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What have you custom built for your RR?

Hello Rail Fans What have you custom built for your RR? I have seen many clever and unique builds of all sorts that people have posted on this forum and I wonder how many more are out there? Such as Jerry Barnes UP rotary plow or Dave Meashy 's middle earth cannon car? I think it would be fun to see photos of unique one of a kind builds be they rolling stock, engines, buildings or whatever else might have been sprung from someones fertile imagination, landed on their workbench and came to fruition and made their way onto the RR. Whimsical, Real or Imagined but there can be only one in existence. My entry is a fire fighting car. There is a 2 man handpump to supply the shoelace hoses from the reels and 2 water cannons on the top deck made from pen parts. The red shack I built started out to be a small caboose but it morphed into this car.

What have you custom built for your RR? Todd

I have lots of scratch built boxcars, flats, and stuff, but my favorite is my Hanrahan reefer I did a few years ago.

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/bob_mccown/rollingstock/outside4.jpg)

Todd; Here are some other offerings: The “homeless” Nazgul car

(http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/davemeashey/BnG8.jpg)

The dragon transport

(http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/davemeashey/BnGDtrans1.jpg)

The tool and derrick car

(http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/davemeashey/DandTCar01.jpg)

The fire troll (Still don’t have a tender big enough for him!)

(http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/davemeashey/Fire%20Troll02.jpg)

The gazebo - from a cheap bird feeder at Michael’s

(http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/davemeashey/gazebo1.jpg)

The garden tool shed - from a cheap watch box

(http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/davemeashey/GdnShd01.jpg)

The baggage & express car - from an LGB van

(http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/davemeashey/Kbash2.jpg)

The Lil’ Deuce Caboose - from a ScanKit wayside tool shed

(http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/davemeashey/LDeuce02.jpg)

The water tanker - from a basic “kit” a member of our local club made for each of the other members

(http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/davemeashey/MOWH2O006.jpg)

The whimsical “road slug” - made from Sculpy and screen wire

(http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/davemeashey/RdSlug02.JPG)

The rail polisher and sweeper car

(http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/davemeashey/TrackCleaner03.JPG)

The supply gondolas - bashed from Lionel LS flat cars

(http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/davemeashey/2BGon_01.jpg)

That’s probably too many, so it’s time to stop. Have fun, David Meashey

Still my favorite…An RPO bashed from an undecorated LGB coach to go with the rest of my custom painted GN LGB streamliners.

(http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj222/Noble_Dreg/RPO/Finished1.jpg)

How bout a cab forward. I think this would work great on Shawn’s layout.

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/jebouck/cabfwd1.jpg)

The “What haven’t I built/bashed?” list is a LOT shorter… :stuck_out_tongue:

Nice collection, Dave, but the sweeper and polisher just screams for a pair of glasses with a moustache!
I meant to say a plastic nose and Groucho eyebrows!

Here is the completed Toonerville Trolley I did for the ECLSTS Contest.

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/rrrr4/_forumfiles/ECLSTS2.JPG)

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/rrrr4/_forumfiles/ECLSTS1.JPG)

Lou Luczu said:
Nice collection, Dave, but the sweeper and polisher just screams for a pair of glasses with a moustache!
Glad I'm not the only one.

http://www.mcphee.com/shop/products/Classic-Disguise-Glasses.html

Add some wiggle eyes, and you’re all set.

well, scratchbuilt an autorack:

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/andyc/Autoracks%20and%20TOFCs/Autorack%20Trackside.jpg)

A TOFC:

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/andyc/Autoracks%20and%20TOFCs/Autorack%20TOFC%20at%20Martys%20Elevator.jpg)

An AutoMax:

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/andyc/Autoracks%20and%20TOFCs/Articulated%20Auto-rack%201.jpg)

A depressed Centerflat:

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/andyc/Flatcar%20loads/Aircraft%20Load%20Wing%20root%20and%20Prop%20car%202.jpg)

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/andyc/Flatcar%20loads/Depressed%20Center%20Flat%20-%20Scratch%20Built%203.jpg)

Mik said:
The "What haven't I built/bashed?" list is a LOT shorter... :P
Yeah, what he said....:P

Todd Haskins said:
Whimsical, Real or Imagined but there can be only one in existence.

