Large Scale Central

Bathtub gondola

Modeling
#1

After a few months of drawing and discussions over a few beers with my production man I finally have a laser cut Alloy and stainless steel 1/29th bathtub gondola. Sure its heavy (mostly the USA intermodal trucks) but this baby wont degrade in UV. What you see here is a flat pack kit and is held togther by slots and screw fixings. I am happy to say that apart fom one minor error (see tape on top containment ring) it all went together as planned. I believe this to be the only bathtub model about in 1/29th. I get the minor amendments done to the drawing then hopefully I can get a nice rake together.

#2

Great looking gon. I have a ton of them in N scale, and they DO look impressive in a big string.

#3

Wow. In stainless yet!

Should track well.

#4

That’s one nice looking model!

#5

Wow, that’s pretty cool. Are you going to sell any kits, or just getting a bunch for your own use?

#6

Kits maybe a possibilty, but not cheap. £1.00 = $2.00, almost. It is mostly aluminium with just a couple of bits of stainless to keep the weight down. The USA intermodal trucks aint cheap either.

#7

Oh yes, very nice model,

#8

What? No Jacuzzi jets?

Later,

K

#9

Nice, not yet, no

#10

Very nice job Rod. You say it’s mostly aluminum…how are the ribs attached to the body?

#11

Hello Richard.

The sides of the gon are slotted and the ribs have hooked tongues that pass though the body. A slotted retaining strip of 1.5 mm ally is fitted over the toungues and then pushed down so that the strip protrudes thought the floor. Here it is retained by the same screws that secure the sole bar and the outer strips.

I hope thats clear, Ill do some pice of the unassembled car later.

#12
Rod Hayward said:
I hope thats clear, Ill do some pice of the unassembled car later.
We are all most keen to see the assembly process. Even if we only buy one or two, you could make the car represent just about any scale you care to by carefully modelling the associated features, and being all-metal, if can be roughed up, dinged and bashed about, just like the real thing, to represent a hard life...

I can see room for one of these on the Pacific Coast RR, Richard, and if Rod goes into production, I’m more than happy to bring it over next time we come to visit with you. :slight_smile:

Best to all here

tac the Griper