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CompanyB:
Thanks...

As for uses...  The train is not specifically any model from history.  It's based on several designs of real trains from the Russian Civil War, but really could be used as an armored train for any location in the 1920's to 1930's.  Heck, you can even used it as a victorian sci-fi steam engine with tesla coil weapons.  Throw a cow catcher and a larger smoke stack on it, and you have your Wild West war machine.

I'll be using mine for BoB and Russian Civil War.  There were several armored trains, used by Chinese warlords...  I'm sure folks can come up with more uses...

What will really set the piece apart, will be what add-ons you supply.  I also have several turrets already in production for WW1 tanks...so I may make the turrets for the FT-17, FT-17 command and Ford Tfc and make them available with special add-on armored holders as future accessories...

Open hatches for engineers or gun toting crews is also a possibility.  Maybe I'll make a double decker car full of model T's!

-Brent
Company B

Westfalia Chris:
Awesome. One thing, though, why is the fourth set of drive wheels (that beneath the cab) larger than the three others? Russian 0-8-0īs (and the rare Pacifics, for that matter) of the early 20th century had all drive wheels of the same diameter...

Sorry to be a nit-picker, but it looks really awkward.

On another topic, what gauge will it run on? Iīve just completed a table module with 30mm gauge (read, roughly 1/51th scale for Russian Gauge) and was wondering if you could fit the trainīs gauge to that, or if it is fixed.

CompanyB:
we have three sizes of wheels.  Right now they are in the pic to show the sizes.

Most likely I'll use the medium size wheels..and I have some slightly smaller ones for the freight cars.  It's still open, as I have yet to even make the wheel trucks!


-Brent

Westfalia Chris:
Ahhh! Now I see it. Thatīs an excellent idea. I was a bit confused by the plan.

Really looking forward to the finished article. Gotta start saving up... I wanted to do my train from cardboard, but that one looks SO NICE and will save me SO MUCH WORK...

CompanyB:
track gauge:

Right now, we settled on 1/64 S scale track..which is available cheaply.

Now, if folks want, I can provide the wheels separate from the axles.  So adjustment would be up to the model maker.  I could provide to different sized axles to make things a bit easier...but please let me know now.
(and that's the reason for this forum!)

The model is also hollow.  So adding the trucks from an existing scale train set would not be too difficult for folks if they want to tinker with it.

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