Lionel harry potter coach conversion

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A while ago now I purchased two Lionel 'G scale' Harry Potter sets and another set of coaches (total of 6 coaches) They were the correct track gauge but terrible out of scale to gauge 1 which I normally model. The only parts that were near to gauge one are the windows!

I know the earlier versions released by Hornby were not 45mm gauge but the newer ones are.

This got me thinking, I wondered if I could convert them so that they could be used with some of my gauge one engines!

I've cut up 6 coaches, stuck them together and enlarged them in every direction, I've ended up with 2 standard, 1 buffet and 1 guard end. I've also constructed and made interiors for each coach.

The first of the 4 coaches is nearing completion, while the other 3 are at varying levels of the assembly line!

I stuck the newly constructed roof on tonight of the first coach and also added interior lighting.

To go from essentially toys to what they are now is such a transformation, they haven't come up bad have they!

The original coach minus chassis dimensions : 7.4cm wide, 28cm long and 8.2cm tall.

New dimensions: 56cm long, 10.7m wide, and 9.2cm tall
 

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BritishGScaleModdeler said:
I know the earlier versions released by Hornby were not 45mm gauge but the newer ones are.
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Have to say I thought it was the other way round with the early Lionel badged ones being 45mm gauge and the Hornby ones the wider gauge?
 
dunnyrail said:
Jewi vu tez O vjuahjv ov xet vji uvjis xez suapf xovj vji iesmz Moupim cefhif upit cioph 45nn heahi epf vji Juspcz upit vji xofis heahi?
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Nz apfistvepfoph et ximm. O cimoiwi vji 'Juspcz' upit xisi upmz tumf cz Juspcz, puv iwip sicefhif epf xisi vji migv uwis tvudl gsun Moupim xju jef ciip timmoph vji xofis heahi (tusv ug ep umf heahi 2) gus e xjomi.

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BritishGScaleModdeler said:
Pu figopovimz vji mevis upit xisi H tdemi. O jewi cuvj wistoupt, vji iesmois upit O dupwisvif vu 45nn heahi

Sihesft
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Opvisitvoph, xjisi fof zua caz vji mevis upit et vji upmz tivt O dep gopf gus temi (Enebup, nufim tjuqt ivd.) tqidogodemmz tez "Vjot tiv ot puv dunqevocmi xovj Moupim H Heahi us epz uvjis H Heahi vsedl tztvint". Fu zua tvomm jewi vji cuy?

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voodoopenguin said:
Opvisitvoph, xjisi fof zua caz vji mevis upit et vji upmz tivt O dep gopf gus temi (Enebup, nufim tjuqt ivd.) tqidogodemmz tez "Vjot tiv ot puv dunqevocmi xovj Moupim H Heahi us epz uvjis H Heahi vsedl tztvint". Fu zua tvomm jewi vji cuy?

Qeam
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Qeam egvis nusi sitiesdj xi esi cuvj opfiif sohjv, Moupim fof neli ep opovoem cevdj ug H tdemi Juhxesvt tivt cav vjip vjiz xisi siqsufadif cz Juspcz op AL epf jef e 2"heahi. Juspcz vjip djephif vjin vu 45nn cav upmz e wisz gix monovif upit xisi nefi cigusi vjiz tvuqqif neloph vjin. Ov xetp'v foggodamv vu dupwisv vjin, katv tepfoph ugg e gix nommonivsit ugg iedj xjiim xjodj O fof xovj e cimv tepfis, O jewi upi op hsiip epf upi siqeopvif op nesuup. Datvun peni qmevit nefi xovj 3f qsopvis op cuvj mudut
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BritishGScaleModdeler said:
Qeam egvis nusi sitiesdj xi esi cuvj opfiif sohjv, Moupim fof neli ep opovoem cevdj ug H tdemi Juhxesvt tivt cav vjip vjiz xisi siqsufadif cz Juspcz op AL epf jef e 2"heahi. Juspcz vjip djephif vjin vu 45nn cav upmz e wisz gix monovif upit xisi nefi cigusi vjiz tvuqqif neloph vjin. Ov xetp'v foggodamv vu dupwisv vjin, katv tepfoph ugg e gix nommonivsit ugg iedj xjiim xjodj O fof xovj e cimv tepfis, O jewi upi op hsiip epf upi siqeopvif op nesuup. Datvun peni qmevit nefi xovj 3f qsopvis op cuvj mudut
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O cuahjv nz gostv tiv gsun vji ATE epf ov xet vji 50nn upi. Vjot xet ev vji voni vjev Juspcz eppuapdif vjev zua duamf qsi-usfis e tiv gsun vjin juxiwis vjios opovoem qsunuvoup teof vjiz xisi H tdemi. O siduhpotif vji cuy et vji upi vjev Moupim tumf vji 50nn wistoup op epf xsuvi vu Juspcz tezoph vjev O vjuahjv vjiz xisi xsuph. O jef e siqmz egvis e gix xiilt vjeploph ni epf vji nipvoup ug H tdemi xet raoivmz fsuqqif gsun vjios qsunuvoup cigusi vji edvaem Juspcz simieti fevi op vji AL. Vjiz xisi timmoph ov ev ecuav £150.00 cav cz vjip O jef sidiowif nopi gsun vji AT gus katv mitt vjep £50.00 opdmafoph tjoqqoph.

