IP Engineering Loco kits

[IRB Souther Engineer]

Hi, I'm wondering if anyone can give me the scoop on the IP engineering loco kits (  http://www.ipengineering.co.uk/index.html ). Do you recomend them, what scale are they, is there room for a Aristocraft Revolution decoder, and maybe a MyLocosound system? Thanks.

[cabbage]

Ivor Prior Engineering make kits for 16mm scale. They are metal and require some knowledge of low temperature soldering or epoxy use. They are all battery powered and some of them have room for R/C equipment. I cannot comment on the sound cards that you have mentioned. regards ralph

[IRB Souther Engineer]

cabbage

Ivor Prior Engineering make kits for 16mm scale. They are metal and require some knowledge of low temperature soldering or epoxy use. They are all battery powered and some of them have room for R/C equipment. I cannot comment on the sound cards that you have mentioned. regards ralph

 

Does 16mm scale mean 7/8th's scale?

[cabbage]

16mm scale means 1:19.1 7/8ths scale means 1:13.5 regards ralph

[Takasaki Matt]

Hello,

 I use IP Engineering parts for scratch-building all the time.  I've made a few rolling stock kits which went together very easily.  Ivan has a really good reputation in the garden railway community.  16mm to the foot scale (1/19th scale) are a touch larger than the typical US scales but if you buy the home-builder parts and have a go yourself you'll have a lot of fun and won't be dissapointed.

Have fun,

Matthew

[IRB Souther Engineer]

Well, if they are 1:19 scale and were gauged to 45mm, they might look plausible in a 1:20.3 scale layout, right? It's only a difference of 1.3 in scale.

[cabbage]

16mm scale is 1:19.1. 15mm scale is 1:20.3. I think you will find that Ivor has dual gauge 32mm and 45mm kits. I used to buy quite a few of his Deluxe 4WD chassis before he changed the design of them, (the modern ones are harder to "custom bash")... regards ralph

[IRB Souther Engineer]

cabbage

16mm scale is 1:19.1. 15mm scale is 1:20.3.

Okay, so that makes the two scales even closer.

What I'm asking is, would something like the "Ezee Range Rapier Diesel Loco Kit" (which, to my understanding, has no prototype) look offensive in a 1:20.3 scale layout.

cabbage

I think you will find that Ivor has dual gauge 32mm and 45mm kits.

You're right. The "Ezee Range Rapier Diesel Loco Kit" is one of those dual gauge locomotives.

 

 

 

[IRB Souther Engineer]

I have another question: The motors the loco kits come with-what is the max voltage they can be used with? Maybe that's a question for the manufacturer. Their replacement motor is rated at 3-18 volts.

[cabbage]

Checking the site shows that there are 3Volt and 7.2Volt models. I have often replaced the small 3Volt motor used on the Budget Chassis with the SME 12 Volt Motor -this entails drilling the shaft hole out to 10mm -the mounting screw holes are the same. regards ralph