Here's Mine, It's an Ho scale Fairmont Speeder by Durango Press. It's an all metal kit that was fun to put together.
Jake is looking for rocks and other debris stuck between the rails,He's trying to hurry because it's already blistering hot outside and theres no a/c in that speeder.
Here two of mine:
HO scale one on the right is a Durango Press model with some added details.
This is an On30 scale Grandt Line kit that I powered with an HO scale Bachmann hand car mechanism.
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Here's another speeder from the Durango Press kit. Yes, it's good kit and fun to build.
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Yes, let's see your speeder...
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Here are a few:
Wayne
This has one.
And here is my version - under construction.
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doctorwayne's models are not speeders, they are handcars.
Speeders are self propelled units.
You're right, Bob, as far as the third photo is concerned, although there's an open (no cab) speeder in the first two photos (on the track with the handcar and trailer), and a Durango Press version in the second photo (Number 64) on the same track as the rail inspection vehicle.
Mine is that walthers one, you know what i'm talking about
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DocterWayne: OT; but I've never seen anyone model one of those scale calibration cars before!
Great Western Rwy fan wrote:Very nice Bob!! I wonder if a spud would be small enough to power a Durango Press one.
No way, the SPUDs (Self Propelled Underfloor Detail) power trucks by Tenshodo are way too big, I have several myself in different models. Bachmann offers a powered speeder, complete with two small trailers. It is powered, but sits fairly high to accommodate the motor. I have one somewhere.
TrainManTy DocterWayne: OT; but I've never seen anyone model one of those scale calibration cars before!
Mine are scratchbuilt, but I believe Walthers offers these in HO. I built mine of sheet styrene, over top of an MDC four-wheel passenger car truck. I have two in service, and gave another two to friends.
I think the only way to "effectively" power something that small would be to get a motor out of one of the "zip-zap" mini race cars that they sell at radio shack. The motors are only about the size of two round coffee stirrers put together...
Now, doing something like that and making it work on DCC is the challenge.
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doctorwayne wrote: Here are a few: NiceWayne
Nice
Hello Fellas!
I was just wondering, (newbie question, forgive me), with the speeders comming out of the sheds, how do they get them on the tracks??? I see no curves or turnouts of any kind, and those little gems seem too heavy to lift......so how do they do it????
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Great Western Rwy fan wrote:Here's Mine, It's an Ho scale Fairmont Speeder by Durango Press. It's an all metal kit that was fun to put together.
I'd post mine but it looks just like yours..
j1love wrote: Hello Fellas!I was just wondering, (newbie question, forgive me), with the speeders comming out of the sheds, how do they get them on the tracks??? I see no curves or turnouts of any kind, and those little gems seem too heavy to lift......so how do they do it????
As has been noted, they can be moved by two men. The usually have two long bars at each end that extend out for greater leverage. A friend of mine has a Canadian built Woodings speeder with an enclosed fibreglass cab, and it can be moved this way. It weighs around 1300 lbs. I've helped him mount in on the track and also turn it around, usually done at a crossing. Lotsa work but lotsa fun riding in it too! They do ride roughly as there is no suspension and feel every joint and irregularity in the track.
I've had time to dig out my HO scale speeders and other little rail critters for a group photo:
Missing is the On30 version and the open sided HO scale one from my previous photo. I think the HO one got damaged in a drop and is waiting restoration. Or I've misplaced it!
The larger yellow speeder in the center rear is the powered Bachmann version, with its two trailers behind it. The orange CN speeder is a Custom Finishing model, and probably the yellow one is too - along with it's porta potty trailer! This is not a whimsical creation, I have a photo of a similar prototype.
The yellow thingie in the left rear is a scratchbuilt self-propelled electric welder, modeled after a local prototype. The green inspection car in front of it is a old Scale Structures kit. The small trailer with crane on the left is scratchbuilt from a photo. The others are various velocipedes, trailers and another crane kit model.
Model railroading doesn't have to be all large equipment!
Nice assortment, Bob, and I particularily like those velocipedes. Are they from kits, or did you scratchbuild them?
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doctorwayne wrote: Nice assortment, Bob, and I particularily like those velocipedes. Are they from kits, or did you scratchbuild them?Wayne
The 'pedes are store bought. The finer one was a kit, Durango Press I think. The orange one was assembled I think, but cannot recall who made it.
hobo9941 wrote:Does anyone make a speeder for DCC. Not much room for a decoder in those things. I was planning to just park one somewhere, as part of the scenery.
The large powered HO Bachmann model shown in my photo could be a candidate for DCC, perhaps an N scale decoder could be put inside the cab with the crew. But the speeder is so small and lightweight that electrical pickup would probably be a problem.