General Discussion (Model Railroader)

I have a "what I did" on big drivers on the Bachmann On30 4-4-0 at:

http://www.pacificcoastairlinerr.com/big_wheels/

Thank you if you visit
Harold

The original drivers

 Harold

I was a little unhappy when I unpacked my Bachmann 4-4-0 On30 loco. I did not know it was going to be so small. I was looking for a larger loco .....But in looking around the info I had I found a 3 ft loco that was about the same size...and I had worked on it!!

While in high school I worked at Carowinds park near Charlotte NC. The owner Pat Hall was a train collector. We had two steam locos at the park, a 1890's era 2-6-2 and a new 4-4-0. The little 4-4-0 is almost the exact same size as the Bachmann loco...maybe the prototype is a amusment park loco?!?!?!  

Thanks for the conversion info...don't know if I'll try it but good to know! Thanks 

There is quite a visual difference. Is is possible to go even larger? Or is that about the limit?

Just eyeballing I think you could fit an HO 80" which would be a 44" in O scale,  bit large for so small an engine. The HO 72" would be a better fit.

Harold