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Early streamliners - McKeen motor cars & trailers and other doodlebugs
I've started with two McKeen sets in 1/29-scale (if the results will be satisfying, maybe a preliminary practice for a model in 1.6" -scale).
First set will be a 70' McKeen motor coach car with knife-shaped nose; it will receive a 31' baggage trailer. I had SP's #45 with it's trailer in mind first, but made the mistake with the knife-nose, which wasn't Harriman design - so I'll look for fitting prototype...maybe UP's #25, which came from ATSF or V&T's #22 w/o the trailer.
streamline resurrection - the really big streamliners (II)
Currently under construction is UP's M-10005 'City of Denver' in 1.7"-scale ´(running on 7 1/4" tracks).
Kind of a step-by-step visualization of the construction:
Frame and driveline
Basic subconstruction of the shell - the nose-core is shaped of foam and will be removed later
streamline resurrection - the really big streamliners (I)
First of my really big streamliners (1.5"-scale) was the (in-)famous 'Aerotrain', GM's contribution during the light-weight-trainmania of the mid-50's.
building the shell - glass-fiber layers on subconstructions (fiber-board, steel tubes etc.)
shell and chassis disassembled with a look into driveline-setup
streamlined resurrection - freight cars
Two samples of the famous Borden's butterdish milk tank cars - in 1"-scale
streamline resurrection - the bigger diesels / cab units (II)
UP F-7 in 1"-scale built from a Maxitrak-kit upgraded with additional details
Amtrak F40PH Phase III in 1"-Scale
and mated to a MHC (used as an operator's car)
streamline resurrection - the bigger cab units (I)
Well, not absolutely 'streamlined' but in it's tradition:
Krauss Maffei's KM4000 CC in 1" -scale
starting with a rough glass-fiber shell
reshaping and adding cut-outs
more details
Resurrection of the streamline era - scratchbuilt locos
Maybe my studies and job - both dealing mainly with aerodynamics, streamlining etc. - caused my interest in streamlined rolling stock. So I scratchbuilt several prototypes of the 30's to late 50's (ok, some exceptions going into the 70's) in larger scales.
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