The Maxi Well Trak Phase IV???
The cars could make sense, but the loco???
loathar The Maxi Well Trak Phase IV??? The cars could make sense, but the loco???
Is it a type of disguise? Camoflage?
AAACCH!! Maybe the 'idea' was to 'blend' in the engine with the rest of the train a la a 1960's bad Roger Corman 'B' movie----
Very LLLOOOOOOOWW budget---
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This thing is not for the serious model railroader, that's for sure.I don't even like it that much even as a piece of whimsy or the machinations of an evil genius.
It's the kind of model you would plan on creating when drunk, take the plan seriously and build it when sober - latter, feeling an over riding sense of shame and betrayal of your fellow train modelers you pass it on to some seller on eBay who for reasons of mental instability is trying to take people of questionable taste for a ride by offering this, this creation at a joke of the decade price - dream on.
Bruce( just having fun)
... or Hollywood´s idea on an articulated RDC?
dinwitty put a thomas the tank face on the front of it and we're good to go
put a thomas the tank face on the front of it and we're good to go
Nah Has to be a di(s)esel face.
I was going to comment that, well... Then I realized that some people don't run seven axle articulated hoppers or really strange steam that looks Japanese but never ran in Japan or anywhere else.
"Let him who is without sin cast the first stone," he says, carefully replacing that nice chunk of ballast...
Chuck (Modeling Central Japan in September, 1964 - sort of)
Margaritaman zgardner18 Buy the ugly step sister. It's still up for grabs. I see the seller is in LA. Zak you seem to be pushing the sale. Come on, you're amongst friends, is this yours?
zgardner18 Buy the ugly step sister. It's still up for grabs.
Buy the ugly step sister. It's still up for grabs.
I see the seller is in LA. Zak you seem to be pushing the sale. Come on, you're amongst friends, is this yours?
Oh no, you caught me....Yeap, by day I'm a modest MRL modeler who only cares to be true to the prototype the best I can, and by night I'm the Amtrak car slashing EMD kitbashing monster from hell!!!!
Jeff, if that was one of my models then you have every right to come tie to me the Metrolink tracks. Oh wait, Not cool........We just had some one get hit today by the commuter train. My bad
Actually, I think that San Dimas Southern would look great on the side of that thing.
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Hi from Belgium,
Yes funny but the basic idea exist here in Europe.
We have both diesel and full electric trains of this type still running.
Even in Dutchland around 1930 there was a steam like dooglebug., I think Trix or Roco have made a model of it..
Marc
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Just one question.
WHY?
It would make more aesthetic sense to use a hood unit such as an E8 or something, or even something at least in the same colour scheme, but, again, WHY?
Marc_Magnus Even in Dutchland around 1930 there was a steam like dooglebug., I think Trix or Roco have made a model of it.. Marc
... it was Trix and a model of the "Kittel" steampowered rail car, built in the 1890´s and doing service in Wurttemberg and Switzerland into the 1930´s. There is one surviving the scrapper in Switzerland at the UeBB (Uerikon-Bauma Bahn).
Here is a pic:
ckape Well that's odd, but I don't quite think that's odder than the 16-axle diesel I saw once that somebody made out of two DD40s
Well that's odd, but I don't quite think that's odder than the 16-axle diesel I saw once that somebody made out of two DD40s
Was that the DDA90MAC or whatever it was called with two back-to-back UP units? I used to have a pic of it that a friend of mine sent me, but I haven't been able to find it.
Kevin
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A RDC on steroids?
ALERT! The Buy It Now price has been dropped, its now a real steal!
And no nasty bidders to contend with so far
Funny,
I looked at the photos carefully and was considering something.
I was thinking that if this "frankenstein" train went cheap enough, I could see getting the Superliners, the Viewliners, and those Walthers Budds..........disassembling them, and stripping the paint off of the bodies.........giving them the full Alclad II metalizer treatment.........decalling them to the Amtrak Phase IV style......painting the interiors.........and selling them, minus the trucks, on ebay. (Of course I'd scrap that Lococab/Superliner thing and save it as spare parts)
May sound a little far fetched, but I think in that scenario I could get my investment back plus a small profit.
Of course, I have too much on my plate right now. If I were retired, I'd actually go for it.
"I like my Pullman Standards & Budds in Stainless Steel flavors, thank you!"
nik .n A RDC on steroids?
Now for my other thought. I noticed this thread has flooded onto page 4 now and made me think of possible it has gotten a little fuzzy. Are we all still contemplating the indecessency of that particular creation or are we starting to talk about creations in general? I mean that thing is down right ugly and destined for the garbage pile, but I've also flirted with the idea of making my own creations, but realistic ones. 0-8-0T switchers, a rebuilt SD40-2 with an EMD North American cab (think SD60 and 70M's and such). Or a GE 44 tonner converted to narrow gauge, albiet that one was a very brief idea. I think a model of something like a GP50 (I say that because the LHS has one in there budget racks) or a GP40 series rebuilt with an SD70ACe style cab.
