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Hi Drew, thats some fine work you have done on the speeder.
Did you know that the photo you showed was taken by Darius Kinsey and was the "Sauk River Lumber Companies speeder" It was used to take loggers wives shopping, but that photo taken that day was used to take VIP's visiting the logging operations and the two Skagit Indian women were going to pick berries.
Shamus
Did you know that the photo you showed was taken by Darius Kinsey and was the "Sauk River Lumber Companies speeder" It was used to take loggers wives shopping, but that photo taken that day was used to take VIP's visiting the logging operations and the two Skagit Indian women were going to pick berries.
Shamus
Originally posted by shamus
Hi Drew, thats some fine work you have done on the speeder.
Did you know that the photo you showed was taken by Darius Kinsey and was the "Sauk River Lumber Companies speeder" It was used to take loggers wives shopping, but that photo taken that day was used to take VIP's visiting the logging operations and the two Skagit Indian women were going to pick berries.
Shamus
Wow, thats a pretty good story Shamus, it fits right into the small town atmosphere of the Ash Creek. I thought that the car had only two axels, but I wasn't sure. But, my car is 25'3"long. It was fun to make and like I said, I'll build a loading ramp for the people to board, and hopefully start to make some money, taking people back and forth on the layout!!
Drew
Well I`m blowed is Shamus good or is he good???
Hey Shamus you must have a heck of History library
Hi Drew I do like your "speeder" That looks like Jon`s dog
Hey Shamus you must have a heck of History library
Hi Drew I do like your "speeder" That looks like Jon`s dog
Powered? Ewwww I like that idea. Another critter crawlin around. I bet you can get a chopped up gandydancer in the cab and remove the unpowerd axle from the gandy, so the speeder still has just the two axles Ya gotta power that baby, drew
Ya gotta power that baby, drew Powered!!!
You got to be kidding!!! powered! I don't know about that.
This "gandy dancer" your talking about, is that the ad I see in MR for International Hobby, #46202 for 11.99us? I wonder where I could get that up in the Great White North!!?? If I can find one, I'm game!
Drew
You got to be kidding!!! powered! I don't know about that.
This "gandy dancer" your talking about, is that the ad I see in MR for International Hobby, #46202 for 11.99us? I wonder where I could get that up in the Great White North!!?? If I can find one, I'm game!
Drew
Ok, theres no stack, so it's not steam, there's no trolley pole, so it's not electric. That leaves diesel, or, most probably, gas.
Question: Is the motor in the "cab"?, or is it under the car?
Question: Is it a direct drive? or is there a clutch, and transmission?
Nice model Drew!
Thanks, Shamus, for pointing out that it was a speeder. I missed that completely!
Pete
A Speeder!!
Yea, thanks Shamus, suddenly my model looks pretty silly knowing that it was supposed to be powered
And yes Sumpter, you do have a lot of good questions there. The picture doesn't really answer them though
Charlie, you go right ahead and borrow away. Thats why I show every body Thats what it's all about, sharing info with others!!
I guess I still need to find a small powered apparatus of sorts. Any other ideas I could try?
Drew
Yea, thanks Shamus, suddenly my model looks pretty silly
knowing that it was supposed to be powered And yes Sumpter, you do have a lot of good questions there. The picture doesn't really answer them though
Charlie, you go right ahead and borrow away. Thats why I show every body
Thats what it's all about, sharing info with others!!I guess I still need to find a small powered apparatus of sorts. Any other ideas I could try?
Drew
Drew,
Northwest Shortline used to market a thing called "The Flea". It was a tiny can motor geared to a single axle.
Northwest Shortline used to market a thing called "The Flea". It was a tiny can motor geared to a single axle.
Re: Powered!!!
That's the one! This is what I crammed up my 15 ton Mack.
You have to give it a little-plastic-man-ectomy, so it looks something like this (sorry for the crude drawing, where's a graphic artist when you need one? VAL? VAL?)
That's the one! This is what I crammed up my 15 ton Mack.
You have to give it a little-plastic-man-ectomy, so it looks something like this (sorry for the crude drawing, where's a graphic artist when you need one? VAL? VAL?)
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Originally posted by rich maiorano
hey I have one of themfunny to watch runny
Hey Rich, I'll give you ten bucks, cdn. for it
Drew