steam chassis for kitbash

[Wiredup]

I got a Delprado Royal Hudson on the way from our fav auction site we love to hate, and I've seen others turn it into a working model by putting a Kato/Concor chassis into it.

Well, how good is the Con-Cor chassis?

I got a J3a Hudson Con-Cor I got ebay for cheap a few months ago, haven't run it yet (it's still DC, and I can't find my DC pack) but its pretty "worn", you could tell it was run a bit.

I was thinking of maybe trying this chassis out:



its the Kato Japan C62.

Probably easier to DCC'ify it too?

[Triplex]

I suspect the Japanese-prototype Hudson will be way too small.

[Trolleyfan]

Watch out, the Japanese N scale is slightly larger at 1/150 which means you might have to shave the sides of the chassis to get it into a "rest of the world" N scale body. Of course if you already have the chassis fitted then this is a moot point. :?

[Wiredup]

naw, still waiting for the Delprado model to show up in my mailbox.

[Triplex]

Watch out, the Japanese N scale is slightly larger at 1/150 which means you might have to shave the sides of the chassis to get it into a "rest of the world" N scale body.

But remember, real Japanese trains are a lot smaller than American trains. Even with the scale difference, it'll be smaller.