16 mm wheelbase with 8mm wheels

Proper Gearing

Not saving on quality gears, gives this chassis smooth running at every step. Excellent slow running, but also a more realistic maximum speed for small models.

Coreless Motor

Popularised in the model train market by the Tramfabriek for a very good reason: these little 12V coreless motors are brilliant. Quiet, low current use, no snapping and staying cool. Used with proper gearing, you really get the best out of them. RPM is around 11,000 rpm.

Brass bearings and steel pins

On the axles there are brass bearings and the gears run on steel pins, to assure stable, reliable and durable running.

Several ways of connecting to model

Every model locomotive is different, so for each project you can decide how to connect the drive to it. The Allrounder© has many ways to choose from with the innovative and flexible Height Wings. All the different ways are displayed further on this page.

RP25 Wheels

The Allrounder© is available with 7, 8 or 9 mm RP25 wheels, which means it has slim, more realistic flangs than traditional “pizza cutters”. From wheelbase 17mm and up, 10.5 mm wheels are possible as well.

Available in different wheelbases

And more to come

Included with one Allrounder©

- Complete chassis, ready to run. Coupling rods optional.

- 8 Centre Wings (4x L, 2x M, 2x S)

- 2 Screws (5mm long) and 2 bolts M1.6 for Centre Wings

- 4 Corner Wings

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Any other wheelbase will have the same dimensions, just add the difference to the length. So the chassis for a 20.7 mm Allrounder© will be 4.7 mm longer than one with a 16 mm wheelbase (20.7-16=4.7).

Centre Wing Size M

Centre Wing Size L

Height Wings

There are many ways possible to use the wings. You can use only the centre wing, only the front wings or only the corner wings. Or a combination of it. You can screw the chassis to your model, or with a little bit of glue.

Three different sizes of Centre Wings are supplied. Select the one that fits in side your model.

Corner Wings

Maintenance options

Maintenance cradle

The Allrounder© chassis has an awkward shape to lay on the table. This maintenance cradle I mainly made to make the work on the drive easier for myself. For those who like to have a copy of it, I have made it available. What I did myself was to stick the flat bit with double sided tape to a bit of thick cardboard, so the cradle can be held in place. You can turn the cradle around and stick the other side on. 

Here two examples on how it can be useful.

For the small manufacturer

DCC fitting

Fitting DCC is very easy. Just desolder the red and blue motor wires, no need to take apart anything else. Then solder the orange and grey decoder wires to the motor wires (or, if you feel brave, solder the motor wires directly to the decoder). The red and black wires  from the decoder are soldered to the phosphor bronze wheel contact strips for track power. Remember when soldering: quick in, quick out. The chassis is made of plastic, so it would melt if you touch it or linger on the contacts too long. Luckily you have been given extra Height Wings, so you have a second and even a third chance if you mess up. On the picture you can see to what coloured cable of the decoder you need to connect the drive.

Stayalive

My advice is, if you have the space, to purchase the brilliant Zimo STACO2A Stayalive (see at the right). This gives you an extra few seconds of back up power, which is really essential with light locos with a short wheelbase in DCC.  The great thing is that this stayalive PCB integrates the tech for the Stayalive and doesn’t take much more space than the smallest stayalives without this feature! Another benefit is that it is now practically risk free to solder the motor wires directly to the PCB without the chance of damaging the decoder, making the wiring much cleaner and compact. Please note, this is only the Stayalive board, so you need a Next18 decoder, which can be gotten without sound and with sound from the Tramfabriek.