County Donegal Railcar 12

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Peter L
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County Donegal Railcar 12

Post by Peter L » 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.
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A little light surgery...
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That doesn't look half bad proportion wise
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Some more than light surgery with the dremel
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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!
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Re: County Donegal Railcar 12

Post by ge_rik » Fri Jun 28, 2019 6:29 am

Brilliant solution. Really love those Walker railcars and that looks like a great specimen.

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Re: County Donegal Railcar 12

Post by philipy » Fri Jun 28, 2019 6:46 am

I agree with Rik.
Looking forward to more as it progresses.
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Re: County Donegal Railcar 12

Post by idlemarvel » Fri Jun 28, 2019 8:02 am

Fine and imaginative example of modelling, nice job so far. :thumbright:
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Re: County Donegal Railcar 12

Post by tom_tom_go » Fri Jun 28, 2019 2:01 pm

Let's hope no one from your work uses the forum!

You have done a good job so far, a much cheaper option than buying RTR.

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