2.4 V-powered train and field mice

Garden Railroading
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2.4 V-powered train and field mice

Here’s video of my “field” train critter, powered by 2 AA batteries (each 1.2 V).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut-6tM-siI8

The critter is made from a Lionel RS-3 engine and nose and the roof is a beer can corrugated. The cab is made from a telephone electrical distribution block. It runs a bit fast so I may need to repower it with a 1.2 V single AA. Or, hook up my couplers and have it tow a long train.

The engine is 7/8n18, based on prototype photos but freelanced, running on O gauge track (32mm), code 148 rails. There’s solid ice at the other end of the 30-foot long trestle that the critter cannot plow through. The concrete trestle to the left of the track is the base for an oil pipeline that will connect to a refinery. Obviously, much work needs doing on that project.

Here’s other stuff working on in 7/8n2 (45mm track):

Passenger trucks (needs springs installed and a few other detailings).

coach (36” long)

roof above coupolas. For this, I cut 1/32” wood on my tablesaw. The blade didn’t go high enough to cover the entire roof so another section will be added once the wood glue dries.

BB the beagle digs for field mice as I slide down the ice towards her. As she digs in one hole, the mouse exits another hole. The mouse has about a dozen escape holes and this keeps BB occupied. Here’s the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPFgkvv6gNg
Then, she heads back to the ranch for a rest on the leather couch.

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Your engine is nice and unique, but I really liked BB. As a Beagle fanatic, I more enjoyed her digging in the hole, then looking up innocently.

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can I get a BB in black and white my wife collects 2.5 inch snoopys.

o ya good start on the passenger car

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thanks, guys.

Here’s BB as a pup in B&W

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Dave

I couldn’t pick up your video . The address in your post got me into youtube but not your video. I’d love to see your rolling and four legged critters.

Bob

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I don’t know how well this will turn out cuz i’m using a new scanner here for the first time but if you can see the image it’s of our dog Scrappy wandering around the garden in the Romeoville parking lot .

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Guess it didn’t work this time . Darn computers ! I’ll figure it out .

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I just checked the train and dog links and they are working (sometimes, YouTube goes down). Just copy and past into address window. The other day, BB caught the field mouse and ate it. I didn’t photograph that, however, as some might object.