If it were on the Triple O, the two ends would touch! Great job!
Eric
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And the overall length of this beast is actually what Todd?
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Thanks guys. It is long. The overall length is 69" and that is without a load. The prototype style that I replicated here with this wheel arrangement is 230’ long. They are monsters of the rails.
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Wow! That generator is amazing. I used to work for GE, and made many visits to the GE Hydro plant in Montreal. They made very large turbine generators for hydro-electric stations.
Sure. I will assemble the blue crew and the schnabel and get it headed your way for pickup. 
Looking at your glamour shots I’m really impressed on how well you made the wood parts look like metal. Overall, a really nice job. Well done!
Just saw the glamor pics. That really puts into perspective how long that thing is. Very cool project.
Todd, wonderful work! Looks just beautiful.
I’m looking forward to another excellent video of yours, helping me to see how that amazing red monster (with a load) makes it around your layout!
Thanks Cliff. I took some footage the other day but need more before a video is made. I also need to address the overhang issues along the main and clear the obstructions.
This week I was able to bend, solder, paint and install the safety railings. Making these for other projects has been hit or miss for me but these went together nicely and I am so happy with how they came out. I still have some things to do with the Schnabel.
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Here is a video of the first Track Test of this Beast.
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Very cool, great to see it on the track. Its made so the load can go out over the cab on each end? That will make it even more exciting going around the different radius.
Thanks. The load goes between the red lifting arms. I cut and drilled a short 3" piece to connect the 2 arms together. The prototypes connected at these points when transporting the schnabel to and from jobs.
Basically the idea from my angle is to cut a flat “deck” piece that will connect where the grey 3" piece does and then place a load on this like a cradle. There were some schnabel loads that were carried like that while other loads became the deck or cradle part themselves being suspended between the lifting arms.
I’m starting to think that if I add a load to this car that I will have to figure out a way to make the load also pivot due to the tighter curves on my RR. It looks okay through 10’ curves but there are many 8 footers it will have to negotiate.
Thanks Cliff. That is my wife’s project Air Stream and she wouldn’t be too happy if I messed with it but it would make for a cool load.
Could always get one of these… or 2 and bash 'em:
Or, why not go all out:
I have 2 of the Bambis one polished and the other not. The price on that bigger one is crazy!
I agree, for that price it should come with working propane tanks and the lake in the background.
Well ya know - All you have to do is put the Airstream name on a travel trailer and the value quadruples!
So Todd, is the wife remodeling the interior? Lots of folks rebuilding classic trailers. The one I just got rid of was no classic, but I tried rebuilding it anyway.
Nice part about older Airstreams is that they are timeless. With so many RV parks now limiting camping to late model campers only, Airstreams might be able to skip around that rule.
Perhaps a bit too whimsical, but an old Lionel ZW transformer would look good as a load. (Probably too oversized for most of your clearances, though.)
Just an (evil) thought, David Meashey 