Lilliput outside frame 0-4-0 diesel

[pilotfriend]

Does anyone have a photo of this loco with the body removed and know what the wheelbase is?

Thanks
JdF

[Ozymandius]

Hi

I haven't taken mine apart, but I can confirm that the wheelbase is 18mm.

Best regards

Tony

[pilotfriend]

Thanks for that

[invercloy]

I've just been given one for my birthday.  What are you planning, John?

[pilotfriend]

Hoping to use it for a spare chassis for Lyn.

[Ozymandius]

Oh that's a nice idea - are the wheels the right diameter or are you thinking you would replace them?

[pilotfriend]

One of the wonderful things about outside frames is that the wheel diameter is not important.

[tedp]

To some extent I agree with you (my Lawley has rather underscale wheels which no one notices). But I wonder how my Campbeltown 0-6-2 would look with pinroller wheels!

[Tigger]

Don't worry Ted - some of us have been using inside-framed locos for years!  I used to think my model of 'Russell' was quite good until a fateful day in 1993 when I displayed it alongside the models finished by Stephen Sullivan and Barry John Williams!