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 Re: Fairmont Speeder, small track powed motorcar
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Date: 
 Thu, 24 Feb 2005 13:53:15 GMT
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Excellent work Mat.  You beat me to the punch again.  I had been collecting
a few of those for that very reason! :)

Rob

"Mathew Clayson" <mathew_impact1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:ICEJqA.3I9@lugnet.com...
> While up in the SF Bay Area over Chrismat I got a chance to visit the
> Niles
> Canyon Railway, with the help of Zonker. They had a Fairmont Speeder and a
> few
> trailers. The RR park near me in Powey also has one, and I'd been thinking
> of
> modeling one. O used the later for my prototype.
> <<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/impact1/TRAINS/Fairmont/speeder.jpg>>
> 
> I recieved a small motorised chassis in a grab bag.
> <http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/5213>. And after experimenting a bit I
> decided
> it would make a good start for the speeder.
> 
> <<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/impact1/TRAINS/Fairmont/imgp4692.jpg>>
> 
> The speeder is a small maintanace of way viehicle, used to transport rail
> workers for track inspection and repairs. It can also tow several small
> sleds.
> The model is very simple, but the neat thing is that it's motorised!
> Useing the
> 5213 as a base. I extended the width of the wheelbase, and added track
> power
> pic-ups. All without modifying any LEGO parts. Although I did have to add
> a bit
> of wire.
> 
> <<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/impact1/TRAINS/Fairmont/imgp4697.jpg>>
> <<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/impact1/TRAINS/Fairmont/imgp4700.jpg>>
> 
> Please visit the MOC page for more images and description
> <http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/8021>
> 
> Mat



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: Fairmont Speeder, small track powed motorcar
 
Quite the innovation! I had no idea this part even existed! I'd like to try my hand at it also. Thanks for sharing. SteveB (...) (22 years ago, 24-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: Fairmont Speeder, small track powed motorcar
 
(...) Thanks Rob, A few of them? Let me know if you want to sell one. 8) I'd like to build a hi-rail truck as well. Or I could switch the Speeder over to a bit charG chassis, and use the 5213 for the hi-rail. This was a fun proof of concept, to see (...) (22 years ago, 24-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)

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  Fairmont Speeder, small track powed motorcar
 
While up in the SF Bay Area over Chrismat I got a chance to visit the Niles Canyon Railway, with the help of Zonker. They had a Fairmont Speeder and a few trailers. The RR park near me in Powey also has one, and I'd been thinking of modeling one. O (...) (22 years ago, 24-Feb-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)  

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