THE LITE AND NARROW: Building an On30 Speeder
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This month Lew kitbashes some transportation for his trackside crews ...
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everal years ago I participated in a speeder rally on the Ma & Pa railroad. This enjoyable experience convinced me I wanted a speeder for my model railroad. I beat the idea around some but didn’t get the bug to do it until I saw Walther’s Trackside Structures: Speeder Shed and Speeder, #933-2701 on sale for more than 60%
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Figure 1: Lew’s kitbashed On30 speeder. off. I needed the shed for another project, but it was the speeder that really got my kitbash juices flowing. Although the style of the Walther’s speeder is too modern for my era and it lacks the detail level I wanted, it was a starting point. I love operation so a static model just will not do. This easy kitbash is in O scale, but the gauge will be determined by the gauge of the
power truck, so it is equally suitable for standard, 36”, 30”, 24” or other gauge. I thought about all the under-floor motors that are available but decided to see what I had in my junk box. The solution to my situation became more apparent as I dug deeper into the box. A brand new, in-the-box HO Bachmann San Francisco Cable car (#60541) turned up and had a perfect diminutive power
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