BurlingtonNorthern
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I recently discovered a really neat rail sprayer, called ‘RAILMAX’ and am attempting to determine the feasibility of building this model in ‘S’ scale.
The ‘RAILMAX’ sprayer seems to be passed around a highrail truck pulling four highrail trailers that appear to be early model Norfolk Southern ‘Triple Crown’ trailers.
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=110749&nseq=1
http://www.northeast.railfan.net/images/tr_railmax.jpg
http://abpr.railfan.net/abprphoto.cgi?april07/04-10-07/RailMax_2046.jpg&redirect=1
http://www.northeast.railfan.net/images/railmax2.jpg
While most of the parts for this model could be created by modifying existing 1:64th scale models, I’m not sure that I will be able to reproduce the rail bogie (seen in the two pictures below) and was wondering if anyone currently manufactures a similar bogie in HO.
http://www.northeast.railfan.net/images/railmaxb.jpg
http://www.northeast.railfan.net/images/railmax1.jpg
If such a bogie were manufactured in HO, I’d re-gauge and modify it to fit ‘S’ scale and use it in this model.
One of the ideas I’m also toying with is to actually use a small, single axle can motor setup to power the rail wheels in the first trailer and thus actually propel this model.*
The ‘S’ scale truck and trailer models I plan to use for the truck and trailer can be seen below;
The truck (model);
http://us.st12.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/whitebearstudios_2038_282111662
The trailer(s) (model);
http://www.ffertl3.com/products.cfm?productID=43384
The prototype;
http://www.northeast.railfan.net/images/tr_railmax.jpg
* I know that it was the truck, and not the trailers that propelled the prototype, but since the model I intend to use includes engine detail, there is no room for a motor and gearbox in the truck.
The ‘RAILMAX’ sprayer seems to be passed around a highrail truck pulling four highrail trailers that appear to be early model Norfolk Southern ‘Triple Crown’ trailers.
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=110749&nseq=1
http://www.northeast.railfan.net/images/tr_railmax.jpg
http://abpr.railfan.net/abprphoto.cgi?april07/04-10-07/RailMax_2046.jpg&redirect=1
http://www.northeast.railfan.net/images/railmax2.jpg
While most of the parts for this model could be created by modifying existing 1:64th scale models, I’m not sure that I will be able to reproduce the rail bogie (seen in the two pictures below) and was wondering if anyone currently manufactures a similar bogie in HO.
http://www.northeast.railfan.net/images/railmaxb.jpg
http://www.northeast.railfan.net/images/railmax1.jpg
If such a bogie were manufactured in HO, I’d re-gauge and modify it to fit ‘S’ scale and use it in this model.
One of the ideas I’m also toying with is to actually use a small, single axle can motor setup to power the rail wheels in the first trailer and thus actually propel this model.*
The ‘S’ scale truck and trailer models I plan to use for the truck and trailer can be seen below;
The truck (model);
http://us.st12.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/whitebearstudios_2038_282111662
The trailer(s) (model);
http://www.ffertl3.com/products.cfm?productID=43384
The prototype;
http://www.northeast.railfan.net/images/tr_railmax.jpg
* I know that it was the truck, and not the trailers that propelled the prototype, but since the model I intend to use includes engine detail, there is no room for a motor and gearbox in the truck.
