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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
http://www.customrcmodels.com/videos/LGB_Military_Transport_short.WMV


here another photo-study ......

GardenRailRoad full size images
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LGBs Oechsle Diesel loco 2051
LGB's Sumper Valley Mallet
LGB Mallet 2085
1-16 scale study
LGB as tank-transporter
Bachmann's 1:20.3 scale Shay
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modified Bachmann 2-8-0
LGB Sumper Valley chassis+2085 Mallet body
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German armored train
German military train project
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1/16 scale military train project WR360
The new Danville railroad
1/16 scale German HF200