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GE 25 Ton N scale: Do these exist?

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Posted by Autonerd on Monday, January 29, 2018 3:06 PM

mcbryan
Anyone know of an N scale GE 25 ton?

Yes, but it's too small to be seen without a magnifying glass.

*snort*

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Posted by DSchmitt on Sunday, January 28, 2018 2:51 PM

trwroute

Contact him, He might be able to build another one.

"(Model now sold - one can be built as long as parts available) 

Note that the mechanism, motor, and shell alone of this model account for $70 worth of parts."

 

 

I tried to sell my two cents worth, but no one would give me a plug nickel for it.

I don't have a leg to stand on.

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Posted by Jetrock on Sunday, January 28, 2018 12:51 PM

trwroute

Yow! My eyes crossed just looking at this...so it looks like it can be done, if you have the skills, but not necessarily an "off the shelf" solution. I just got started with a Shapeways body converting an HO 44 tonner to a General Electric steeplecab (photos and post once I have some work to show off) and it's tiny enough to fill my need for small motive power but big enough to be semi-reliable--while I have a soft spot for the Grandt Line 25 tonner I built, it's a hangar queen.

Good luck to the OP in their quest for a tiny loco in a tiny scale! Bring a magnifying glass to show it off to your friends.

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Posted by mlehman on Saturday, January 27, 2018 7:10 PM

Maybe it's time to consider making the leap to HOn3, where there's room to stuff in sound if you'd like? Not mine, but others have done so. This is mine, which actually does ok once it;s warmed up.

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Posted by trwroute on Saturday, January 27, 2018 12:10 PM

Chuck - Modeling in HO scale and anything narrow gauge

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Posted by GP-9_Man11786 on Saturday, January 27, 2018 8:19 AM

For a list and review of pretty much every North American N Scale locomotive ever made, check out Spookshow's locomotive encyclopedia. http://www.spookshow.net/index.html

Modeling the Pennsylvania Railroad in N Scale.

www.prr-nscale.blogspot.com 

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Posted by zstripe on Saturday, January 27, 2018 5:45 AM
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Posted by Jetrock on Saturday, January 27, 2018 1:22 AM
Interesting idea but a tall order! The handmade one on YouTube looks great but it's in HO, based on a Bull Ant power truck. I own an HO scale version based on the Grandt Line kit, and it doesn't run even remotely as well as this (poor track contact, runs basically flat-out or not at all) but I still have a fondness for it. N scale is a tough scale if you're into dinky locomotives. Closest I can think of is the N scale Plymouth MDT switcher.
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GE 25 Ton N scale: Do these exist?
Posted by mcbryan on Friday, January 19, 2018 6:59 PM

I found a hand made 25 Ton on youtube, and it's beautiful. I started looking for one to buy and can't find any. Anyone know of an N scale GE 25 ton? I found one HO, but no N.

 

http://www.trainboard.com/highball/index.php?threads/ge-25-ton.39156/

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEVYrtGhXX4

Tags: 25 ton , Diesel , N

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