Help, Need source for G Scale Parts and am on Bubble Gum Budget

[Anonymous]

Hello everyone.

My dad and youngest brother took off on a hunting trip over the Thanks Giving Weekend. My mom went with them because they were going hunting near where some of her family lived. My Brother Justin and I decided to suprise them while they were gone. and Decorated the house for Christmas. They were plesently suprised when they got home. And then they suprised me. First thing Dad carried into the house was an LGB G-scale Train set.

We got it up and running yesterday and It is very nice. I know that if forwhat ever reason my HO Roster goes up in smoke or something I will change to G-scale because its size is just perfect for my jittery hands.

However Dad was commenting today that Gee he would like to have a few more cars for this train. As it only comes with an 0-4-0T 4 Wheel Tank Car and Bobber Caboose. Crafty me thought. Gee. I subscribe to Garden Railways. I will make some cars for him. But now I have a problem. All my stuff is HO. I need a source of G-Scale wheels and Couplers Compatible with Stock LGB "Hook and Loop" and I have about $10.00 to buy them with.

Can anyone help me?

James.

[Curmudgeon]

What, you just want plastic wheelsets and hook and loops?
E-mail me.
TOC

[Anonymous]

If single axles are okay, check out the Playmobilmail order site, they carry them extremely cheap, and they're a perfect match for LGB. Check out a current project with them at http://www.geocities.com/gungnirstrains/CD_rijtuig.html

[piercedan]

There is always the HLW kits which sell for under $10 and come with hook and loop couplers.

I have many of their flatcars.

Go here and look at the 150xx series, stsarting at 6.95 street price. Problem is shipping is more than the car cost.

http://www.wattstrainshop.com/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?search=action&category=HART&keywords=all

[Tom The Brat]

Welcome to Large Scale!

Just what you need in the college dorm[:D]

[vsmith]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Student of Big Sky Blue

Hello everyone.

My dad and youngest brother took off on a hunting trip over the Thanks Giving Weekend. My mom went with them because they were going hunting near where some of her family lived. My Brother Justin and I decided to suprise them while they were gone. and Decorated the house for Christmas. They were plesently suprised when they got home. And then they suprised me. First thing Dad carried into the house was an LGB G-scale Train set.

We got it up and running yesterday and It is very nice. I know that if forwhat ever reason my HO Roster goes up in smoke or something I will change to G-scale because its size is just perfect for my jittery hands.

However Dad was commenting today that Gee he would like to have a few more cars for this train. As it only comes with an 0-4-0T 4 Wheel Tank Car and Bobber Caboose. Crafty me thought. Gee. I subscribe to Garden Railways. I will make some cars for him. But now I have a problem. All my stuff is HO. I need a source of G-Scale wheels and Couplers Compatible with Stock LGB "Hook and Loop" and I have about $10.00 to buy them with.

Can anyone help me?

James.

Welcome to Large Scale! trust us, you'll dig it.

Hartland Locomotive Works, HLW for short, sells a line of "Mini-car" kits for $7-10 each, they come with hook and loops but with plastic wheels. These are the best screaming deal in large scale for beginers. However when to get some they really need to have additional weight added to them to make them track better, the easiest way is to replace the plastic wheels with metal wheels. Bachmann's large standard replacement wheels are the best as they are often the most common avalible to find for about $12 for a set of 4 wheels so you can do 2 HLW minis. Its a simple swap out to install them. Another option would be to add a few of the automotive self adhesive tire weights to the underside. If your running indoors just for a Xmas tree type layout, keep the plastics and add the weights as its much quieter with the plastic wheels but if your planning an outside loop, I would definitly recommend the wheel swap as the metal wheels roll far better and achieve the desired weight gain.

If your looking for mail order source I would recommend San-Val, mostly because I know they have a stack of these cars in the store.

http://www.h-l-w.com/products/mini%20series.html

www.san-val.com

[Puckdropper]

QUOTE:
Welcome to Large Scale!

Just what you need in the college dorm

Funny, that's why I got in to N scale... rather than HO. For G scale, I picked up a LGB porter along with a LOT of model railroad stuff at a garage sale for $8. (It's a once in a lifetime thing!)

[Anonymous]

im wondering if i can find the right profile aluminum rail in proper size from any of the many industrial
aluminum extruders. anyone care to share exact measurements of a G scale rail ?

as always thank you all. John

[Puckdropper]

John, take a look at:

http://www.gscalechuffchuff.com/Track%20Making.htm

I looked in to doing this, but it wound up the materials I could use would cost about the same price as the track pieces themselves.

[Anonymous]

I just wanted to drop a quick note and say thank you to everyone giving me some leads to follow up on.

James

[tangerine-jack]

QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith




.................... However when to get some they really need to have additional weight added to them to make them track better, the easiest way is to replace the plastic wheels with metal wheels. Bachmann's large standard replacement wheels are the best as they are often the most common avalible to find for about $12 for a set of 4 wheels so you can do 2 HLW minis. Its a simple swap out to install them. Another option would be to add a few of the automotive self adhesive tire weights to the underside. .............

I guess I did it the hard way, I filled the cars about half way with plaster............

[vsmith]

QUOTE: Originally posted by tangerine-jack

QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith




.................... However when to get some they really need to have additional weight added to them to make them track better, the easiest way is to replace the plastic wheels with metal wheels. Bachmann's large standard replacement wheels are the best as they are often the most common avalible to find for about $12 for a set of 4 wheels so you can do 2 HLW minis. Its a simple swap out to install them. Another option would be to add a few of the automotive self adhesive tire weights to the underside. .............

I guess I did it the hard way, I filled the cars about half way with plaster............

THAT WILL DO IT ! [:D][:p][;)]

[kimbrit]

James,
Just had a look on your profile & see you're not the kid I thought you were, you're 23 years old. Do it like everyone else and get a job, save up and buy.
This is not meant to be hurtful, just an observation on life.
Kim

[Tom The Brat]

A job, a girl and a hot car!

Na... stick with trains.

[kimbrit]

works for me, trains are a lot less trouble. Or is that a hot girl, a job and a car??[:)]
Kim

[Puckdropper]

I believe it's a hot girl, well paying job, and hot car. ;-)

It's unlikely you'll see both sides of the locomotive at once, though.

[paultheloon]

go to culinart.net, they have a silicone-mold compound kit for 15.00