I’ve searched in vain on Bachmann’s site and elsewhere but just cant seem to find the scale dimmensions of this little diesel. I’m considering using one in a scratch-bashing railbus project and just need to know how long the darn thing is. Can anyone tell me the scale or actual length of this locomotive (sans couplers)?
Thanks,
Dave
I can’t help you with dimensions, but this place has a great price on them. I was wondering about one for a kit bash too.
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Thanks. I’ve already purchased several locos from those guys and, yes they are great. Don’t know how they can afford to sell new stuff so cheap.
from Model Railroader’s diesel locomotives cyclopedia - Vol 2, the center to center truck spacing is 19’-5", with an overall length (center to center coupler 37’-0". The center to center axle spacing is 6’-10". Measuring from the drawing the length of the hood is approx. 22’-6" at the base. the length of the cab is approx 6’-6". The end face to end face dimension of the sill is approx 33’ (footboard not included). Hope this helps
I happen to have a couple of these sitting on my to-do tabletop. Here’s the measurements I eyeballed with my scale rule.
Over the coupler faces, I find them to be just a tad over 38’. Wheelbase of the truck is about 7’. Between truck centers it is about 19.5’. As best I can determine without tearing into things is that the chassis is about 32’ long.
I just measured one on my layout, here are the dimensions in real inches. The loco is HO scale…
Coupler to Coupler: just under 5 3/4"
Pilot to Pilot (the plow, not someone’s idea of what the engineers are called[:-^]): 4 3/"
Without the shell the underframe is 4"
Hope this helps!
Thanks for the answers guys. That gives me the info I need to proceed. If the chassis is about 4" long that should be just right for my project.
Thanks again!
Dave