Large Scale Central

Railtruck for the Durango & Jasper

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#161

Productive day I think (and who else would know? huh?). I got the corrugated roof panels cut, corrugated, and they are busy rusting. I’ll go over the details tomorrow. Otherwise I spent some more time on details. Getting near the end of that now. A couple of more things to do but I’m waiting for a few 3D prints. Started building some steps to help passengers get on and will continue that (and will document it here) tomorrow.

So… details:

A water bag for the driver:

Some details for the passengers:

The tools in the storage area are now finalized and glued in place:

I added a coil of rope on the ladder side of the cab:

And, just for Sean, I weathered the front truck:

Too many pictures again!

#162

Never too many pictures, Jim. I love all the details, simply makes the model come to life. This has been a fun journey to follow, what’s next on the drawing board?

#163

Next on the drawing board? My head is still full of things to do here! I have a few maintenance items to take care of and then I’ll need to figure out what my next build will be. I’m kind of leaning toward’s “Casey’s Saloon” (named after my son), have more cliffhangers to build and some big projects: stamp mill and sawmill. I’ve been saving those big projects for last, kind of using these smaller builds as a way to hone my abilities before I go for something huge-ish.

#164

Jim Rowson said:

Next on the drawing board? My head is still full of things to do here! I have a few maintenance items to take care of and then I’ll need to figure out what my next build will be. I’m kind of leaning toward’s “Casey’s Saloon” (named after my son)

#165

How about a boxcar truck length trailer for the railtruck to pull when passenger demands are high? Or when too much equipment is being shipped, but not enough for a regular railcar. Link and pin would make it easier on you to add than a coupler

#166

Pete: I think I’m gonna pass on the railtruck trailer. Seems too much like a train to me and I want this to be different. And the real reason is because I want to move on to something else now. Been working on this off-and-on for over a year! Sheesh!

#167

More stuff today, less focus on tiny details.

First, added some steps on one side of the passenger area. Still thinking about what to do on the other side. I don’t want to just repeat this.

Started working on the removable section to hide the battery/electronics/on-off-switch. The fiction here is that this is the area where the US Mail is kept so it needs to be secure.

And I was really excited (yeah, I got excited! weird!) that my caregiver was willing to hand sew a couple of canvas tarps that would presumably be unrolled if the weather was bad, one on each side of the passenger area:

That just makes me very happy for some reason…

#168

Nice work!

For the record, THIS guy typically wears a ball cap…

#169

Wow. This epic journey is essentially done. There’s a couple of more tiny details I’d like to add (bell, ah-OOO-ga horn, and a dog) but I’m waiting for some 3D prints for that so I’m feeling like this is basically over and done with. Whew!

Here’s the last few details: the hatch for accessing battery and on/off switch + power plug and a different form of passenger step/grab:

Here’s the magnets/steel strips for holding it closed:

And weathering:

And the passenger access on this side:

And here’s a couple of overview shots showing the roof (I can go into more details on the roof, but it is similar to every other corrugated roof I’ve built other than being curved):

I should be able to get a bit of video tomorrow before it gets too hot. So maybe I’ll post that as a final “glamour” post.

What a fun project! And I have to say that I’m quite happy with the result. Better than what I had in my minds eye when it started, but very close. W00t!

Thanks for following along…

#170

Looks great Jim.

Just curious, but from your parts pile I get the impression your next project is going to be a brand new Pipe Organ for the church. (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif)

#171

Wel done Jim, I like the magnetic door catch.

#172

#173

For those that prefer video, here’s a short one:

#174

When D&J provides they provide the best money can buy. Well done Jim.(https://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif)

#175

Jim,

What an inspiring build! Thanks for letting us all follow along!

Eric

#176

As mentioned earlier, I intended to add a few more details, notably a dog, a horn, and a bell. Made progress on all 3 but am finalized on the dog and horn. Still figuring out how to build the frame around the bell…

Dog (a 3D printed border collie):

And a horn:

Cheers!

#177

It all looks very nice, Jim.

You MIGHT consider some washes on those figures just to bring out some details…but that could just be MY idea.

Still, VERY nice work!

#178

Excellent suggestion, Bruce. Thanks! The dog in particular could probably use a wash to bring out some of the fur in the white areas…

#179

That’s a LOT of horn for that unit. I love it !!! Another thing you might want to try is running a drill bit in reverse on the inside of those horns. It should polish/smooth them up quite nicely.

Nice work as always.

#180

Jim, saw this on pinterest and thought of you, neat little fire truck, Bill

(https://i.pinimg.com/236x/cb/ec/ff/cbecff96e3a0dc86eaa63ad75d5c6825.jpg)

(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/cb/ec/ff/cbecff96e3a0dc86eaa63ad75d5c6825.jpg)