All, Who here is able to do a N - SCALE 3D OFF CENTER 45 Ton to a 60 Ton Locomotive or a GE 98 Ton MODEL " Y " Locomotive to fit a LL -LIFE LIKE ALCO FB Locomotive CHASSIS ? No, I am Not seeking Likes here . Tom
Jeff , I was looking along the Lines of these Locomotive Shells. http://www.thedieselshop.us/GE_45T_OCC.HTML http://www.thedieselshop.us/GE_60T_OCC.HTML http://www.thedieselshop.us/GE_ModelY.HTML Here's the photo of the ALCO FB CHASSIS which I am working with . I'm hopeful that someone could figure out how to do such a project ! Tom
Your trucks are not only too far apart, but each truck itself has wheels too big and a wheelbase too long. Even the 90 tonner has trucks smaller than AAR switcher trucks. You have AAR road trucks.
To start with I would obtain all the measurements of the chosen unit. Then for a mechanism you could adapt either a Bmann 44 or 70 tonner and possibly modify the body. For the larger unit I would look to a RS-1 chassis and body. Option two would be to explore the possibilities of using one of the many Japanese power chassis that would have the needed dimensions to fit a body.
