whacky Locomotives etc (real & steam-punk)

[PR19_Kit]

On a similar note, does anyone make British Nuclear Fuels flask train wagons in OO or HO?

Absolutely.

https://www.accurascale.com/products/kua-nuclear-flask-carrier

[zenrat]

Thanks Kit.  Awesome level of detail given the scale.  If only I still had a railway layout...

[PR19_Kit]

Thanks Kit.  Awesome level of detail given the scale.  If only I still had a railway layout...

Indeed so, Accurascale are very good at stuff like that. I worked with them for a while on a project that eventually came to naught, but they were MOST impressive to deal with.

There are 2-3 model rail companies like that in the field these days, but of course that stuff isn't exactly cheap........... 

[rickshaw]

On a similar note, does anyone make British Nuclear Fuels flask train wagons in OO or HO?

Absolutely.

https://www.accurascale.com/products/kua-nuclear-flask-carrier

OOP unfortunately.   

[PR19_Kit]

Such models sell like hot cakes these days. Not the least because the manufacturers all go overboard with their progress reports on how the design is going. They post pics of the CAD plans, then the rough 3D printings of the prototype, and then show the unpainted final moulding, all before the real thing ever exists!

And then they're overwhelmed with advance orders so most of them are 'sold out' before they're even officially on sale. Madness! 

And then they magically appear on eBay at 150% or 200% of the original  price of course.

[ysi_maniac]

Santa Fe atomic locomotive, compared with X12 design. 

[kerick]

Interesting until there is a derailment! Of course there was going to be atomic powered automobiles too. You could imagine the outcome of that!

[ysi_maniac]

IMHO this could, for passengers, be safer than an atomic boat. The distance to the closest passenger can suffice.