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Title: 0-4-0 locos
Post by: blackjack on November 01, 2019, 06:57:57 PM
Hi I wonder if any one knows if you can get an 0-4-0 loco has to be british I have looked every where but I know that some one will have an answer thank you
Title: Re: 0-4-0 locos
Post by: keithfre on November 01, 2019, 07:42:41 PM
The only one I can think of is the Adams B4 tank. Peco used to do a kit, which went on an Arnold chassis. You can sometimes find them secondhand.
Title: Re: 0-4-0 locos
Post by: Papyrus on November 01, 2019, 07:53:30 PM
You don't say whether you want steam or diesel. Keithfre's suggestion is a new one on me, but there is always the dreaded Lima shunter. The body is totally fictitious but I have used the chassis under a GER tram loco kit. The main drawback is that it accelerates like Lewis Hamilton and has a top speed of about 200 mph! There are always a few for sale on eBay:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lima-Shunter-D2790-N-Gauge-BLUE/333375963551?hash=item4d9ec1819f:g:26oAAOSwQjhdtGx3 (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lima-Shunter-D2790-N-Gauge-BLUE/333375963551?hash=item4d9ec1819f:g:26oAAOSwQjhdtGx3)

Cheers,

Chris
Title: Re: 0-4-0 locos
Post by: Derwentbob on November 01, 2019, 07:54:16 PM
There is a Peckett W6 body on shapeways to fit a Japanese chassis. Not tried it though so I dont know how good it is.
Title: Re: 0-4-0 locos
Post by: Capri_sam on November 01, 2019, 08:13:27 PM
There was also the peckett kit which also went on the Arnold chassis, and a sentinel kit which goes on the old farish HST power bogie!
Title: Re: 0-4-0 locos
Post by: Railwaygun on November 02, 2019, 12:14:44 AM
Quote from: Capri_sam on November 01, 2019, 08:13:27 PM
There was also the peckett kit which also went on the Arnold chassis, and a sentinel kit which goes on the old farish HST power bogie!

there are several threads on 3D printed peckett bodies on Arnold 040 chassis

do NGF search

https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?topic=46540.msg589669#msg589669 (https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?topic=46540.msg589669#msg589669)
Title: Re: 0-4-0 locos
Post by: Jollybob on November 02, 2019, 01:44:25 AM
 :hellosign:

Likewise, there are very few 0-4-0 loco's available ready to run in N gauge. Your best bet would be 3d printed kits available from shapeways and designed to go on a 0-4-0 chassis that you can get on ebay.

Below are a few links to some items that are available that may help:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=Super+Mini+Size+Motorized+Chassis+TU-KOPPEL+A+-+Tsugawa+Yokou&_sacat=0 (https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=Super+Mini+Size+Motorized+Chassis+TU-KOPPEL+A+-+Tsugawa+Yokou&_sacat=0)

https://www.shapeways.com/product/XBVLEEEEZ/n-gauge-l-y-railway-class-21-quot-pug-quot-0-4-0?li=user-wishlist&optionId=57217841 (https://www.shapeways.com/product/XBVLEEEEZ/n-gauge-l-y-railway-class-21-quot-pug-quot-0-4-0?li=user-wishlist&optionId=57217841)

https://www.shapeways.com/product/J6GSRJW2X/n-avonside-full-cab-0-4-0st-alt-version?optionId=83231174 (https://www.shapeways.com/product/J6GSRJW2X/n-avonside-full-cab-0-4-0st-alt-version?optionId=83231174)

Regards,

Rob.
Title: Re: 0-4-0 locos
Post by: east anglian on November 02, 2019, 04:40:47 PM
N    Gauge  Brass  do   a   0-4-0  Peckett   which    runs  with  a  N Drive  chassis,   its   not   hard   to  built  runs   well  and   the   price   is   reasonable   
Title: Re: 0-4-0 locos
Post by: east anglian on November 02, 2019, 04:43:01 PM
And   here   is    the   second    one
Title: Re: 0-4-0 locos
Post by: Chuffington on November 03, 2019, 08:27:10 AM
If you want an 0-4-0 chassis in N gauge it might be worth looking across the pond - Bachmann, Atlas & others have made them - somewhere in my box of American N locos I have a few. 
Title: Re: 0-4-0 locos
Post by: BramptonBranch on November 03, 2019, 01:18:34 PM
I have the Peco B4 on a Minitrix chassis with the middle wheels removed.
Or try one of the continental ones with bits removed to make appear more British?

Andy
Title: Re: 0-4-0 locos
Post by: maridunian on November 03, 2019, 02:30:48 PM
As others have written, no RTR British 0-4-0s have ever been made for N Gauge, which is disappointing. So, it's kits, 3D prints, or hacked about US/Continental prototypes.

All of these choices involve work and a degree of compromise over scale accuracy, but we are discussing working locos the size of your thumb, so I for one am happy with some compromises.

I'd rather have the "right" loco that's off a bit, than the "wrong" loco that's more perfect, but doesn't belong in that context.

FWIW, industrial 0-6-0s are also pretty thin on the ground, so I decided to make some of  my own  (https://www.shapeways.com/shops/maridunian-models) .
Mike