Baddest Birney Ever Built!

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Meet “Scarface”, late of the Krupmark Illuminating Company:

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Yes, those are cannons besides the motorman. And yes, the turret rotates with the trolley pole…

Here to present the story of “Scarface’s” build is the creator, author and raconteur W.D. Reimer! Take it away, Walt!

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On the pirate haven of Krupmark Island in the Spontoon Island universe, by 1940 there are two competing power companies that also run two competing trolley lines. Because the real money’s in the betting, and Krupmark’s awash in guns, it was

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Your pictures do not show up on my computer

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I see them fine.

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Mitch

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They show up fine for me on this site. I can’t say I’ve ever seen anything like it. Ameritrains or Marx made an engine they called Thor that this sort of reminds me of. I think adding plows or rams to the bumpers would be a neat touch should the need to confront the enemy head on ever arise. Some sort of landmine countermeasure would be pretty cool too, but you would likely lose the bump and go feature to be able to safely pull that off.

Thanks for sharing,

J White

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I see them now. Didn’t do anything other than try the thread again.

Must be magic :slight_smile:

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Cool! Reminds me of some of the stuff the “A-Team” built. Yes, a big ram or plow “cow catcher” on each end would be awesome. [:D]

I can almost see Mr T at the controls yelling, “I pity the fool that tries to stop this trolley!”

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Looks like a great concept for re-establishing mass transit in rough neighborhoods.