Having an odd mix of East German 750mm and Austrian 760mm lines, I thought I needed at least one rollbock / piggy back wagon to make a realistic goods train. I recently bought a Zenner rollbock (what they call the simple grey model, with DR lettering) and a 64mm gauge box car to ride on top, again DR, along with a Boermann draw bar to link the rollbock trolley to a standard LGB coupling.
The box car was basically a converted "Train" 45mm G scale wagon fitted with double buffers and cosmetic (non working) link and chain couplings. The trolley is made of metal with two small wheel bogies and adjustable wheel blocks. I wasn't really sure if the box car would fit but it does just with the blocks set at maximum. The trolley comes with a coupling bar to link to another trolley if you have one. Some pictures below.
I had to file a little bit off the top and sides of the coupling bar, the part that fits into the "funnel" and has the pin inserted through it, to get it move freely around R1 bends. The way the coupling bar links to the LGB hook and loop couplings is ingenious and works very well
The box car doesn't look quite as imposing as they seem to in pictures I have seen of the prototypes, but it is substantially taller than normal wagons. It does roll quite nicely and the trolley squeals pleasingly going around bends. I am very happy with the end result. Below being pulled by 199 031-6.
I bought this from the Zenner web site rather than their ebay shop. It was simple to do business with them and as far as I can tell postage is included in price for goods under 2kg. The goods arrived within 3 days of payment and were shipped by UPS with full tracking and signed for delivery. Vey good service.
The box car was basically a converted "Train" 45mm G scale wagon fitted with double buffers and cosmetic (non working) link and chain couplings. The trolley is made of metal with two small wheel bogies and adjustable wheel blocks. I wasn't really sure if the box car would fit but it does just with the blocks set at maximum. The trolley comes with a coupling bar to link to another trolley if you have one. Some pictures below.
I had to file a little bit off the top and sides of the coupling bar, the part that fits into the "funnel" and has the pin inserted through it, to get it move freely around R1 bends. The way the coupling bar links to the LGB hook and loop couplings is ingenious and works very well
The box car doesn't look quite as imposing as they seem to in pictures I have seen of the prototypes, but it is substantially taller than normal wagons. It does roll quite nicely and the trolley squeals pleasingly going around bends. I am very happy with the end result. Below being pulled by 199 031-6.
I bought this from the Zenner web site rather than their ebay shop. It was simple to do business with them and as far as I can tell postage is included in price for goods under 2kg. The goods arrived within 3 days of payment and were shipped by UPS with full tracking and signed for delivery. Vey good service.
