Anybody done this? I think Bachmann did an On30 Heisler which I would like to
have in 3 rail, as well as their 2-4-4-2. I have Lionel's 3 truck Heisler which I
bought with the intention of modifying it to 2 truck, but so far, have chickened
out of that drastic a conversion. There were articles in model magazines in the
past pertaining to converting On30 to On3 (which I would do, also), but I have
never seen an example of any of the On30 ENGINES converted to 0 3 rail. (The
cars, such as their shorty combines, no problem..just swap out the trucks and
couplers).
The typical O gauge truck is wider than the Bachmann On30 cars. There's also the longer wheelbase of a standard O gauge truck to consider.
The result would look more akin to a monster truck than a freight or passenger car.
When converting On30 to On3, the differerence is only a scale 6" in gauge. On30 to O gauge, the difference is a scale 30" in gauge, or doubling On30's gauge.
Rusty
