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Challenge 2

General Discussion
#1

Challenge 2 begins.

Subject: MOW cars/ vehicles. This can include speeders, rail inspection cars, clearance cars, bunkhouses, cranes etc. Any type of MOW equipment.

Rules:Hand tools. No plasma cutters, laser cutters etc.
Kit bashed or scratch built.
Build logs with photos-required.
Challenge ends April 1st.

Prize: TBA. So far vendors have done a fine job of ignoring me in my requests for a prize donation. However, there is still time and there will be a prize.

Procedures: If you wish to participate, please indicate so under this post by Feb.14.

Post your builders log before April 1st under “Modeling”. Title it “Challenge2 your name here”

I will open a post after April 1st for voting. Voting will be open for 2 weeks.
I’ll hash out the voting procedures after we see how many entries we have.
Any questions, let me know.
Ralph

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#2

I’m in!
John

#3

Im in as well.

#4

Suggested by Shawn,
I’m adding fire-fighting equipment as it is also non revenue rolling stock and in the same vein as MOW equipment.
Ralph

#5

Me too!

-B

#6

I have a bunch of insulation and paneling to hang, plus floor to lay first :frowning:
We’ll see…

Here’s a few seldom modeled modern MoW creatures, if anybody needs ideas:

Tie Machine
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5125345.pdf

Ballast Tamper
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/6401623.pdf

Rail Welder
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/6762390.pdf

Rail Grinder
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4779384.pdf

Spike Driver
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4777885.pdf

#7

Also some photos and plans starting around page 253 of the Google book scan Brian Briggs provided the link to.
Ralph

http://books.google.com/books?id=ryhSAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Popular+picture+and+plan+book&lr=&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=&as_brr=0&cd=1#v=onepage&q=&f=false

#8

I’ll be curious to see the creations, but I’m currently up to my knees in Thomas guts, adding a backplate to the blue nightmare has been a bigger headache than it was adding it to the red stripped catapiller.

#9

I’m thinking about it, if I can find something that excites the muse.

#10

I wasn’t gonna enter but with the arrival of a package from another member today I must now be in.

#11
Steve Featherkile said:
I'm thinking about it, if I can find something that excites the muse.
Whats the matter you scared.

Im suprised we dont have more people.

#12

I have not done much kit bashing with rolling stock. I mainly enjoy working on buildings, but what the heck, I’d like to give it a try. Just don’t laugh to hard at the finished product!

#13

OK…
Now were gettin the thread going and Eddie’s in…Mr Berg… It’s your thread so your keeping track on who’s in so far minus the side chatter? Piss on the prizes as Shorty would…lets build!
Don’t know Eddie but he’s in!
Only thing I laugh at here is what you could be doing instead of talking about it!
Lookin’ forward to the build’s guy’s!
:slight_smile:

#14

Rooster,
I’m keepin track.
We still have 12 more days for people to step up.
It’s only been 2 days. Some people don’t drop in everyday.
Ralph

#15

Does it have to modeled after a prototype or can it just be MOW car you built for your own use? I’m thinking about trying my hand at it. just can’t get the parts I need to build what I need so might have to wing it and build some other MOW car I can use. Just don’t know if there are prototypes to model it after out there. Need to make a tank car to kill weeds.

#16
Geoff George said:
Does it have to modeled after a prototype or can it just be MOW car you built for your own use? I'm thinking about trying my hand at it. just can't get the parts I need to build what I need so might have to wing it and build some other MOW car I can use. Just don't know if there are prototypes to model it after out there. Need to make a tank car to kill weeds.
Geoff, I think a GRR MOW car that you design yourself, would be just fine. If someone builds a weedeater car or a track sweeper.........that's fine too. You don't have to model a specific prototype. Ralph
#17

I’m in. will work up planes this weekend and start the documentaion.

#18

Geoff, just take Roosters’ piss ant dog and bolt it to a scratch-built flat car. You will get my vote. LOL.
Randy

#19
Ralph Berg said:
Challenge 2 begins.

Subject: MOW cars/ vehicles. This can include speeders, rail inspection cars, clearance cars, bunkhouses, cranes etc. Any type of MOW equipment.

Rules:Hand tools. No plasma cutters, laser cutters etc.
Kit bashed or scratch built.
Build logs with photos-required.
Challenge ends April 1st.

Prize: TBA. So far vendors have done a fine job of ignoring me in my requests for a prize donation. However, there is still time and there will be a prize.

Procedures: If you wish to participate, please indicate so under this post by Feb.14.

Post your builders log before April 1st under “Modeling”. Title it “Challenge2 your name here”

I will open a post after April 1st for voting. Voting will be open for 2 weeks.
I’ll hash out the voting procedures after we see how many entries we have.
Any questions, let me know.
Ralph


Still plenty of time to join the fun.
Come on. All you concerned about the political talk ( Jon :slight_smile: ), join the fun and give us something else to talk about :smiley:
All of you who are talking politics, here is something to keep you busy and out of the dog house :wink:

So far, we have:

John Lilly
Shawn
Brian Donovan
David Russell (Rooster)
Eddie Taylor
Geoff George

And these two maybes:
Mik
Steve Featherkile

#20

Thanks for the invite, but I think I will just try and get one of my three open projects done before spring. None of them qualify as MOW.