So I have an aristocraft heavyweight doodlebug I picked up last year at a g scale show. though I am more narrow gauge, I couldn’t pass on the price. I want to do a lot of modification so it doesn’t look like every other one out there, and also to give it a little more of a narrow gauge feel. I plan to shorten it, and make a short trailer from the leftover parts. Anyone else bashed one of these and care to share what they did to them?
Steam powered.
Make it a freight
Live steam powered!
Chris Kieffer said:
Steam powered.
this would be a hard one to beat
Bill Barnwell said:
Chris Kieffer said:
Steam powered.
this would be a hard one to beat
Dang thats impressive, wonder what drive he used? now I may have to buy those coach sides and build one hahaha
Pete Thornton said:
Live steam powered!
Whoa, live steam would be cool. Do you have any more photos of it?
Chris Kieffer said:
Steam powered.
Oh man that is gorgeous!
How about turning your Doodle Bug into a Doodle BIGGER! Have you seen the one I built this year for Mik’s Challenge? I had a bit of fun with it but maybe it will give you some ideas.
Thats cool. probably won’t go bigger as it is already a bit big for me to run at some layouts, but it does give me some ideas. nice work
I’ve always been keen on this one
Vic Smith said:
I’ve always been keen on this one
Jim Carter built one a few years back.
This thread has things from all across the globe and in any size to suit “- RAILBUSES ! - I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII -”
http://freerails.com/view_topic.php?id=6221&forum_id=46
Are 2 other potentially useful threads in that section of forum
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Also perhaps of interest
A few years ago I took a Doodlebug and turned it into a Pennsy MP-54 Combine. I did shorten it.
Here’s mine. I haven’t got around to painting it yet.
Impressive work gents. John, that is really neat. and somewhat tempting as I do have a mogul drive laying around 