the only problems I see is the engine is it's a characature of the real thing! K-27 are not 2-8-0's they are 2-8-2's and never in history did a K-27 have a balloon stack as the balloon stacks were discarded 20 years before the first K-27 ever touched a rail. That engine resembles more the C-21 then the extended boiler and frame of a K-27. from what I have seen of Brahmans On3 they tend to look more like big toys blown out of scale and deformed. I'm very Narrow minded and like Model Trains when they are extremely close to scale rather they kind of looking like because to me that's the difference between TOY trains and Scale model Railroading.

Don't get me wrong once converted they seem a lot closer to a scale model then the Original Bachman On3 so I'm glade somebody found a use for the Bachman line of Character trains.

Dan

Sorry Dan, the post was presented to show that a 55n3 K-27 could be built from a Bachmann On30 2-8-0 like it was done in LargeScale.

It was just a idea to make more three foot narrow gauge running on HO track.

Sorry for your "narrow minded" atitude.

and the Bachmann On30 2-8-0 is almost right on for a C-25 or Baldwin 10-30-E in Scale55

Harold

Found a locomotive that matches the On30 2-8-0 in 55n3:



Most of the On30 Bachmann locomotives will work in 55n3 if you are modeling post 1900 narrow gauge. The ten-wheeler is too large. The Mogul with a few Bowser parts will make a great 55n3 2-8-0. All that needs is the domes lowered.

Harold

Dear Harold,

Despite the confusion about "55n3" VS On30,
(there are a number of people looking at 55n3 as a way to model "true 3' gauge" using 16.5mm gauge track,
are seeing references to "Bachmann does 55n3",
are heading to the B'mann site to find out more,
and getting thoroughly disappointed when they don't see a single "55n3" reference...????)

I am sincerely loooking forward to seeing the resulting models from these ruminations.
(Any Modelling is Good Modelling, and thoroughly beats warming the armchair IMHO  )

Dan, can't speak for the rod locos, but the B'mann On30 Climax and Shay _are_ dead-ringers
(or near enough to be "fall off a log" easily bashable options) for

- Class B Climax 1694 (Tyers Valley/PBR, VIC, Australia : operating on _prototype_ 30" gauge)
http://www.puffingbilly.com.au/?id=climaxappeal
http://www.climaxlocomotives.com/confirmed/snsrch/?sn=1694&submit1=Search

- Class B Climax 1375 (Longworths Tramway, NSW, Aust).
http://www.climaxlocomotives.com/confirmed/img/sn1375.jpg
http://www.climaxlocomotives.com/confirmed/snsrch/?sn=1375

- Class A Shay 697 (Nth My Lyell Tramway, TAS ; sold to Lahey's Tramway QLD)
http://www.shaylocomotives.com/data/lima/sn-697.htm

Happy Modelling,
Aim to Improve,
Prof Klyzlr

Scale 55 is based on "Objects aren't  "N, HO...S, O, etc. SCALE". An object is what it measures". If one is confused by that concept they probably won't embrace 55n3.

It isn't 55n3 vs On30. You just can't model United States three foot narrow gauge on HO track unless it is Scale55. The gauge discrepancy is very noticable. I should have realized it when I was modeling On30. The HO track looked like three foot until 1/48 figures and vehicles were placed next to it. D-0h!!!! I have done On30:

www.pacificcoastairlinerr.com/

You can't model US narrow gauge in On30, it ain't three foot.

Harold

Another large scale conversion applicable to 55n3:

tumbledowncreek.com/www/K-27_.html

Harold