970. There are other photos in my possession, but I cannot place these on-line without breaking copyright laws.
But if you enlarge and enhance the photo somewhat, you should be able to make out the trucks. Because that is what my question is about, after this long introduction.
For the model itself, a Frateschi G8/G12 can be used. The top can be recycled and replaced by one made out of polystyrene. The problem is the trucks. Those on the Frateschi model are completely different from the one that I would like to build.
So, my question is, has anybody ever seen trucks like these in H0? Building them from scratch likely exceeds my abilities, not to mention my amount of free time, so if there would be a solution for sale, that would be great.
Thanks,
- Peter
After having started a thread on the non-model Railroad Forums (to be found here), it was suggested that my question be asked here, because it has more to do with modelling than with the 'real thing'.
There used to be an EMD G12 derived model for the European market, that was built by Henschel in Germany. In total, five were built for the Dutch State (coal) Mines, until these closed towards the end of the sixties. They were then bought by the Dutch (state) Railways, where they stayed for five years. After that, they were sold to Spain where they served on a normal-gauge network, only to be scrapped when the network was changed to metre-gauge in 1982.
There is one photograph to be found on-line:
http://www.nicospilt.com/RvdR19710630_268.JPG
Source: http://www.nicospilt.com/ (in Dutch)
It's a black-and-white photograph of a loco, in the horrible yellow/grey livery that the Dutch Railways introduced in 1970. There are other photos in my possession, but I cannot place these on-line without breaking copyright laws.
But if you enlarge and enhance the photo somewhat, you should be able to make out the trucks. Because that is what my question is about, after this long introduction.
For the model itself, a Frateschi G8/G12 can be used. The top can be recycled and replaced by one made out of polystyrene. The problem is the trucks. Those on the Frateschi model are completely different from the one that I would like to build.
So, my question is, has anybody ever seen trucks like these in H0? Building them from scratch likely exceeds my abilities, not to mention my amount of free time, so if there would be a solution for sale, that would be great.
Thanks,
- Peter