The forum Whimsey build off

Garden Railroading
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Ok guys I’ll step up and be the adult for a couple seconds here.

The Idea is:

Build a whimsical / fantasy or just plain strange piece of equipment.

The rules:

1.) What ever size you want.

2.) You have to be able to justify that it has a use on your railroad.

3.) The contraption should be able to make it around your layout.

4.) It needs to be powered, you decide how, as long as it isn’t gravity.

5.) Keep the cost below what you would spend on a nice dinner for two.

6.) Pictures of the completed project posted here by midnight forum time Nov. 12, 2005

7.) The most important rule!!! Have a good time and remember this is all for fun!

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I’m in. Catch me if you can!!! Mooohaahaa, moohaaahaaa, moohahahahahah (evil laugh)…[}:)][}:)][:-,][:-,]

[oX)]

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Hi all I am out[:(]
Mine will break rules 3&4 and doesn’t have enough
room to make it obey the rules.
Mr Ratsun sir have that disqualified stamp ready as if the drawing arrives in time I am going to make it anyway[:D]
I can gaurntee some one will not believe there is a prototype for it[:-,]
TJ would probably make it larger
Mount Canons and find a way of adding rail guns and a parrot to it as well.[swg]
regards John

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Ah post it anyway John! [:D]

Sod the Rules! Just do it![;)]

Worse comes to worse you simply wont win the Golden Carbunkle Award[(-D]

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I havn’t even got my bits yet[:(]

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hehe Sounds like a blast.

Hmmm, let’s see…

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You better get them on the way Troy [;)]

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Troy, don’t have your bits?? Sounds bad, you’ve been to hospital for that?

Well, I gotta get to work, there’s a-whimsying to be done!

[oX)]

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Well I got my idea ready, cant figure out yet how to power to little beasty …Hmmmm

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Vic -I’ll throw the gaunlet down-make it out of a Sceintific Loco-I will if you will!

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Sorry, Dont have one, dont want to go looking for one.

Besides I already have my big idea, I just need to figure out how to get a drive into it, and that is gonna take some doin’[;)]

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Does the rule “it must be in one piece after running” need to be added?

Bottle Rockets would likely solve vic’s problem. (-: lol

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Puckdropper,
the rules say “It needs to be powered, you decide how”. Pretty clear to me.[swg] Rules also make no reference to survivability after one lap around.[:-,] I have plans, oh yes, I have plans…[X-)]

[oX)]

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Hi TJ
You just be carefull I have visions of something other than put put power[:D]
[:-^] Oi!! that whistling is a sure sign your up to[:-,]

[swg][swg]
regards John

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hi all
Well found a scource for the drawing just have to wait for it to arrive
Have heard domestic bleach will bend Balsa is that true or a fairy tail??
regards John

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John
I bend bass wood and ply wood with a mixture of ammonia and water. You will need some sort of former to bend the wood around. With any luck you will have a pipe or can around the house that is the right size. I bent a piece of 1/16 inch ply around a radiator pipe to make the roof for the freight motor that I am working on now. Please do not mix ammonia with any chlorine product or you will get MUSTARD GAS, which killed thousands in the First World War!
Bob

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John,
Pay no attention to Bob, mix all the chemicals you want, it’s all OK and perfectly safe[}:)], Union Carbide does this all the time with no ill effects, well, um, there was that one little problem in India…

Yes, bleach will do a nice job of softening balsa to make it easy to bend. I do this all the time on my RC planes. A mix of about 15 ml of bleach to ½ pint water (5 ½ jiggers)
ought to do the trick.

Motive power, hmmmmmm, got me an idea…Oi![:-^]

[oX)]

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My money’s on TJ!

Gauarranteeeed he’ll get those army cooks to feed him something that would make enough gas to power the QE2 around the world, let alone a little model around a layout!
Just hope he warns Michelle before he comes home that night!

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Hi TJ
You trying to tell us something[:D]
vbsltco
Thanks for the warning I would prefer to avoid WWI weapons of mass destruction

I think the ply frame should do for the former now where are those GW orcs I need a head hmm may be an amazon would be better
regards John

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Hey guys,
This oughta’ be a blast. Sorry I can’t join in for times sake…too much else to do before the snow flies. Can hardly wait to see what you guys come up with! Later eh…Brian.