Large Scale Central

Box Cabs

Modeling
#41

You could always stretch it to use up two trucks, the way that the Garden Railway Specialists version here in England does.

tac, ig & The Vista House Boys

#42

Okay, great, thanks for the link. Looks like a fine idea.

S

#43
tac said:
You could always stretch it to use up two trucks, the way that the Garden Railway Specialists version here in England does.

tac, ig & The Vista House Boys


There’s already a 2-truck boxcab kit

http://www.thegalline.com/boxcabP15.html

The impetus was to build something smaller.

#44

When we were traveling, we made a quick stop at Steam Town. Found this little candidate at the Trolley Museum across the parking lot.

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/rgolding/120801%20068.jpg)

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/rgolding/120801%20073.jpg)

#45

Those little guys look like they could only pull an empty flatcar!

#46
Steve Seitel said:
Bob,

For those of us who weren’t at the Invasion, what’s the general concept of the boxcab kit? Single-truck? Double-truck? Specific prototype?

Just curious.

Steve

Ric Golding said:
YES, all of the above
Bob McCown said:
No specific prototype.
So NO rules then?
#47

Several years back I made a resin kit for a look a like GE Boxcab. It fir over the Aristo single truck ALCo frame. It featured an interior with engine, control stand, fuel tank and seat along with a removable roof. It is almost identical to the GE (Grandt) boxcab. If anybody is interested, I still have some. Send me an email and I will send you photos.
Tom

#48

Tom Email sent

#49

I would like a boxcab with two power trucks so it will “play nicer” with my grades. Is there anything that I could use?

#50

Doug, I am seriously considering the GAL-Line 2-truck Box Cab…I have a couple of RS3 trucks I was thinking of using as motive power (Actually I have a “smashed” RS3 looking for a new purpose in life!).

#51

Mark
The 1.20th scale version of my boxcab was designed for the RS-3 trucks. they would be way too big for the 1.29th scale version.

If you have any questions drop me an email at [email protected]

thanks
Alan
www.thegalline.com

#52

Ah, as I tend to fixate on 1:20.3 I forget there are “other scales”. :slight_smile:

#53
todd whittier said:
Tom Email sent
Ditto
#54

Email sent Tom!

#55

email sent

#56

Seems like Tom is gonna be drinking some good beer this week!

#57

With all this interest in boxcabs and boxcab kits, it seems like a “boxcab steamup” might eventually happen…

#58

They really don’t blow my dress up at all…However Mr Golding has been dragging Ralphie the Railscale around various layouts over the years with his box cabs and I feel it’s a perfect fit …at least for me…saw some pretty cool steam ones while searching them out though!

(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f72/Shortybear/RussellTrainDay3_28_2010319.jpg)

#59

Anybody heard back from Tom Yorke? Sent an email, nothing yet.

#60

I Recieved an email from Tom Yorke this morning.