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Stark Raving MAD....again, a Road Switcher this time

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Posted by dwbeckett on Friday, October 31, 2008 10:41 AM

I have small pile of red none powered brick's in the backyard only $0.59 at home depot.

Dave

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 31, 2008 12:00 AM

vsmith

Toad, no power bricks, been too busy and have no money, hoping before too long to order a pair. No hurry, lots of other thigns to do.

Vic, call me when you order.....

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Posted by vsmith on Thursday, October 30, 2008 11:49 PM

Toad, no power bricks, been too busy and have no money, hoping before too long to order a pair. No hurry, lots of other thigns to do.

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Posted by vsmith on Thursday, October 30, 2008 11:44 PM
ttrigg

I understand that you just hired three new mainline engineers.

They're just visiting, luckily. Dont need any enraged Daleks vaporizing a locomotive because it cant get up the steps Laugh

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, October 30, 2008 11:30 PM

Found brick yet?

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Posted by ttrigg on Thursday, October 30, 2008 11:19 PM

OOOPS! Thought it was something you designed to help run your nonexistent railroad. Did not see that it was for Joe the engineer to drive you miniature train. My apologies kind sir.

I understand that you just hired three new mainline engineers.

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Posted by Last Chance on Thursday, October 30, 2008 3:19 PM

 Dont forget the Canned Beans for that flatcar. What a job it would be.

 

Mack, SP, Beano.... whew.

It's actually looks good for such a wild concept.

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Posted by vsmith on Thursday, October 30, 2008 3:02 PM

ttrigg

Control stand???  Looks like a chunk of wood use as target practive by someone with a new screwdriver? Could you ba a little bit more explicit?  What does it control? how does it work? etc.

Wha? you think I know ? Wink

Its supposed to represent an early dismal control stand, I keep it bare minimum as to represent a very simple control system that would have been typical of a 40's or 50's era early dismal.

This is from a GP, but I figure the big lever is the throttle and the little lever is the brake. I added some knobs and bottons and a couple of gauges, dont ask me what they all do, I dont know, I'm much better with steam, just trying to create a reasonable representation of an early dismal control stand so when you look inside Joe the engineer isn't sitting in the middle of an empty room.

Today these look more like bloomin' computer consuls.

I've painted the interior and will post some new pics this weekend.

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Posted by ttrigg on Thursday, October 30, 2008 2:10 PM

vsmith

more progress:


Control stand, never been to good with Dismals

Control stand???  Looks like a chunk of wood use as target practive by someone with a new screwdriver? Could you ba a little bit more explicit?  What does it control? how does it work? etc.

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Posted by dwbeckett on Thursday, October 30, 2008 10:20 AM

Looking good, I will have to let my son ( #7 ), read this post, maybe he will get started on his party car. I know he want's to do another clay-mation vidio, this may be his insperation.

Dave

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Posted by vsmith on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 12:39 AM

yeah thats him...Smile,Wink, & Grin

more progress:


Control stand, never been to good with Dismals


Cab interior


Front view


Rear view

Painted the interior of the cab, ready to begin the shell once I finish the end ladders...

Still gotta find the power bricks...

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Posted by ttrigg on Monday, October 27, 2008 1:23 PM

Vic:  You mean this guy?

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Posted by vsmith on Monday, October 27, 2008 10:19 AM

Be sure to posts some pictures of that, if its ment to be contemporary party car, dont forget a bunch of idiots high on E bouncing up and down to some really annoying Techno music.

 

Laugh

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Posted by dwbeckett on Friday, October 24, 2008 9:17 AM

What SIN he's commited cutting up a SP Black Widow in any scale. Good start, you must have a never ending supply of part's. I resently found my BNO flat like that one and gave it to my son ( #7 ) he want's to make CALIF. PARTY CAR from it, Pink & Blue haired people on one end and sacks of weed on the other, what a trip that would be.

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, October 23, 2008 6:59 PM

ttrigg

ToadFrog WhiteLightn
Yes Vic, you really have came to the dark side! Toad

Toad: I'm beginning to think that Vic has some sort of allergy to sunlight or dirt, as he never gets out from behind the workbench.

Trigg, think we should chip in and send him to the Quack Dr.? I would think he might feel better.

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Posted by vsmith on Thursday, October 23, 2008 4:51 PM

Its not that, its just the only hobby time I seem to have these days is either very early in the morning, or very late at night, so invariably what little free time I get is spent inside on the bench.

Most of my stuff is done between the hours of 6-6:30 AM and 10-11 PM, rest of the time I'm owned by work, chores, or spending time with the wife. I do love her, but I really hate watching Duncing with the Stars Dunce

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Posted by ttrigg on Thursday, October 23, 2008 2:36 PM

ToadFrog WhiteLightn
Yes Vic, you really have came to the dark side! Toad

Toad: I'm beginning to think that Vic has some sort of allergy to sunlight or dirt, as he never gets out from behind the workbench.

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, October 23, 2008 4:40 AM

Yes Vic, you really have came to the dark side!

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Posted by cabbage on Thursday, October 23, 2008 1:51 AM

 Actually Vic -you are not....

 I reminds me of a Japanese shunting engine -where the engines were slung very low to give the driver an all round vision of the goods yard -DE10 or possibly a Finnish DV12. If you want to build a real strange one -then have a look at what we (in the UK) call a "Teddy Bear" -the Class 14....

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Stark Raving MAD....again, a Road Switcher this time
Posted by vsmith on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 11:24 PM

Stark Raving MAD....again.Tongue

No sooner do I get the F-40 off my bench I find myself cutting and glueing some other stuff together...



The Geep body shell is off a $10 toy train set from CVS last xmas, somewhere near O gauge, the rest you recognize.

Now somehow I gotta find the power bricks...

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