Road vehicles on rail plus the last of the o/h wiring topic.
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Anyone looking for inspiration might enjoy the Kiwi variety:sandy1000:122771 wrote:A couple of road vehicles modified for rail. A commercial motorised rear axle would have some appeal I would imagine.
http://tinyurl.com/josxve3
For powering a back-axle, there are some choices at IP Engineering:
http://www.ipengineering.co.uk/page90.html
Sandy can tell us how he did the pick-up truck.
David
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New in Box 1/18 scale diecast Land Rovers are fairly common and usually cheap. They work out at 23" gauge on 32mm track, suitable for the Festiniog one, and 32" gauge on 45mm track.
Look out for 1/24 scale plastic kits, which scale out at Cape Gauge, as used in the Far East.
1/32 scale ones are common and varied, and suit standard gauge on 45mm track.
David
Look out for 1/24 scale plastic kits, which scale out at Cape Gauge, as used in the Far East.
1/32 scale ones are common and varied, and suit standard gauge on 45mm track.
David
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My Landrover, which I bought pre-owned at a toy and train fair, was made by Universal Hobbies. Several are currently on ebay but the prices seem to be high. Although not converted to rail use I have modified mine to RH drive and altered the back to allow farmer Davies to take his pig to market....markoteal:122826 wrote: - I'm looking for a good source of suitable sized vehicles including Landys - anyone recommend good sites/sources?
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Brilliant Peter - great model - you've caught the patina of Landy's paintwork perfectly (my 1:1 Defender is a similar green!) - I'll keep a look out for those from Universal Hobbies on the old Ebay - cheersPeter Butler:122828 wrote:My Landrover, which I bought pre-owned at a toy and train fair, was made by Universal Hobbies. Several are currently on ebay but the prices seem to be high. Although not converted to rail use I have modified mine to RH drive and altered the back to allow farmer Davies to take his pig to market....markoteal:122826 wrote: - I'm looking for a good source of suitable sized vehicles including Landys - anyone recommend good sites/sources?
Mark
Where did I put that uncoupler?
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