I do realize like I mentioned that my ideas are stuff that could have been, but are some people here possible posting negatives about creating your own trains in general?
Whatever it is, it's certainly weird to say the least. That's one thing I will scratch off the list of wants vs. needs.
Will
Ah, brings back memories of the days when some modelers used to buy Kemtron SP Cab-Forward cab castings and put them on either Varney Docksiders or Bowser Challengers.
Just goes to show you--"Imagineering" is nothing really NEW in this hobby, LOL!
Tom
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MILW-RODR....I do realize like I mentioned that my ideas are stuff that could have been, but are some people here possible posting negatives about creating your own trains in general?
I hope my comments are not taken that way. The person who has done this has shown some ingenuity and hopefully had fun doing it. And that is what this hobby is all about, right? Having fun!
I have a kitbashed HO HiRail car, made from a SPUD truck and a narrowed down Chevy Blazer slot car body, painted in CP Action Red, complete with "proper" CP markings, bell and horn. It was fun to do and is a bit of a conversation piece although it runs poorley due to lack of pickups and weight.
AntonioFP45 Funny, I looked at the photos carefully and was considering something.I was thinking that if this "frankenstein" train went cheap enough, I could see getting the Superliners, the Viewliners, and those Walthers Budds..........disassembling them, and stripping the paint off of the bodies.........giving them the full Alclad II metalizer treatment.........decalling them to the Amtrak Phase IV style......painting the interiors.........and selling them, minus the trucks, on ebay. (Of course I'd scrap that Lococab/Superliner thing and save it as spare parts) May sound a little far fetched, but I think in that scenario I could get my investment back plus a small profit. Of course, I have too much on my plate right now. If I were retired, I'd actually go for it.
I was wondering the same thing when I saw all those cars as part of it. Can they not be salvaged and with the cost of passenger cars nowadays maybe save some toonies? I have no need for those types of cars but I think there may be something there if you look beyond the "set".
----and a lot of prototype shortlines came up with their own solutions to issues----
----the "Galloping Goose"----for one
Latest update on the wreck----I mean, the concoction.:
Bidding ended July 31st.
The winner..............Z E R O Bids!
Now come on guys...........one of you must have some use for this! Where's the support?
(OK, now who just hurled those tomatoes at me?! )
http://cgi.ebay.com/HO-WALTHERS-PASSENGER-CARS-LOT-INTERESTING-CUSTOM_W0QQitemZ220457450652QQcmdZViewItemQQptZModel_RR_Trains?hash=item335449bc9c&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
Don't you mean Hybridized Mess, rats, I mean, experiment?
OK, I'll go away now------
One more confirmation you should never, ever kit bash after a kegger. But I do admire the spirit of non-conformance to convention.
twhite Ah, brings back memories of the days when some modelers used to buy Kemtron SP Cab-Forward cab castings and put them on either Varney Docksiders or Bowser Challengers. Just goes to show you--"Imagineering" is nothing really NEW in this hobby, LOL! Tom
tstage pointing out how old we all know he really is!Just funny with ya Tom!
AntonioFP45Latest update on the wreck----I mean, the concoction.: Bidding ended July 31st. The winner..............Z E R O Bids! Now come on guys...........one of you must have some use for this! Where's the support? (OK, now who just hurled those tomatoes at me?! )http://cgi.ebay.com/HO-WALTHERS-PASSENGER-CARS-LOT-INTERESTING-CUSTOM_W0QQitemZ220457450652QQcmdZViewItemQQptZModel_RR_Trains?hash=item335449bc9c&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
The Shock! No bids? Oh well, I let another one get away
AntonioFP45Latest update on the wreck----I mean, the concoction.: (OK, now who just hurled those tomatoes at me?! )
Tomatoes? You mean those red rounds things with the mango grafted onto the front???
Actually, that's the Bachmann DD40 drive with dual motors and flywheels, so it might have been worth it to someone who needed one as long as the back of the frame hasn't been hacked off. It looks like it may have been to clear his Talgo arrangement.
Nelson
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loathar twhite Ah, brings back memories of the days when some modelers used to buy Kemtron SP Cab-Forward cab castings and put them on either Varney Docksiders or Bowser Challengers. Just goes to show you--"Imagineering" is nothing really NEW in this hobby, LOL! Tom tstage pointing out how old we all know he really is!Just funny with ya Tom!
I have the Complete Book of Model Railroading by Dave Sutton and it has step by step how to do that. Not only add the cab forward casting, but since it then looked very unbalanced, they added a small 4-wheel pilot truck, making a 4-4-0 cab forward. Actually, I always wanted to do one, I thought it looked neat.
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