Try this link:
http://www.discoverlivesteam.com/magazine/A-e-magazine.htm
Start with issues: 67, 83, 86, 87
I would suggest you contact the customer service staff at the magazine Live Steam & Outdoor Railroading. They can point out lots of past articles that cover this subject, and $150 will pay for a LOT of back issues/copies. By the way, I am currently building a battery powered engine on 7.25" track that is under 3 feet long. If you join the http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/ forum, you will also get lots of great FREE advice.
Good luck!
Modeling the D&H in 1984: http://dandhcoloniemain.blogspot.com/
A great source for scale (blueprint) drawings of a steam locomotive is Model Railroaders "Cyclopedia-volume 1, steam locomotives, edited by Linn H. Westcott.". This volume "includes more than 125 scale drawings of steam locomotives" from the small 0-4-0T engines right on up to the mighty 4-8-8-4 Union Pacific Big Boys.
While their drawn to scale in H.0. size, they can easly be scaled up to 7.5 scale/gauge size. Page 4 gives you the scale-up information you need for all the drawings.
Available new from Model Railroader or Walthers.
I hope this helps you.
Mark.
You thought about looking for blueprint drawings? That would work, wouldn't it?
What exactly do you want plans of? The emphasis of large scale ride-on trains is model engineering as opposed to model railroading. Basically what I'm saying is that, with the exception of a few companies that do offer kits and such, most 1.5" scale equipment is largely built from scratch. As far as drawings, you usually pick a prototype, find erection drawings (MR magazine has great ones!), scale it down and then design the guts yourself. If you have any specific questions, feel free to ask.
i know.. i mean by cheap is $150 or less
Ride on stuff isn't cheap or free....but you want cheap or free plans??? Hmmmmmmmmm
Hi Aaron,
I'm not sure you'll get many answers here (but if anyone has info, please chime in!). Ride-on trains aren't typically covered by our magazine. However, you might try:
Grand Scales Quarterly web site: http://www.grandscales.com/
Live steaming: http://www.livesteaming.com/
Great American Train Company: http://www.greatamericantrain.com/
Rene Schweitzer
Classic Toy Trains/Garden Railways/Model Railroader
i am looking in making a 7.5 Gauge Rideable Train (battery powered) that is less then 3ft
dos any one know were to get blue prints, drawings for chep or for free?(
thanks
Aaron
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