(http://www.largescalecentral.com/chat/emoticons/evil.gif)

Here are a few of my stuff: Train station

(http://i52.tinypic.com/2cpcp6u.jpg)

KM version of the M2

(http://i56.tinypic.com/esj4ph.jpg)

Classw A climax with battery car (flatcar)

(http://i54.tinypic.com/2d6lh5g.jpg)

Fire car and work caboose

(http://i41.tinypic.com/2gw6v4y.jpg)

Project engine live steam

(http://i39.tinypic.com/2r76nmr.jpg)

Wow, lots of great stuff, guys! Dave, that’s the first train I’ve seen with a mustache! Almost everything on my layout has been scratchbuilt, including the plants! Haven’t done much rolling stock though, except for my narrow gauge variant of an Alco RS3:

(http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/IRR_Locos_files/IMG_2084.jpg)

Wow lots of great things pictured here and each very particular to the builder. Just like how so many real RR’s customized their equipment for aparticular purpose so do we. What a great hobby to enjoy and share. Keep those special build projects coming guys.
Tod

Here are a few originals built for the Little River Rail Road in the mountains of Tennessee:

(http://i542.photobucket.com/albums/gg412/DrGrab/DSC04711.jpg)

(http://i542.photobucket.com/albums/gg412/DrGrab/DSC04498.jpg)

Doc Tom

I have scratchbuilt 2 depots and several buildings. Fininshed a pulpwood car and starting on a 65’ mill gon. An another house is on the drawing board.
Ron

OK Some great stuff! Here are some of mine. A PVC Bridge.

(http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee259/smcgill_pics/Bridge020jpg-1-1.jpg)

Covered Bridge.

(http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee259/smcgill_pics/Coveredbridge006jpg-1-1.jpg)

Snow plow.

(http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee259/smcgill_pics/Weatheredplowwithwings008.jpg)

Rotary Snow Plow

(http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee259/smcgill_pics/BMplow005.jpg)

Leaf Blower.

(http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee259/smcgill_pics/blower.jpg)

Sean

I’ve started a lot, but only finished a few… Wood flat car…

(http://lsc.cvsry.com/EBTTank/Wood_Flat_22-720.jpg)

(http://lsc.cvsry.com/EBTTank/Wood_Flat_26-720.jpg)

Aluminum, Styrene & PVC girder deck bridge…

(http://lsc.cvsry.com/Post2/E-Escap-e_39.JPG)

Box car (bash)…

(http://lsc.cvsry.com/WoodBoxcar/Up-Scale_90.JPG)

And almost forgot my first bash. A Wheel / MOW car with a track cleaning pad underneath bashed from a Bachman TOF car…

(http://photo.cvsry.com/03Contest-0-640.JPG)

okay, here’s a short list: Single #2

(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j371/AlleghenyValley/P2280020.jpg)

Mallet #8

(http://www.the-ashpit.com/mik/P5250009a.jpg)

Camel #5

(http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp52/steamnut1917/P2270007.jpg)

Diseasel #58

(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j371/AlleghenyValley/diseasel/P1010003.jpg)

RPO turned tool car

(http://i592.photobucket.com/albums/tt7/tigerlillie06/His%20Stuff/P1010020_04.jpg)

Flat car to haul a crawler

(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j371/AlleghenyValley/P5070012.jpg)

Machine shop

(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j371/AlleghenyValley/P5200013.jpg)

Sawmill #1 and Flour City tractor - too nice to leave outside

(http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp52/steamnut1917/sawmill/P8110004.jpg)

Sawmill #2 and portable Russell farm engine

(http://www.the-ashpit.com/mik/P1010034.JPG)

MoW “goose”

(http://i592.photobucket.com/albums/tt7/tigerlillie06/His%20Stuff/P1010020_03.jpg)

Russell farm engine converted to a dinky based on Pacific Face Brick #1

(http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp52/steamnut1917/critter/P8020002.jpg)

Another dinky based upon Elk River #1

(http://www.the-ashpit.com/P3220001.JPG)

Erie crane w/ clamshell

(http://www.the-ashpit.com/mik/crane.jpg)

Cletrac dozer

(http://www.the-ashpit.com/mik/P5240002a.JPG)

wagon type road grader

(http://www.the-ashpit.com/mik/P3200008.JPG)

I can post more if anybody really wants to see them