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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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doctorwayne wrote: Here are a few: NiceWayne
Here are a few:
Nice
Wayne
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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TrainManTy DocterWayne: OT; but I've never seen anyone model one of those scale calibration cars before!
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.
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.
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dragenrider wrote:Yes, let's see your speeder...*image removed*
Yes, let's see your speeder...
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Mine is that walthers one, you know what i'm talking about
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.
doctorwayne's models are not speeders, they are handcars.
Speeders are self propelled units.
This has one.
And here is my version - under construction.
G scale speeders are on order!
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Here's another speeder from the Durango Press kit. Yes, it's good kit and fun to build.
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 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.