XG BC Posted January 2 Posted January 2 After having watched a ton of urbex and railcart videos, i got inspired to create this: two people having a little adventure with their homemade railkart powered by a lawnmower engine, they have now reached an old industrial site in this forest, where an old switching tractor rusts away beyond the fence. Quote
Toastie Posted January 2 Posted January 2 These two people are one of a kind: They have the vision of getting that speeder up and running again. It will be a lot of work, but it seems to be feasible: The paint seems to be still in good condition; rust and other adverse aging may be less severe as thought upon first inspection! Just imagine, the speeder is put in reverse and slowly moves out of the foliage ... I can so see that ... Thank you very much for sharing, @XG BC, this is a true marvel. All the best, Thorsten Quote
XG BC Posted January 2 Author Posted January 2 (edited) 1 hour ago, Toastie said: These two people are one of a kind: They have the vision of getting that speeder up and running again. It will be a lot of work, but it seems to be feasible: The paint seems to be still in good condition; rust and other adverse aging may be less severe as thought upon first inspection! Just imagine, the speeder is put in reverse and slowly moves out of the foliage ... I can so see that ... Thank you very much for sharing, @XG BC, this is a true marvel. All the best, Thorsten thanks for giving me ideas! lets see if i can continue this Story in the way you described (the model is on oneDrive, that i shared with you guys, its under city mils then abandoned Railway.io. that was one of my quicker builds funnily enough, it took me maybe an hour from nothing to this, i already had a 16x32 mils base modelled, the shunting tractor aswell, the trees are from my Monorail diorama made larger, the only thing i really built from scratch in this model is the little railkart. crazy how combining different elements in another way can make a scene come alive. Edited January 2 by XG BC Quote
zephyr1934 Posted January 3 Posted January 3 Very nice! The MOC also reminds me of a personal experience last spring. I drove by East Broad Top in Pennsylvania (abandoned narrow gauge coal hauling railroad that was never scrapped and portions of it have been operated as a rail museum for decades). At the end of the line where it meets the standard gauge (several miles away from where they operate today) there's a dual gauge yard that was full of narrow gauge hopper cars. I was last there 30 years ago and wandered through the yard/forest where the trees had grown up through the cars over the years, very surreal. When I was back last year it is heavily marked with no trespassing signs and I heard rumors the cars had been scrapped. It was really hard to find any sort of view into the yard. But we finally found an embankment where you could still see in without trespassing. Many of the cars are still there. Reportedly, there was even a standard gauge steam engine stored in a shed there but that might have finally been moved to a museum. Quote
brickbuilder711 Posted January 3 Posted January 3 Very cool! A sight too often seen nowadays, but very well designed and composed. Quote
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted January 3 Posted January 3 20 hours ago, Toastie said: the speeder is put in reverse and slowly moves out of the foliage ... I can so see that ... You hit the nail on the head @Toastie ...my next (Belgian) project seems to have exactly this genesis Great MOC @XG BC I like how the vegetation has grown so thick that it is impossible to open the gate without cleaning first ...wonderful atmosphere! Quote
Murdoch17 Posted January 3 Posted January 3 (edited) 13 hours ago, zephyr1934 said: Very nice! The MOC also reminds me of a personal experience last spring. I drove by East Broad Top in Pennsylvania (abandoned narrow gauge coal hauling railroad that was never scrapped and portions of it have been operated as a rail museum for decades). At the end of the line where it meets the standard gauge (several miles away from where they operate today) there's a dual gauge yard that was full of narrow gauge hopper cars. I was last there 30 years ago and wandered through the yard/forest where the trees had grown up through the cars over the years, very surreal. When I was back last year it is heavily marked with no trespassing signs and I heard rumors the cars had been scrapped. It was really hard to find any sort of view into the yard. But we finally found an embankment where you could still see in without trespassing. Many of the cars are still there. Reportedly, there was even a standard gauge steam engine stored in a shed there but that might have finally been moved to a museum. @zephyr1934 That ex-EBT standard gauge 0-6-0 switcher had it's main rods cut in three places per side. It is now repainted and on display in a RR park somewhere in Red Bay, Alabama. See here for some pictures of it by a Flickr user I follow... it's very sad. ...Anyway, I love the MOC @XG BC! You nailed the abandoned RR look! Edited January 3 by Murdoch17 Quote
XG BC Posted January 4 Author Posted January 4 (edited) they already started working on clearing the trees and cutting the fence @Toastie... will it eventually run? no one knows yet...next time you will find out! Edited January 4 by XG BC Quote
XG BC Posted January 4 Author Posted January 4 the two are now hard at work, fixing the tractor trying to get it to working order, they have even built a small cargo cart to house all their tools. they have brought diesel, a battery, wd40, oil and rust remover along with various tools to get it fixed. with their mechanical knowledge these two will surely get it to drive out of the gate! well it seems like they have made it! one of them loves taking photos and documenting everything, so he operates the camera to film the first drive out of the gate. Hope you guys all like this short model turned into mini story! Quote
Toastie Posted January 4 Posted January 4 @XGBC What a nice story - simply wonderful. I enjoyed every single brick and plate The moment these guys chopped down the trees for repairing attempts, I was so hoping that they'll make it. So much dedication ... However, the moment WD40 comes into play, nothing much can go wrong on these old machines Thank you very much for a wonderful story, very cute new little critters (as the one you recently called "done" - I am not sure about that, I have to think ...), two very focused and experienced guys (even taking care of security measures when chopping) - and most importantly - a happy end! All the best, Thorsten Quote
XG BC Posted January 4 Author Posted January 4 12 minutes ago, Toastie said: @XGBC What a nice story - simply wonderful. I enjoyed every single brick and plate The moment these guys chopped down the trees for repairing attempts, I was so hoping that they'll make it. So much dedication ... However, the moment WD40 comes into play, nothing much can go wrong on these old machines Thank you very much for a wonderful story, very cute new little critters (as the one you recently called "done" - I am not sure about that, I have to think ...), two very focused and experienced guys (even taking care of security measures when chopping) - and most importantly - a happy end! All the best, Thorsten well the one i called done you already know about (actually contemplated for them to pull this shunter out with that one but decided against it), the one these guys got to work isnt new either funnily enough, its just been aranged differently. the speeder is new of course! thanks for the compliments! Quote
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted January 4 Posted January 4 Wow this is no joke, the guys really worked hard: nice scene with the use of safety helmets! 1 hour ago, Toastie said: the moment WD40 comes into play, nothing much can go wrong on these old machines ...this sentence says so much...who knows if a new paint job will also arrive on the rusty parts! I like this story...I hope there is a sequel! Quote
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