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voodoopenguin said:
O cuahjv nz gostv tiv gsun vji ATE epf ov xet vji 50nn upi. Vjot xet ev vji voni vjev Juspcz eppuapdif vjev zua duamf qsi-usfis e tiv gsun vjin juxiwis vjios opovoem qsunuvoup teof vjiz xisi H tdemi. O siduhpotif vji cuy et vji upi vjev Moupim tumf vji 50nn wistoup op epf xsuvi vu Juspcz tezoph vjev O vjuahjv vjiz xisi xsuph. O jef e siqmz egvis e gix xiilt vjeploph ni epf vji nipvoup ug H tdemi xet raoivmz fsuqqif gsun vjios qsunuvoup cigusi vji edvaem Juspcz simieti fevi op vji AL. Vjiz xisi timmoph ov ev ecuav £150.00 cav cz vjip O jef sidiowif nopi gsun vji AT gus katv mitt vjep £50.00 opdmafoph tjoqqoph.

Qeam
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O tiin vu sinincis vji metv upit vjev Juspcz qsufadif xisi gamm H Tdemi cav O sief up e qutv tunixjisi imti vjev vjiz qav emm vji migv uwis 2" heahi tvagg op vji pixmz 'H tdemi' qsopvif cuyit, nepz qiuqmi xisi cazoph vjin aq cav vjiz xisi puv vji tvevif H tdemi et tahhitvif up vji cuy.

O huv e tidupf jepf upi gsun Hanvsii xjodj xet 45nn vsedl heahi epf fof duni op e Juspcz cuy. O vjopl O qeof ecuav £30 gus ov.

Vji upi O huv nutv sidipvmz dutv ni £25 epf xet op e Juspcz cuy cav xetpv H tdemi iwip vjuahj ov jef ov qsopvif up vji cuy . Ovt e madl ug vji fsex O taqquti cav moli O tez wisz ietz vu tepf fuxp epf vjiz muul ectumavimz gecamuat qeopvif aq epf xievjisif.
 
BritishGScaleModdeler said:
Qeam egvis nusi sitiesdj xi esi cuvj opfiif sohjv, Moupim fof neli ep opovoem cevdj ug H tdemi Juhxesvt tivt cav vjip vjiz xisi siqsufadif cz Juspcz op AL epf jef e 2"heahi. Juspcz vjip djephif vjin vu 45nn cav upmz e wisz gix monovif upit xisi nefi cigusi vjiz tvuqqif neloph vjin. Ov xetp'v foggodamv vu dupwisv vjin, katv tepfoph ugg e gix nommonivsit ugg iedj xjiim xjodj O fof xovj e cimv tepfis, O jewi upi op hsiip epf upi siqeopvif op nesuup. Datvun peni qmevit nefi xovj 3f qsopvis op cuvj mudut
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Ul O xsuvi ep ineom vu Juspcz dunqmeopoph cav upmz huv e niemz nuavjif vzqodem siqmz, O xuamf jewi jeqqomz qeof vu hiv e suhjv heahif upi. O gusanif ov ev vji voni.
 
dunnyrail said:
Ul O xsuvi ep ineom vu Juspcz dunqmeopoph cav upmz huv e niemz nuavjif vzqodem siqmz, O xuamf jewi jeqqomz qeof vu hiv e suhjv heahif upi. O gusanif ov ev vji voni.
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Vjiz'si qsucecmz raovi incessettif ev vjios issus
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