Ballhog24
Woody
Good morning.
I have an idea, taken from some friends, that I'd like to work on. Here's the gist of whats up.
As it is now, looks like G scale is the largest commercial scale for model railroading.
In setting up our christmas display every year, the G scale is fun to work with, but just a tad on the small side.
There are a few people with Christmas displays who have built home made trains with wood, lawnmower wheels and casters for guide wheels inside the wood railings.
If it comes to it, I'd emulate their build style, but being the "fan" of railroading that I am, I'd like to construct a set that is a little more "realistic" rather than just a "working" set.
With that said, I'd like to twist as many of your brains as possible for suggestions, ideas, possibilities....in the following areas.
I'd like to "build" this train to be approximately 3-4 feet in length (the engine) and around 2 feet high, according to scale and look. The basic concept right now is to use gears and motors from "power wheels" play cars to turn the wheels, and marine batteries to power the motors and gears.
I'd like to build the trains "wheels" to emulate those of an actual train riding on rails, instead of the lawnmower tires with the guide wheels underneath and inside the railings.
Wood most certainly would be the best product to construct the rails out of price wise, but what about using aluminum? Would there be some type of metal product available in rail type strips that would bend easily without kinking to make the corners of the railroad?
So put your thinking caps on and help me out here, if you can..........!!!!!
I have an idea, taken from some friends, that I'd like to work on. Here's the gist of whats up.
As it is now, looks like G scale is the largest commercial scale for model railroading.
In setting up our christmas display every year, the G scale is fun to work with, but just a tad on the small side.
There are a few people with Christmas displays who have built home made trains with wood, lawnmower wheels and casters for guide wheels inside the wood railings.
If it comes to it, I'd emulate their build style, but being the "fan" of railroading that I am, I'd like to construct a set that is a little more "realistic" rather than just a "working" set.
With that said, I'd like to twist as many of your brains as possible for suggestions, ideas, possibilities....in the following areas.
I'd like to "build" this train to be approximately 3-4 feet in length (the engine) and around 2 feet high, according to scale and look. The basic concept right now is to use gears and motors from "power wheels" play cars to turn the wheels, and marine batteries to power the motors and gears.
I'd like to build the trains "wheels" to emulate those of an actual train riding on rails, instead of the lawnmower tires with the guide wheels underneath and inside the railings.
Wood most certainly would be the best product to construct the rails out of price wise, but what about using aluminum? Would there be some type of metal product available in rail type strips that would bend easily without kinking to make the corners of the railroad?
So put your thinking caps on and help me out here, if you can..........!!!!!
