Garratt

[Bart Leijendeckers]

Hello,

As a new member I was checking out the forum, and stumbled across this thread. I am currently building the Golden Arrow K1 on 2 Fleischmann 7000 chassis. It is possible, but needs some modification of both the chassis and the kit itself.

Most important is to get the pivot point above one of the axles (or even better slightly in between the axles). This is because the FLM chassis has a shorter wheelbase. The pivot point in the base of the kit also needs to move outward (about 2 or 3 mm). I used my 3d printer to make an insert with a new pivot point, but some styrene or brass sheet will do the trick as well. On the chassis i used a M2 bolt, glued onto the chassis above the inner facing axle. I did not use the pivot point that comes with the kit.
Because the pivot point moves outward, it works even better in curves, so you need less room between the watertanks and the loco base an cabin.


I converted both chassis with a coreless 816 motor (available from Tramfabriek). The original motor is too large, or you would have to lengthen the watertanks. I chose to cut off some of the chassis and fit a smaller (and smoother running) motor, and leave the tanks as they are.

I will make some pictures next year...... and post them here.

Regards,
Bart