scratch built railcar cannon and train for whatever...

[roadskare63]

Hi all...a new project I'm working on...
Here is the inspiration photo...


....and here is what I have so far...still a WIP...the train engine is sheet plastic and cardboard, part of a soda bottle for the nose and the chassis and wheels are from EZ-TEC battery operated train...


the cars are mostly scratch built from plastic card except of course the wheels...






I still have some details and weathering to do...I am thinking this can be played out with or without the coal car...as in a futuristic game...or with coal car...with the engine just being a "streamliner" design...
Anyhow, let me know what y'all think...I'm hoping to finish up in a week or so
Cheers,
Carl

[Justin Buck]

That train looks sweet.  I've been meaning to get a train for my VSF setting.  How does it scale with 28mm figures?

BTW, love the van photo bombing in the last pic 

Justin

[roadskare63]

here's a quick shot with a few figures...

...and yeah the killer van was hamming it up 

[OSHIROmodels]

Hi all...a new project I'm working on...
Here is the inspiration photo...

Now that is interesting as I made that years ago for a Salute demo (the last one at Kensington I believe) 

I've still got the loco if you would like some more pictures but everything else went the way of the bin apart from the mining tower which is now on Mars.

Looking forward to seeing what you do 

cheers

James

[mysteriousbill]

Do the Eztec rails match up with the Goldlock rails?

[Rich H]

Sweet train 

My effort is based on a real one:

[roadskare63]

Jimbibbly!!...I thought that may have been yours...I just could not remember where I had gotten the pic from...I loved what you had done in that effort...and I'd LOVE to have some more shots of that engine if you could spare the time!...Thank you!

Mysteriousbill,...I am not sure...but I will post a pic of the tracks in the morning after I get home from work...I do know that the width of the wheels is consistent with "O" gauge tracks...


Rich H,.....That piece is awesome!!...I had done a ton of research on some railcar cannons from WW1-ish into the 50's...looking mostly for simple designs of both carriage and cannon...
I will probably add a few simple outriggers before I am done with my version....

Thank you for the replies to my post!!
Cheers,
Carl

[Rich H]

Cheers - more pics of the build here:
http://www.warlordgames.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=51&t=15375

Keep us posted on the progress!

[OSHIROmodels]

Will do, I'll have to find it now though 

By the by, do you have any more pictures of the game as I didn't take any?

cheers

James

[roadskare63]

James,...Thank you, and I will look through my archives to see if I have any other pics of the game...I just don't know right off hand.

Rich H,....awesome, thank you so much!
Cheers,
Carl

[roadskare63]

Mysteriousbill,...about those tracks...will this help?.....




cheers...

[roadskare63]

...just a little update on the cab of the locomotive, and a removable plate over the coal bin to make it a futuristic fuel car...
The white rings in the cab will eventually become gauges, or some other point of visual interest...






ciao4niao
Carl

[Rich H]

Good stuff. The detail will really make it stand out. 

[roadskare63]

Latest update...with more to come soon...
I placed the breech door and a hoist on the railcar cannon...


I will post some first coat paint pics shortly after the family wakes up so I can make noise ...
Ciao4niao!!
Carl

[6milPhil]

That's looking really good. Top rivetting too.