These are sorta speeders.....
Highrail Trucks
Not mine, BTW. I found this link somewhere....... I might get one once I can justify spending money of such a small detail instead of scenery supplies, rolling stock, or structures.
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.
I saw a Bachmann "DeWitt Clinton" at a NJ club show that had an N scale decoder held under the bottom with dbl sided tape! Should be possible with the bachmann speeder - I'll have to look at mine.
Do 1:1's that you don't own count?
Railphotog wrote: 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.
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.
I think it can be done. The biggest problem might be where to hide the decoder but, if this guy can do it http://www.trainboard.com/grapevine/showthread.php?t=62392&page=88 with the little truck and hide the decoder it should be do-able in HO. By the way, the truck in the link is Z scale.
loathar wrote: Do 1:1's that you don't own count?
Congratualtions. It's very highly detailed!
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
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TONY
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It's ben a while since I've posted, worked on my layout, or took any new pictures, but here is an old one of the Walthers speeder and shed.
Great Western Rwy fan wrote:pretty cool photo's Guy's. By the way,I hear theres a place in New Hampshire that rents Speeders.I guess You get to drive them around one of the lakes here.I'll try to find out more info on that and if it's true I'll post the info about it. It would be awesome to drive one for a while.
Well I may have been wrong about the speeder rental in New Hampshire,However I found this web site which may have been sort of what I was thinking.Not speeders but pretty cool,and If You have Your own 1:1 scale speeder You can operate it on these abandoned rail lines.
http://www.railriders.net/index1.html
anyway To all of You who shared photo's of Your speeder's,Thanks!
here's My latest speeder {inspection car} it's an Ho scale Ford Inspection Car from Scale Structures Limited. I weathered it using Bragdon Weathering chalks. I made the curtain hanging down with a piece of alluminum foil..
Here's the track gang geeting their tools together to set out on the speeder. Model is a Durango Press speeder that I added some details to:
(click on photo to enlage)
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coborn35 wrote:Not super heavy, two guys can easily lift one onto the rails.
If anyone has a real one that they made to drive on tires, don't let me and a few of my friends near it on April fool's. lol. (we piced up and turned a guy's Fit sideways in the parking spot, he had two afterward (the car, then the other type))
As for the Zip-Zap idea, if I can find the cars (controlers broke) I'll stip them for the motor and try it.
Vincent
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2. An end to the limited-production and other crap that makes models harder to get and more expensive.
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Modeling the Southern Pacific in the 1960's-1980's
New Haven I-5 wrote: Where can I get Durango Press Speeders? Are they powered?
I don't think they are still in business. And no, there is no room in this 3/4 inch long model for a motor. Bachmann has a powered speeder (I have one), but it is fairly huge to conceal the motor. Comes with two small trailers.
Maybe a small motor like this 9 volt pager motor would be small enough to fit in a modified one. I would think the only real problem would be the electrical pickup especially over switches
Railphotog wrote: New Haven I-5 wrote: Where can I get Durango Press Speeders? Are they powered?I don't think they are still in business. And no, there is no room in this 3/4 inch long model for a motor. Bachmann has a powered speeder (I have one), but it is fairly huge to conceal the motor. Comes with two small trailers.
You may want to have a look here.... http://www.walthers.com/exec/search?category=&scale=&manu=durango+press&item=&keywords=&instock=Q&split=30&Submit=Search