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CieloVistaRy
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 Posted - 03/26/2012 : 6:04:57 PM
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Here's the first railtruck I bashed. Hopefully more to come soon:
And with the window finished:
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Arthur
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visman48
Fireman
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Posted - 03/26/2012 : 7:11:27 PM
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Arthur,
The railbus has some fine lines, doesnt sit too high, the mech fits, and the front lines work.
Les
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littledave
Engine Wiper
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Posted - 03/26/2012 : 11:03:10 PM
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I like it, but would like it more with less overhang in the front.
Dave
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Tom Sullivan
Fireman
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 Posted - 03/27/2012 : 08:08:14 AM
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Dave, are you suggesting a "re-bash" of a bash.....dunno....probably deserves it's own thread...."Locos and Railcars we have bashed and then re-bashed the bash!"  sully
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runner
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Posted - 05/11/2012 : 12:11:10 AM
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We need to bump this thread up so that some other critters that have surfaced can get their proper acknowledgement. A great little thread, but remember it has rules.
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Mike Engler in Lakeville MN
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anubis51
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Posted - 05/11/2012 : 03:14:31 AM
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Hi guys,
Great thread!
Here's a few from my On30 "critter's" stable:
'Sirius' was my first attempt at 'bashing a steam loco for On30. The donor was a Hornby "OO" scale (4mm to the foot) 0-4-0T which ran like a dream - until I stuffed it up.
Looks OK, now runs like a pig....
'Orion' is another early attempt. The donor is / was a Life Like (?) 0-4-0 which never ran very well in its original HO form.
Runs erratically - when it feels like running at all.....
This silly looking thing started life as a Lima 0-4-0T, and it was a little better runner that the Life Like one above. Only a little, though.
There is so much rear overhang on this one, in order to accommodate the huge motor that fills half of the cab, that I was thinking of adding a set of trailing wheels, just to fill the gap!
This 2-6-2 Prairie Tank was 'bashed from another Lima OO scale unit. Only the cab, stack, headlamp, and domes have been altered. It was always a good runner, back in the 1970s.
Still runs OK, albeit a little bit fast.
Well, that's all for now, blokes.
I have some more old 'bashes somewhere. When I locate them, I'll post 'em!
Cheers!
John
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andykins
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Posted - 05/11/2012 : 05:00:56 AM
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John, great western modellers will be after your blood for the prairie bash. but since i was a southern railways modeller back in the day, i think your bash was the best thing to be done to it :D ;)
regarding those 0-4-0 lifelike/lima chassis, i have a handful of IHC/rivarossi 0-4-0 that i think for the most part are the same (they atleast have the same cyclinders) one runs quite well (the rivarossi one) but the newer IHC one runs with such a wobble its silly, dose ANYONE have any sudgestions?
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"Is it really "rivet counting" if it's regarding NBW castings?"
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anubis51
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Posted - 05/11/2012 : 1:36:53 PM
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Hi Andy,
Oz is a long way from the GWR......so I think I will be pretty safe!
The problem with the 0-4-0 'waddle' could be the same as for my saddle tank above. Somehow, I managed to get the drivers out of true gauge, so that they are not running parallel ( / \ ) and this causes mine to waddle down the track.
The splines on the old Hornby axles are very fine, and easy to round off....
John
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anubis51
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Posted - 05/13/2012 : 9:56:21 PM
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Hi guys,
A few days later, and time to show some more of my 'bashes.
The Bachmann 0-4-0 Poter with the Gypsy Winch conversion from Backwoods Miniatures. This one also carries their Square Saddle Tank modification.
The Bachmann 0-4-2 Porter with the Backwoods Miniatures Side Tank conversion. A great little kit!
The Backwoods Miniatures Bachmann Forney conversion kit, which creates a delightfully running 2-4-0 Victoria.
My Bachmann "Bumble Bee" Mogul was a nice runner, but a tad too long to fit onto my turntable. I modified it with a shorter pilot, and made it to pull a 'shorty' tender, made up from the leftover bogie (truck) and bunker from my Forney to Victoria 'bash.
This is my 8-ton crane, 'bashed from an old Walther's HO 25-ton unit.
My pride and joy.......... This Gilpin-style Shay two-trucker started life as a Bachmann HO 3-trucker. Dallas M. has excelled himself with this wonderful little Boulder Valley Models conversion kit. Runs like a dream - looks like a winner! 
That's all for now, guys.
John
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