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LGB Mallet 2085
the LGB Mallets are some awesome looking steam locomotives
years back ( while I was still in Germany )
I had to have one of the LGB's 2085 mallets as soon they had bean released ..
( photo shows one of the later versions .... )
besides the Crocodile , this was back then LGB's biggest locomotive
in the meantime I have 3 of these Mallets
and since I have this idea to use them with my 1/16 scale tank and truck stuff ,
I will modify one of them to a larger scale appearance
here an idea for this project :
to the left an original 2085 Mallet and to the right a quick-photo-magic how it could look like
the idea here is to make this loco taller and a little wider ...
I am thinking about a walk-platform along side with some hand-rails
and a complied raised body by about 1/2" with a diamond-plate look for the base-section....
here are some more studys how to make a large Mallet :
since I want a synchronized steam-sound as well ,
I may use the electronics out of 2x
LGB 2080S
this was LGB's first steam-locomotive with an awesome steam-sound
2085 Mallet and a 2080 pulling some flat-car's with 1/18 scale military vehicles .....
these are screen-captures from a short video-clip
LGB as military transporters for 1/18 scale stuff...5.08 MB
here another photo-study ......
LGB Mallet 2085