Hi Overmod,
The link works now.
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
Strange -- I bent over backward to post only the URL to the .jpg file, without using the 'image' tool.
I edited the link in the post to the whole page, not just the image: see if that works any better.
Site says hot linking not allowed
There's much more to the 'modelability' of Joe Cushing's railroad in Fitchburg. One of the other locomotives might be a kitbashing 'possibility' too...https://www.antiquesnavigator.com/d-2640998/vintage-real-photo-joe-cushing-railroad-electric-locomotives-fitchburg-ma.html
Nice kit. How was shipping from that site? They have a lot of interesting stuff, such as tenshodo power trucks that are a quarter of the price of a stanton drive... I plan on building a self propelled crane
Random Toughts
1) Superb engineering indeed!
2) The "complex pantogragh" is called a bow. The simple one is a a trolley pole and would either have a wheel or sliding contact shoe
3) If you assign the loco to switching your carfloats, it may need a reacher car to keep to locos weight off the floatbridges. There's your excuse for additional pick up wheels.
Honorable Bonsai locomotive-san! It resembles the "Joe Cushing" of 1893 (i suppose there's only so many ways a two axle steeple cab can look....)
"B uilt by GE in 1893 as 650 volt DC only; Built for Columbian Exposition then sold to Manufacturers RR 12/1896; in 1901 rebuilt by GE c/n 1607; Once fell through open draw into the Quinnipiac River when Tomlinson bridge opened unexpectedly; Sold to Joe Cushing RR as #1 in 1905" and "1 was built by General Electric in 1893, #1437, for General Electric for the Columbian Exposition. It was sold as Manufacturer RR 1 in 1893 and became New York New Haven & Hartford RR 1. It was rebuilt by GE in 1901, #1607, and sold as JCRR 1 in 1905. It was purchased by GE for preservation in 1948 and given to National Museum of Transportation in 1964."
Hi Darth,
Excellent video! Neat critter! Of course I had to order one.
It looks like there might be enough room for a decoder and maybe even a speaker.
Cheers!!
Thanks! I ordered mine from here: 1/80(HO) DEKI 3 (with Motor) (Unassembled Kit) (Model Train) - HobbySearch Model Train HO/Z Store (1999.co.jp)
I think they're made to order since the website usually shows them as out of stock, so you just have to wait a few weeks after placing a backorder.
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Another nice job, Darth. I haven't had time to watch all the way through. But, did go searching for a source. Where did you get yours?
Mike
Another great Darth Santa Fe video! What a cool little industrial switcher. I could see that basic engineering style employed in a great number of locomotives ranging from small critters up to some big chunky locomotives. The precision of the folding and angles is very impressive.
There's room for a flywheel in there, as well as some added lead for weight.
I like how you add little inserted bits of info too into the video. Thanks for sharing! Dan
Got this from a small Japanese manufacturer named Cosmic. It's an etched brass model of a tiny AEG switcher operating in Japan, but the appearance is just generic enough that I think it could fit in with most regions! It's a nice quality kit too, and easy to build.