Don’t know where or when this was created but this was just screaming to be modeled,
stay tuned 
Cool!
Cool!
Progress so far:
The drive is a NOS MDC Speeder I picked up at the last BTS, a toy train pilot, the rest is all styrene and basswood. This is varnish so its gets to be shiny. Added the gloss coat yesterday. Glazing and figures going in today. Almost there.
Really, really cute! 
That is GREAT Vic Both the model and the Prototype! Someone should kit bash a real speeder into one of those too! Well done!
Vic,
It’s the Manistee & North-Eastern RR.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manistee_and_North-Eastern_Railroad
Hey Vic,
Want to do a fleet? I’ve got a pic of a near identical, minus the wind splitter prow. Mine’s #4
Your controls probably should be shifted to the right side to allow for the motor hump in the middle… see where the hand crank shaft sticks out through the cow kicker? There’s yer starter.
OK I’ll share…
Happy Rails,
John
Neat build Vic. That photo was just waiting for you to find it and do your thing. You’ve done a great job on it so far. Looking forward to your finishing details.
Love it John, I didn’t know that they made at least four of them.
Small change… Well not so small. Decided I really didn’t like the look of the weights on the MDC chassis, so I removed them and it looks WAY better. Adding some pine derby weights & more styrene bits then painting. More to come.
How you gonna make the wavy glass?
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Finished, for now:
I removed the metal end beams and replaced them with pine car derby weight distributed under the car, its no as heavy as befero, but heavy ‘enough’, besides the end results look FAR batter, much closer to the real thing.
Yep, it definitely looks better without the end beams. I still have a little detail paint and mild weathering to add, but major work is done. Its not an exact model of the original, but its close enough for my standards.
Great job Vic!!! Looks like the driver could use a couple a cups of Java to get his motor running!
Eric Schade said:
Great job Vic!!! Looks like the driver could use a couple a cups of Java to get his motor running!
I agree Eric.
Vic are you going to build #4?
Neat model!
Thanks, #4 probably not, the only other MDC speeder chassis I have is unpowered, this one is powered, besides I dont like to repeat things and #4 is very close to #1. I’d like to keep the Speeder for something else
Downer Man
No speeder racing! 
Sean McGillicuddy said:
Downer Man
No speeder racing!
Well, I wouldnt say that
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Nice Vic. That is a really neat looking speeder. Nice find.
Great Job Vic