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Building and Bashing Amtrak Equipment

Modeling Rolling stock
#341

Matt Doti said:

David Russell said:

Sure would be nice if an expert could chime in

Expert ehhh.

Well as to value. The Viewliner I’s cost about $1.5 Million a piece. The new Viewliner II’s are about $2.3 Million a piece.

Now I’m not exactly sure how you convert real dollars to 1/29 scale. You could simply divide by 29. Or maybe you should multiply by 1/29 cubed since there are three dimensions; x, y , and z.

I’m more for the cubed school of conversion.

Viewliner I = $62

Viewliner II = $94

So you’re list prices are a tad steep for a 1/29 scale Viewliner.

However if it’s just a simple 1/29 of the price, then your cars are a bargain.

Viewliner I = $51,724

Viewliner II = $79,310

And then maybe I should adjust the Viewliner I price for inflation. After all they were manufactured back in 1995. So adjusting for inflation a Viewliner I would cost about $2.2 million…dang close to the Viewliner II cost.

Experty enough for ya :wink:

By the way, they turned out great.

:wink:

#342

Still picking away and progress has been slow but still learning new techniques as I go.

#343

These cars will turn a minimum 10’ diameter circle with the sway bars intact …remove the “removable” sway bars and I don’t know. They might turn a 5’ diameter before locking up as they are 35" long.

#344

I have an Amtrash fetish

#345

David Russell said:

These cars will turn a minimum 10’ diameter circle with the sway bars intact …remove the “removable” sway bars and I don’t know. They might turn a 5’ diameter before locking up as they are 35" long.

You can leave the sway bars in… I have 10’ diameter curves. Nice work.

-Kevin.

#346

Very nice. Do you have the LGB box fit up for York?

#347

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-DpRcxK_N8[/youtube]

Maybe a change up pitch this year Jon…but yes I have it…

I’m diggin my latest Amtrash ghetto build so far! Just wish I had more time to FOCUS on them. However I’m making them like a good soup that you can always put in the freezer and add too later.

10’ rule though

#348

If these qualify for the ten foot rule I may have to start using the ten mile rule for some of my projects

#349

Cool. Looking forward to seeing you and these cars on Friday.

#350

Jon Radder said:

Cool. Looking forward to seeing you and these cars on Friday.

The cars? Yea, The Rooster…eh, not so much…:wink:

#351

Play nice boys :-p

#352

Ken Brunt said:

Jon Radder said:

Cool. Looking forward to seeing you and these cars on Friday.

The cars? Yea, The Rooster…eh, not so much…:wink:

#353

J.D. Gallaway said:

Play nice boys :-p

I thought we were?

#354

Ken seems to have arthritis in that one finger.
It just sticks out all the time :slight_smile:
Ralph

#355

Was that an outtake from the movie the sand pebbles?

#356

I was waitin fer that…:wink:

#357

Ralph Berg said:

Ken seems to have arthritis in that one finger.
It just sticks out all the time :slight_smile:
Ralph

Actually it’s an old war injury…:wink:

#358

Ken Brunt said:

Ralph Berg said:

Ken seems to have arthritis in that one finger.
It just sticks out all the time :slight_smile:
Ralph

Actually it’s an old war injury…:wink:

From which war?

The Revolutionary War or the War of 1812.

#359

French and Indian…:wink:

#360

Yo Rooster, you can try to model this one, looks like it’s got hydraulics and can raise and lower like one of them low riders

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/t31.0-8/1941364_753920014619641_332844888_o.jpg)

lol

and imagine tagging a model of this one

(https://scontent-a-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc1/t31.0-8/1622422_753919601286349_288308506_o.jpg)