Thanks, all! I am pretty happy with this little railtruck. Appropriately messy and worn and randomly assembled. Just like me come to think of it!
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Just outstanding as always.
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Just fyi, the latest BAGRS newsletter is out and has my railtruck as the featured build article. All the info and pictures were first posted here. Cool!
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Hott dang. Well deserved recognition Jim 
We now have a celebrity among us 
As Hollywood noted, well deserved. I hope all the readers enjoy the journey and appreciate the time and effort you put into the build.
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Congratulations, Jim!
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Wonderful, Jim! Next stop…GRNews!
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I made a carrier for the railtruck. Here comes a short video and too many photos!
Carrier closed, foam holding the railtruck in place:
Opening the sides so the railtruck can exit/enter:
Railtruck coming off the carrier:
And going back on:
I’m getting ready to go to the BAGRS (club) annual meeting. They will have a model contest and I’m planning on entering the railtruck. So I needed a carrier so I don’t screw it up while moving it around. I’m also going to enter my tent cabin. These contests are just for fun, but why not. Oh and they have a photography contest. Might as well enter that one too while I’m at it.
Cheers!
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Nice to see you have your ditch lites on while entering the carrier!!
Have fun and good luck!
Good luck. Its a beautiful model. And I love carrier. Looks like the ones Chuck Inslow made.
Absolutely a Chuck Inlow carrier, made using info he posted on LSC. This is my third such carrier. They work well for me.
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Jim your rail truck is an inspiration to all, especially like the chain drive thanks for the share. I have long wanted to build one and now that I have acquired a REA 2-4-2 rogers which has 2 independent motor drives I think I will use one for the rail truck an 1 for a CP Huntington. Also like your use of the front 4 wheel carriage of which I also plan to use just think they look better and the truck I think I will use is a Playmobil delivery truck, slightly over sized, kind of like a deuce and a half but the front wheel wells have an open front (not curved down ) and would be easy to extend, thanks again for all the great ideas, Bill
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Thanks, Bill! That looks like it will make a great railtruck! Go for it!
1:24-ish PLAYMOBIL scale! Looking forward to seeing this come together, Bill!
Well done, Jim. Great model!
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Congratulations, Jim. Well deserved. And I agree with Bruce, it is a great model and just think, we all got to see it come to life right here on LSC.
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That’s awesome Jim. Its a great model and deserves the recognition.
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Such a fantastic model Jim, as I’ve seen for myself! Himalayan congrats on the article, Dude!!
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