Paul,

The frames on the NNG16 are the same for either gauge, if you are able to undo the wheels, you can refit it with the correct gauge wheels, and speaking of wheels don’t use Romford wheels, you could us the Slater’s #7832BP 2’8” 4 hole disc wheels with #X7NG060 14mm 1/8” axles and use the #7319 axle extension, or use the #7833A 2’9” 9 spoke wheels.

?

For all you fella’s that have these Garratt kits, you do realise the kit is a mess with having the coupling height set to HO scale height where it should be 13.1mm above rail height at the centre of the coupling, also the headstock is completely wrong with the hole for the water pipe on the wrong side, and because they modified the headstock to have the wrong coupling height they also omitted the 2 cutaways on each side at the bottom of the headstock where it joins the cowcatcher.

However there is good news too, I have made new etchings to correct this and will soon get them commercially etched in the kit you get 2 new deck plates with the raised grid decking plate you get a new sub-assemble with the correct headstock plate and new better cowcatcher, and you will have a choice if you want the earlier version Garratt without the oil pump on the footplate or you can choose the kit with the oil pump on the deck, you also get the oil pump and housing as part of the kit.

I also have the artwork to do the Cockrell type tank as per #87 WHR and also the artwork for the round top front tank for the earlier Garratt’s, I’m also about to release a range of brass kits for SAR rollingstock, but that doesn’t include the DZ or B wagon, Paul Martin has them already available.

?

Brian
Rawbelle County Workshops
Qld. Aust.