tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post8388032774305057566..comments2024-03-28T08:32:05.600+00:00Comments on Phil's Workbench: Railcar idea? Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-3692768713942586562019-06-20T12:22:53.256+00:002019-06-20T12:22:53.256+00:00This sounds like a very credible concept for a pot...This sounds like a very credible concept for a potential build project - not too far removed from various steam railmotors tried by a number of UK railway companies early in the 20th century.<br /><br />It sounds even more like a now preserved (UK built) "coffee pot" railmotor, used by an Australian railway - or a simplified, On30 clone - in an article by (I think) Jim Fainges, in an old issue of Narrow Gauge Down Under.<br /><br />No prizes for guessing why that article sticks in my memory - that's right - it got me wondering how feasible a homebrew version might be.<br /><br />Will such a model actually get built? In all honesty, your guess is as good as mine - but I suspect a lot of modellers come up with a number of "one day" projects ... .Huw Griffithshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11664683490163937931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-4231629137946921042019-06-16T20:43:18.886+00:002019-06-16T20:43:18.886+00:00The Slo-mo can be fitted to unpowered axles, with ...The Slo-mo can be fitted to unpowered axles, with enough weight, so maybe the unpowered coach axle would be an option? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com