Think small

[keithfre]

I wonder if a steam body could be fitted to one like this:
http://www.hattons.co.uk/262939/Arnold_2062Arnold_SAS_0_4_0_Diesel_Locomotive_of_the_Swiss_OBB_Pre_owned_sold_as_seen_Inconsistent_/StockDetail.aspx

[Bingley Hall]

Moving across the pond there have been a handful of 0-4-0s, surprisingly going back to the earlier days of N in the US. None have been produced for quite some time.

http://www.spookshow.net/loco/riv040.html

http://www.spookshow.net/loco/bach040.html

I have one of the Atlas 0-4-0 tender engines - it hasn't been out of the box for years, but from memory it ran quite well although did benefit from additional pick up from the tender.

[railsquid]

Thanks, but after a bit of reading around it looks as though those little Katos are powered by a motor in the carriage, not the loco itself. Which obviously rules them out of a shunting role. It would be helpful to many of us, I'm sure, if we could get that confirmed or refuted.

Ah yes, now you mention it, that is indeed the case, see the set diagram: http://www.katomodels.com/cgi-bin/nmi_pictureview.cgi?id=chibiloco&num=1 which shows the first carriage (middle vehicle) as "M" (motor).

Sorry about that, I've only ever had a fleeting look at these.

[JanW]

I wonder if a steam body could be fitted to one like this:
http://www.hattons.co.uk/262939/Arnold_2062Arnold_SAS_0_4_0_Diesel_Locomotive_of_the_Swiss_OBB_Pre_owned_sold_as_seen_Inconsistent_/StockDetail.aspx

I suppose it would fit inside the P&D Marsh sentinel body?
http://www.pdmarshmodels.com/show_product.php?pid=17

If that is a whitemetal kit it would also give some weight for traction and pickup....

[PeteW]

Sorry about that, I've only ever had a fleeting look at these.

No apology necessary; all part of the learning experience (and I have so much to learn!)

[Byegad]

The little orange Arnold was sold as a KOF Loco.  I nearly bought two some twenty+ years ago and have regretted it ever since. They also did a Blue 0-4-0 named Bokum which I do have, it runs well on Kato track and points. Fleischmann made an 0-4-0 loco, which again runs well on my Kato track.

[broadsword]

I have the Fleischmann 0-4-0, very heavy metal build
and powerful for its size. Got mine cheap from a
German Ebay seller as not working properly,
just one of the tiny conrods had come adrift
and I fixed it in seconds.

[Sprintex]

. . . very heavy metal

Sorry, wrong type of heavy metal


Paul

[broadsword]

The prototype was Iron Made in  Germany............sorry bout that...........

[Delboy]

Iron Maid en. They are Gods of Rock and i'd love to see them in Germany.

[GScaleBruce]

There are a number of German outline 0-4-0 locos available currently. Fleischmann have recently released the little E69 electric in sundry liveries: http://www.fleischmann.de/en/product/235235-0-0-4-1-0-0-002002/products.html

There's also the Hobbytrain V20: http://www.lemkecollection.de/de/Uebersicht/Spur-N/Diesellok-V20.033-DB-schwarz-Ep.III

The Mintrix "Glaskasten" steam loco and Kof diesel shunters are out of production currently, but I have an Arnold Kof from way back and it's a nice runner.

[PeteW]

There are a number of German outline 0-4-0 locos available currently.

Thanks for the suggestion, but they're a bit pricey when you add in the costs of the inevitable divorce ["You spent how much?!? And now you're cutting it up because it doesn't look right?!?"]

[BrakeCoach]

Why, oh why, are there no 0-4-0 locos in n-gauge? Since mini shunting layouts seem to be among the most popular formats in our hobby, you'd think one of the manufacturers would grasp the nettle and provide a suitable engine. I recognise the challenge of fitting all the necessary gubbins (*technical term) in a small body, but still - given the popularity of little engines in the modding/kitbashing/scratchbuilding area - there ought to be a decent market?

I'd pay good money for a Peckett, Baguley-Drewry, or Hunslet and I'm sure others would too. And these engines represent the root, the very DNA, of railway locomotion. Those beggars in 00 and 009 gauges are pretty well served, so why not us?

Rant over!

There might not be any 0-4-0s, but still there are 0-6-0s!

[PeteW]

There are, indeed, 0-6-0s, and I'm a bit miffed that no-one pointed me to this thread:
http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?topic=28320.0
in which certain 0-6-0s are converted to 0-4-0s. I suspect that you all didn't want the competition for those nice little Minitrixes on eBay. But I'm onto you now, and they shall be mine!

[Karhedron]

Why, oh why, are there no 0-4-0 locos in n-gauge? Since mini shunting layouts seem to be among the most popular formats in our hobby

To be fair, shunting layouts are not N gauge's strongest area. You can certainly build them and the Dapol's Easishunt couplers make hands-off operation a lot easier. But I think that N Gauge's strength is its ability to portray a railway in the landscape in a modest space.