James Day
Guano Corner Rly - Runs weekly - Guano permitting
Dear All,
I really enjoy tinkering with old Playmobil trains and over the years have created a number of 'neverwazza' type models by swapping bits around, combining parts not previously used together and the odd bit of painting here and there.
One of the models that fascinates me is the RCE, as despite the toy-like nature of it, it runs very well and has lots of potential. I have several that I have converted to track power and added lighting to. There seems to be loads around, on ebay and elsewhere, some are quite decrepit and cheap and ripe for conversion.
I have two projects in mind...... making a decent centre car by cutting and shutting two power cars, which appears to be very straightforward, although I will get a skilled chum to assist me, as I don't want the result looking like a canine meal. Someone else appears to have done one of these already.
More ambitiously, I would like to make a decent single car unit out of two power cars, cutting off the ends so that there is a longer passenger compartment, two vestibules and a cab at each end. Structurally this is straight forward, but the big problem is how to motor it? The existing motor bogie is far too big and fits under the passenger compartment, as articulation between the two cars. There is just not enough room for it under the cab and front end.
I have seen a single car on your tube, clearly done by a very skilled Playmobil butcher, who has made all sorts of excellent things, even a Playmobil Crocodile out of body parts for the 4050 Diesel. His approach to the single unit was to make it short and asymmetrical, squeezing the PM motor bogie under the front cab. (Search for videos by NobodyAE)
Ideally what I need is a smaller powered bogie, that would not take up much more room that the existing PM non-powered bogie. I am sure that it will need to be longer, as the PM bogies are very short, but most of all, the issue to be tackled here is height. I am thinking that possibly using a similar bogie at each end is the idea solution, to help symmetry even of one of then is used un-powered.
Does anyone have any suggestions of a source any potentially suitable motor units?
James
PS The attached image is one of a series that appear on: http://www.buntbahn.de/modellbau/printview.php?t=471&start=0
Reccomended for would be RCE Butchers like me!
I really enjoy tinkering with old Playmobil trains and over the years have created a number of 'neverwazza' type models by swapping bits around, combining parts not previously used together and the odd bit of painting here and there.
One of the models that fascinates me is the RCE, as despite the toy-like nature of it, it runs very well and has lots of potential. I have several that I have converted to track power and added lighting to. There seems to be loads around, on ebay and elsewhere, some are quite decrepit and cheap and ripe for conversion.
I have two projects in mind...... making a decent centre car by cutting and shutting two power cars, which appears to be very straightforward, although I will get a skilled chum to assist me, as I don't want the result looking like a canine meal. Someone else appears to have done one of these already.
More ambitiously, I would like to make a decent single car unit out of two power cars, cutting off the ends so that there is a longer passenger compartment, two vestibules and a cab at each end. Structurally this is straight forward, but the big problem is how to motor it? The existing motor bogie is far too big and fits under the passenger compartment, as articulation between the two cars. There is just not enough room for it under the cab and front end.
I have seen a single car on your tube, clearly done by a very skilled Playmobil butcher, who has made all sorts of excellent things, even a Playmobil Crocodile out of body parts for the 4050 Diesel. His approach to the single unit was to make it short and asymmetrical, squeezing the PM motor bogie under the front cab. (Search for videos by NobodyAE)
Ideally what I need is a smaller powered bogie, that would not take up much more room that the existing PM non-powered bogie. I am sure that it will need to be longer, as the PM bogies are very short, but most of all, the issue to be tackled here is height. I am thinking that possibly using a similar bogie at each end is the idea solution, to help symmetry even of one of then is used un-powered.
Does anyone have any suggestions of a source any potentially suitable motor units?
James
PS The attached image is one of a series that appear on: http://www.buntbahn.de/modellbau/printview.php?t=471&start=0
Reccomended for would be RCE Butchers like me!
