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Kitbashed SF M-190 New Year's Day Snowy Run

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Kitbashed SF M-190 New Year's Day Snowy Run
Posted by pimanjc on Friday, January 1, 2010 10:37 PM

In Aug/Sept 2009, based on pictures from John McCall's book, "The Doodlebug" I kitbashed two Aristo Heavyweight Combines, some Doodlebug parts, and other fabricated parts into "The Ultimate Doodlebug" the "Old Pelican" # M-190.  A unique doodlebug, she was articulated and had a 900hp distilate/diesel motor.  Operation was from 1931 to 1967 from Kansas to Texas, to New Mexico. 

The model as seen in the video link below  is operating on the snowy HedgeApple~RioGram RR, in Wichita, KS, on New Year's Day, 2010.  I can't think of a better way to begin the new decade.

The model uses QSI RC-sound, with the NCE Gwire ProCab controller, with a range greater than 250 ft.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTgyF1prjU8

JC

 

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Posted by dwbeckett on Saturday, January 2, 2010 10:13 AM

Nice work, How about some more build photo's.

Dave.

The head is gray, hands don't work , back is weak, legs give out, eyes are gone, money go's and my wife still love's Me.

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Posted by Greg Elmassian on Saturday, January 2, 2010 2:49 PM

 Jim, how about making the builders log and history (that you handed out at Marty's) available to the rest of us? Would sure like to see that detail.

Regards, Greg

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Posted by pimanjc on Wednesday, January 6, 2010 8:24 PM

Greg,

I am rewriting the construction log for submission to GR magazine.  Hopefully, it will be well done enough to publish at a future date.  The original log was written in PowerPoint and would be difficult to post.

JimC

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