It was kind of embarrassing to find thru a Japanese forum and another in France, people motorizing static models of Lisbon trams in H0e, found in the souvenir shops orin the gift shop of Carris’s Museum in Lisbon. We tend to overlook what is at our doorstep.
http://museu.carris.pt/pt/produtos/replicas-e-miniaturas/
The motorization is a Bandai chassis used for their range oF B-trains. I’m buying them from HobbySearch1999, but you can find them on Plaza Japan. I get them at €21.00+shipping.
There’s still the matter of the pantograph. After remodelling in the 80s or 90s, the trams got an upgrade, including a pantograph. They kept the trolley to start the vehicle at the barn. I was told that it was needed the trolley to start the trsam at the barn, but i see photso with the pantogragh down and the trolley working...
For more info, check Wikipedia:
http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/El%C3%A9tricos_de_Lisboa
http://museu.carris.pt/pt/produtos/replicas-e-miniaturas/
The motorization is a Bandai chassis used for their range oF B-trains. I’m buying them from HobbySearch1999, but you can find them on Plaza Japan. I get them at €21.00+shipping.
There’s still the matter of the pantograph. After remodelling in the 80s or 90s, the trams got an upgrade, including a pantograph. They kept the trolley to start the vehicle at the barn. I was told that it was needed the trolley to start the trsam at the barn, but i see photso with the pantogragh down and the trolley working...
For more info, check Wikipedia:
http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/El%C3%A9tricos_de_Lisboa