Ip engineering rapier

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Ip engineering rapier

Post by MamodFan » Wed Jan 26, 2011 9:41 pm

Hello! As some of you know' i have got my rapier, and i couldnt wait to get stuck in, so here is some of the build so far! :)

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And after litteraly running to my local model shop, i bought some paint! :)

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The controll panel will be working, with a reverser switch and a special button... which ill explain at a later date... :)

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Post by mhlr » Wed Jan 26, 2011 11:11 pm

Sweeeeeet! Have you watched my Rapier build videos on YouTube? The mods look similar to mine :D
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Post by MamodFan » Fri Jan 28, 2011 4:42 pm

mhlr:47169 wrote:Sweeeeeet! Have you watched my Rapier build videos on YouTube? The mods look similar to mine  :D
You cought me! i was watching yours while i built it! :) The battery pack is no longer needed as ive found some rechargable packs of batterys out of an old helicopter :)

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Post by MamodFan » Mon Feb 21, 2011 10:23 pm

So hello... Thought id put a quick update seen as though its very nearly finished! So here we go....

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And before i show the next image, Yes... yes the roof is a train ticket, My dad threw away the propper one that came with the engine. :)

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Post by 90733 » Mon Feb 21, 2011 10:27 pm

Cool
Thanks
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Post by williamfj » Tue Feb 22, 2011 12:44 am

Nice looking little loco you have there. :D I bet the ticket was easier to stick on the cab! :roll:

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Post by MamodFan » Tue Feb 22, 2011 9:43 am

williamfj:48747 wrote:Nice looking little loco you have there. :D I bet the ticket was easier to stick on the cab!  :roll:
Not as good as yours but i still like it! :) The train ticket was fairly easy to put on but when i put the elastic bands on to hold it on the back cab pulled in abit and stuck to the roof so the cab issnt straight!!! :)

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