[#welcome] My first post and kitbash, a Vertical Boiler Engine named Brutus, still awaiting detailing and weathering.
It’s really just a AA Battery Criter, made of stuff lying around. Ok, so I built the engine out of a toy ATV motor, a HLW gondola, and an aspirin bottle. Enjoy.
Welcome to the Garden Railways forum! “Brutus” looks great! I can’t wait to see more. - Peter
Job well done.
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Great start! [tup]
Keep them coming.
Sean
Very cool, [tup] have you thought yet about how your going to add a coupler?
Let’s see, aspirin bottle, atv motor…oh ya, great job. [:D] Sorry bout that.
GaryR
Currently a HLW mini series car can be hooked underneath the loco, but eventually it will have a dedicated trailer that is connected permanently. (Maye an auxillary water tank from one of the older GRW articles?) [:-,]
Thanks everybody for taking an interest in the loco.
Welcome! (I would have the welcome banner up, but my computer is playing dumb, and won’t display the window) I must say, that looks great. Are you sure this is your first kitbash? (or should that be scratch-built engine on a railcar?) One last question: Would it be O.K. if I play “copycat” and try to build a simaler engine? I have a flatcar I started to scratchbuild, but the wood plank deck ended when I ran out of wood (and it has been sitting there, 1/2 finnished). I figure I could build a locomot
