Minitrix DB 261 Diesel

[Duncan Adam]

Hello,

I am slowly building up my collection of 009 equipment and have recently bought a DB 261. Has anyone used the chassis from this as a base for a model? I am looking for inspiration so any suggestions will be gratefully received.

Duncan

[JulienW]

Had to do an internet search to find out what that looks like (also known as a V60 class) and discovered it's an 0-6-0 with a jackshaft drive within the wheelbase, not unlike the BR class 14 from Graham Farish.

Can't think of any kits for this specific chassis, but it might be a good basis for a kit bash using the Dapol/Airfix Drewery shunter kit or the Kinightwing diesel - the freelance one though the sentinel kit might make something different. Equally some of the white metal diesel 0-6-0 kits could be bashed to fit.

[Brian Mosby]

I made a loco on the farish class 14 chassis using 2 A1 models body etches of the same kit to make this


007 by Mozzer models, on Flickr


& heres part of the build

001 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

002 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

005 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

so you could do the same

[Hobby]

I may be wrong but I think it's smaller than the Farish chassis.

[JulienW]

Difficult to tell from the photos but I suspect that might be the case.

[B.Meldon]

This is the N gauge loco in question:



(Originating web page: http://trains.manvell.org.uk/n-scale/locos-diesel-elex.htm)

I cannot think of a narrow gauge prototype with this configuration.

I think Phil Savage

[Duncan Adam]

Good afternoon,

Thank you for your replies. Cutting it down sounds interesting and it might look more prototypical. I will look into that.

Duncan

[Brian Mosby]

I may be wrong but I think it's smaller than the Farish chassis.

but by using 2 sets of etches you can make the body any size you want which was what i was trying to say