Railway GB

[Weaver]

Since there seem to be a lot of train/armoured train things around at the moment, how about a Rail GB?

Very loose rules, the principle one being that the whatever-it-is (or at least some component of it) must travel on railway-style tracks at least some of the time. I see no reason why "railway style" shouldn't include other kinds of rail system, such as tramways or futuristic monorails, maglev trains etc... The key thing is that there's a fixed, linear structure that supports the vehicle in some way, and which it either can't leave or can only leave by changing it's mode of locomotion.

Some random ideas:

1. Wheel-and-track tank that uses train wheels instead of road wheels.

2. Modern armoured train, with SAMs, ATGWs etc...

3. ZELL combat aircraft packaged into a rail wagon.

4. Pirate tram (as per Da Frog's inspired artwork).

5. Nuclear-powered super-train probably destined for a B-grade disaster movie....

6. Rail Speed Record contender.

7. Real Whiff, that is to say a "paper train" that was proposed but never built.

8. Warhammer/WH40K train. Could be anything from super-high tech to Orky tech.

Over to you......

[JayBee]

How about going for the totally wierd.

One that runs on time

JimB

[jeremak]

O maybe this:

It is Armoured Recovery Vehicle used by Polish Railroads in emergency operations. Bigger version of picture here:
http://www.plk-sa.pl/czytelnia/infrator/pancerne-wozy-na-wyposazeniu-kolejowego-ratownictwa-technicznego/

[Weaver]

O maybe this:

It is Armoured Recovery Vehicle used by Polish Railroads in emergency operations. Bigger version of picture here:
http://www.plk-sa.pl/czytelnia/infrator/pancerne-wozy-na-wyposazeniu-kolejowego-ratownictwa-technicznego/

I take it it doesn't actually run on the tracks though: it's just used as a prime mover? (Sorry, can't read the Polish)

[jeremak]

Yes,

it's just used as a prime mover

. But it's used by railways company. And, for "whiff-corectness", model of it can have additional wheels for driving on tracks.

[PR19_Kit]

6. Rail Speed Record contender.

Hah, been there, done that, with me on board the train at the time too.

Seriously though, I've got books of the 'proposed trains', but could be a bit of a job making them. Could be lots of fun though. 

[Weaver]

Yes,

it's just used as a prime mover

. But it's used by railways company. And, for "whiff-corectness", model of it can have additional wheels for driving on tracks.

With the extra wheels to run on the rails it would be fine: the idea is to make vehicles that run ON train tracks, not just vehicles owned by railway companies.

[ChernayaAkula]

Yeah! Why not! 

Thought about doing a railway build set in some fictional African state.
Or taking Revell's (probably a re-box of someone else's kit) Big Boy locomotive and putting it on anti-grav devices.
And there were some cool pics of a Russian armoured train from Chechnya in a thread on railway whifs. Could be cool to adapt to a US setting (which would also vastly simplify sourcing appropriate donor bits).

[Weaver]

I caught a few bits of the movie Wild Wild West over the weekend and what do you know? It's got a steampunk "derailer tank" in it which not only runs on rails or wheels but docks with the front of an armoured train for good measure!

Unfortunately, the best pic I can find of it is this toy, but you get the idea:

[sideshowbob9]

Been thinking of swapping parts between Dapol's 9F and BoB classes to create a 9P and a super-Q1 for some time now. Count me in.

[PR19_Kit]

Been thinking of swapping parts between Dapol's 9F and BoB classes to create a 9P and a super-Q1 for some time now. Count me in.

I'll  bet there are some here who haven't a CLUE what you're on about Bob, But I'm there with you.  Wouldn't the 9P be a Boxpok wheeled Brittania though?

[sideshowbob9]

I'll  bet there are some here who haven't a CLUE what you're on about Bob, But I'm there with you.   

Thank you! 

Wouldn't the 9P be a Boxpok wheeled Brittania though?

Absolutely right. Essentially, the idea is what if the Brits were built at Brighton rather than Crewe?

If I were bolder, I'd create a 4-8-2 8P Super-Duke with the 9F driving wheels, as well as the truck and bogie from the BoB but that would leave the BoB a 2-6-2 and a rather awkward one at that!

[The Rat]

This might get me motivated. For some time now I've wanted to turn the Airfix Stirling into a train, it just looks like it could easily be an electric locomotive. At least, it does to my warped imagination. 

[sideshowbob9]

......turn the Airfix Stirling into a train....

That is just GENIUS!

Please please please can I steal that idea off you?!! Not for this GB if it goes ahead obviously but at some point in the future.

[The Rat]

......turn the Airfix Stirling into a train....

That is just GENIUS!

Please please please can I steal that idea off you?!! Not for this GB if it goes ahead obviously but at some point in the future.

Permission granted!