Automotrice à vapeur (new project)

Location: The Netherlands

I made the testrun to check if the sidings won't get stuck in the tunnel or on the bridge. Good thing I checked. You can hear a soft 'clack' when it enters the tunnel. Fixed it by shortening the sides a few mm.
Also the TGV speed needs some work...

Oh... And the candle is just for weight... geek

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Paul pirat

Location: Deep in the Heart of Texas (Houston)

Pretty neat.

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Bill Wray

"It is one of the happiest characteristics
of this glorious country that official utterances are invariably
regarded as unanswerable."
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Location: Preston, England

That's a really nice piece of modelling...I have been using 2mm sheet and have struggled to be as neat. As to speed, you could argue that it is to scale - I seem to remember that my Eggerbahn railcar had a fair turn of speed pirat

Location: The Netherlands

Thanks!

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As to speed, you could argue that it is to scale - I seem to remember that my Eggerbahn railcar had a fair turn of speed

Yes, the speed is actual prototypical for an Eggerbahn model! Those had 2 speeds; fast and very fast.

About the plastic to be honest, my work is not that neat or precise either... really it just looks better on the pictures that in real and close by. affraid

I guess there are always some errors or crappy fittings visible. But I don't mind as long as the overall look is OK. And most important: I'm enjoying building it.

Did some work today on the inside walls and windows.

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Paul pirat

Location: Midlands, England

Nice job Paul.

I find cutting Plastikard very difficult particularly the curves.

Location: Deep in the Heart of Texas (Houston)

Paulus wrote:

Also the TGV speed needs some work... geek

Maybe you could change it up a bit and model a Schienenzeppelin instead.

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Bill Wray

"It is one of the happiest characteristics
of this glorious country that official utterances are invariably
regarded as unanswerable."
-Sir Joseph Porter, First Lord of the Admiralty (HMS Pinafore)

Location: Tennessee, USA

Nice bit of work Paul!

Paulus wrote:

I have for a while is to scratch build a narrow gauge steam railcar using an old Playmobil motor brick. The thing I have in mind is something that looks like the old H0e EggerBahn railcar. I had this car running on my old H0e layout.

Ruud Wittekoek, owner of that website-link posted above is a longtime (12+ years) internet-friend of mine. For H0e/Egger stuff, he is a good source.

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Garrett

Location: The Netherlands

Thanks Garrett! I know that site, it has lots of beautifull little treasures on it. I had a H0e layout once, in my early twenties, so looooooong ago... Austrian themed. I had lots of trouble letting the engines run smoothly on that 9 mm track and espacially the turnouts. Its so small....
geek

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Paul pirat

Location: Tennessee, USA

Paulus wrote:

Thanks Garrett! I know that site, it has lots of beautifull little treasures on it. I had a H0e layout once, in my early twenties, so looooooong ago... Austrian themed. I had lots of trouble letting the engines run smoothly on that 9 mm track and espacially the turnouts. Its so small....
geek

The new models of Bemo and Roco run as smooth as anything, simply amazing! I bought one of these, it is among one of my favorite models in all scales I own:

http://www.reflektion.info/html/5430_190407_1_roco.html

Good luck on your project. It is a shame that LGB did not make that model also, as there was some duplication between Egger models and LGB. The one I wish LGB would make is guards/passenger car number V44 in this catalogue page:

http://www.egger-bahn.de/images/faq-jouef-egger.jpg

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Garrett

Location: The Netherlands

Made a roof on the passenger part.

And placed a homecast buffer. I soldered a hook on it for a chain connection.

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Paul pirat

Location: Alsace, France

I´ve been thinking about a railbus project for some time, but I hadn´t thought about using the old OO9 Eggerbahn one as a prototype! Smart idea!

Location: Alsace, France

Spule 4 wrote:

Paulus wrote:

Thanks Garrett! I know that site, it has lots of beautifull little treasures on it. I had a H0e layout once, in my early twenties, so looooooong ago... Austrian themed. I had lots of trouble letting the engines run smoothly on that 9 mm track and espacially the turnouts. Its so small....
geek

The new models of Bemo and Roco run as smooth as anything, simply amazing! I bought one of these, it is among one of my favorite models in all scales I own:

http://www.reflektion.info/html/5430_190407_1_roco.html

Good luck on your project. It is a shame that LGB did not make that model also, as there was some duplication between Egger models and LGB. The one I wish LGB would make is guards/passenger car number V44 in this catalogue page:

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http://www.egger-bahn.de/images/faq-jouef-egger.jpg[/quote[/url]]

I´m sure you´ve seen the Regner Mh6 Austrian articulated loco!

Location: Tennessee, USA

Yes, and know enough to stay away from it! affraid

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Garrett

Location: Alsace, France

Spule 4 wrote:

Yes, and know enough to stay away from it! affraid

Got one sitting downstairs ...

Location: Tennessee, USA

Lucky, I would be forced to live in mine if I were to buy it! So I just keep the H0e one.

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Garrett