koalayummies Posted February 20, 2019 Went to a train museum recently and saw one of the funniest looking vehicles ever. The museum featured mostly old steam locomotives and rail cars but off to the side was a curious and hilariously tiny little box of a rail vehicle. Didn't know anything about them until searching and decided to make a build inspired by these little old maintenance vehicles. Very loosely based off the one seen which was a tan and rusty Fairmont A4E. Railroad Speeder! They do look pretty amusing to operate Checking on some defect detectors Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted February 20, 2019 WOW what a beautiful unit and amazing mini diorama! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greg3 Posted February 20, 2019 Very cool!! I'm actually working on something similar - a World War 1 era speeder for my trench railway (it looks like a motorised picnic table!!) Loving your build though - great scenery too!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3797 Posted February 20, 2019 Well done. Trying to fit a motor in there would be quite the challenge. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roadmonkeytj Posted February 21, 2019 5 hours ago, 3797 said: Well done. Trying to fit a motor in there would be quite the challenge. The motor is easy the battery is the challenge. @koalayummies This is a well designed little speeder and the track is marvelous Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
XG BC Posted February 21, 2019 10 hours ago, Roadmonkeytj said: The motor is easy the battery is the challenge. @koalayummies This is a well designed little speeder and the track is marvelous three coin cells and i 9v micromotor should work if you feel like having a moded battery. XG BC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Man with a hat Posted February 21, 2019 Oh. Nice. Somebody is having fun! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hod Carrier Posted February 21, 2019 That’s like a Wickham trolley reimagined by The Jetsons. Great fun!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Feuer Zug Posted February 22, 2019 It's so cute! Perfect vignette. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
