altterrain
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 | | 07/22/2008 7:45 PM |
| My second 7/8's loco project is a rail tractor. It is basically a Bachmann Dizzy truck with the body of a modified diecast 1/16 scale bulldozer. The 45 tonner Dizzy truck is unmodified except for wiring it to use with a battery trailer car. It will be a simple battery power trailer car using the same speed controller I used in my rail truck. The diecast dozer body was chopped, channeled and widened. The seat was also redone and relocated.
Details added - air tank, muffler, foot and hand controls, grab rails and coupler pockets cast by Bill Martinsen.
The rail tractor painted and grunged. I still have to finish up the electronics. The trailer battery flat car will hold two crates - one for the battery pack (as seen in the pic) and the second for the speed controller and DPDT c/o switch.
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R.W. Marty
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| | 07/22/2008 8:07 PM |
| Brian,
Now that is one cool idea and a beautiful model.
Great work, thanks for sharing the pictures.
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| | 07/23/2008 9:32 AM |
| | Great idea and nice work! I like the weathering you did too! | |
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| | 07/26/2008 11:42 PM |
| | Looks almost like an Alport bush tractor. An Australian built low cost option for logging and idustrial 2ft guage from the early 1900's to 1960's. Good work! | | | |
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altterrain
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| | 08/01/2008 11:46 AM |
| Rail tractor Enterprise has been finished up -
The electronics, battery, speed control, sound card and speaker hidden in a couple of crates -
a few pics -
and a minute long video -
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GearDrivenSteam
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| | 08/01/2008 5:13 PM |
| Brian,
That is real, real nice my friend. I have a critter utilizing that same power truck. Isn't it smooth? Great job. | | | |
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