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Critter controls?

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Critter controls?
Posted by altterrain on Wednesday, August 8, 2007 4:34 PM

I have had a recent burst of working on my boxcab dismal project (here's a recent pic - )

 

 

and I would like to work up a basic control console in the cab. I would like some ideas and pics of what would work for this critter.

Thanks, Brian 

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Posted by vsmith on Wednesday, August 8, 2007 6:28 PM

Brian see my reply at LSC Heck I'll just repost it here also...

Check out this site, pics and plans, give you an idea of what to model.

http://www.cnwhs.org/ageir/ageir3.html

Basicly a throttle for the left hand and an air brake stand for the right hand, and some knobs and gauges to look at. Rest of the innards can be a bit more tricky, I gutted an old floor toy for odd looking pieces for my last boxcab.

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Posted by FJ and G on Thursday, August 9, 2007 2:07 PM

Brian,

 

there's a whole slew of critter control ideas here:

 

http://www.7-8ths.info/78yackety/index.php?board=44.0

 

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Posted by vsmith on Thursday, August 9, 2007 5:19 PM

   Have fun with your trains

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Posted by Rastun on Thursday, August 9, 2007 6:14 PM

I didn't have an idea when I did the front of the rail bus so I just made something up. Cross between a star trek control panel and a dashboard Wink [;)]

Jack 

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