County Donegal Railcar 12
Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2019 9:51 pm
I really like Irish narrow gauge so when I saw a body shell for the CDR's #12 on Ebay a while ago I had to have it. It's been sitting on a shelf since - with a toddler I just never have any modeling time anymore. But I really have the bug to work on something lately - so I took advantage of some loud construction in the office to 'work from home' today.
Getting started: our donor unit is a Bachmann Lil' Hauler (45mm gauge, since the CDR was 3 foot). Those rods look almost dead on for a Walker Brothers tractor unit to me.
A little light surgery...
That doesn't look half bad proportion wise
Some more than light surgery with the dremel
Everything dry fit together. Lot's of work let to do - radio control & battery, the tractor needs to modified a bit so the wheels can sit a little bit farther back. The rear truck needs a lot of work to 1) look like the real thing 2) turn!
Getting started: our donor unit is a Bachmann Lil' Hauler (45mm gauge, since the CDR was 3 foot). Those rods look almost dead on for a Walker Brothers tractor unit to me.
A little light surgery...
That doesn't look half bad proportion wise
Some more than light surgery with the dremel
Everything dry fit together. Lot's of work let to do - radio control & battery, the tractor needs to modified a bit so the wheels can sit a little bit farther back. The rear truck needs a lot of work to 1) look like the real thing 2) turn!
