2-6-6-2 conversion

[Lucien]

I know the model is only recently on sale, and I already have plans to use it's chassis to convert it into something different.
I was planning a freelance version of the french Vivarais Mallets (yes, they were metre gauge, but that is the freelance part ) so i need someone to take the measures of the following items to see if it suits my needs:

wheeldiameter
wheelbase of each drive mechanism, and wheelbase of the whole loco

and to see if the drives could be used to build 2 Corpet-Louvet loco's: how is the whole thing driven? One motor for both drives or one moter for each of the drives?

Regards from Holland,

Lucien Eijdems

[Tomcat]

Lucien,

Happy New Year to you and all your Family Members!

The 2-6-6-2 has one motor which covers both sets of drivers. The Motor does have two shafts, so one to the front and one to the rear. I will check the drivers dia and full wheelbase for you on my own engine, though.

Kind regards, Tom

[Tomcat]

Lucien,

please excuse my delay, I did not forget to measure my engine:

The drivers are 16mm diameter (approx. - between 15.5 and 16.0), the overall length of the engine is 32 cm, without tender approx. 22 cm.

Hope this helps. Please keep us updated on your Vivarais Mallet Project.
I have taken a closer look at these nice lokies - seems to be possible, if you ask me!


Cheers, Tom

[Lucien]

Tomcat, thank you and a Happy New Year to you and yours truly too!

No need to excuse for a delay, I think the response was quite quick!
Maybe it is because I have a little trouble expressing what it is I need in english, but the measures I am still hoping to get are:

distance between the individual axles of each drive unit or bogie (the distance between the 3 axles each) and the distance between the swiveling points of the bogies.
To make things clear I added a little "paintwork" of my own



Sorry for all the trouble!!
BTW: in the photobucket album are also a few pics of a Billard railcar in O scale for my freelance french layout.

[Heave]

The rear half of the engine is Fixed. The front engine appears to swivel around the third axle.