5.5mm Scale Locomotive
Kits
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The white metal chassis supplied with the kits can be replaced with working chassis for 12mm gauge. These are mostly etched nickel-silver with white metal components but may be one piece white metal castings as in the Armoured Simplex. Previously available as kits, these are now only available made up, track tested and ready to run. They are available, to order only, from Mike Chinery at Pennant, Upper Downing Road, Whitford, Holywell, Flintshire, CH8 9AJ. Phone (44) (0) 1745 560442 Contact Mike direct and do NOT send payment with the order.
This is a heavily reworked and improved version of the original GEM kit of Prince. It has a new footplate and a completely new tender. It also has many new fittings. If the etched chassis is purchased at the same time there is the option of fitting an etched cab. The chassis kit includes a tender chassis as well. For anyone wishing to stretch the kit to suit Welsh Pony or Little Giant, the chassis can be made up with the correct longer wheelbase and disc wheels. The cab is long enough and the tender chassis can be built to two different lengths, with or without brakes. The pictures show a working Palmerston on the etched chassis with etched cab, cut down to the correct length. The white metal kit contains a cab that is correct for Prince and Princess. The tender is one of the small ones and is correct for Palmerston.
This also is a heavily reworked and improved version of the original GEM kit with a new boiler, footplate and many new fittings. The kit now includes a complete set of rub-on transfers.
This chassis is designed to be a direct replacement for either the original Lone Star motor powered, rubber band drive Gem chassis, or the later K’s powered 2-4-2 version. It is available with one or two motors. From our own experience we would say that one motor is sufficient. Removal of some excess metal from the inside of the boiler may be required to clear the motor
Chassis one motor M9
Chassis two motors M9
Static white metal kit L4 Chassis M1
This kit was designed to be an easy starter kit for someone new to the scale. It was intended right from the start to be provided with a ready to run chassis. The kit was originally designed to accommodate a SPUD but as these are in short supply a replacement was made with a higher gear ratio 37-1. Extra parts are available to make curtain sides and open doors.
