Display MoreThe “Gravita” is a diesel-hydraulic locomotive family of road-switchers and shunters, built by the German manufacturer “Voith”.
Initally planned with at least four different configurations to choose from, only two versions were actually built and are used exclusively in Germany:
– The “10 BB” designated Baureihe 261 with 1000 kW power
– The”15L BB” designated Baureihe 265 with 1800 kW power
They are used all across Germany and partially replaced the aging Baureihe 290 – 296 locomotive fleet operated by the freight subsidiary of the Deutsche Bahn – “DB Cargo”About the moc:
Back in 2019 DennisakaTechno from the Noppenbahner built a, for the time, really nice moc of the smaller “Gravita 10BB” version. I’ve modified his moc into the larger 15BB version and added a few of my own details and techniques and we both debuted our respective models at the German “Bauspielbahntreffen (BSBT)” event in the summer of 2020.
Earlier this year I’ve decided to completely revisit and rebuild my model according to today’s standards. It’s now much closer to our favorite 1:45 scale. A few of Dennis’s original ideas remain, but for the most part this locomotive is a completely new build.
However with the model being a lot closer to scale & being more detailed as well, a few sacrifices had to be made in order to complete the challenging rebuild.Custom parts:
This moc needs custom/third-party pieces to be build.
These include:
– “MS-Wheels” manufactured by HA-Bricks
– Yellow magnet holders, also manufactured by HA-Bricks
– Buwizz 3.0 Pro battery box (the battery box is actually vital to the stability of the frame & also has the
connectors mounted on top in a way where they won’t interfere with the chassis.)
– Cut pieces of flex tube (Hose rigid – 3mm)
Thanks for your understanding.Have fun with the model!