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Sci-Fi Locomotive Kitbash Locos and rolling stock
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New member 22 posts RichErwin New member 22 posts
RichErwin

I've completed my first locomotive kitbash of a science fiction fantasy engine meant to be used on my Mines of Xenon layout in HO scale. The base unit started out with an E60 shell and was chopped down to fit on an Atlas SD45 chassis. Bits and pieces were added to protect the humans from the mining robots rising up in revolution. 

For those wanting more detailed information and brave enough to let their imagination wander, the build article is up on my blog.

http://smallurbanrails.wordpress.com/
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Photo Bud Frequent poster 992 posts
Photo Bud

Nice!

It's good to see some truly imaginative ideas portrayed!

Bud (aka John), The Old Curmudgeon

Fan of Northern Pacific and the Rock Island
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gna Regular poster 193 posts
gna

I like it

I like the model.  Very creative.  I also looked at your blog; I noticed lots of smiles and the word "fun," appeared several times.  Well done!

Gary
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Warflight Prolific poster 3,008 posts
Warflight

Fantastic!

I love a good sci-fi or fantasy model! It's my plan to put quite a bit of Steampunk into my own layout.

Heading over to the blog now!
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Dan Pugatch Breakwater Branch Regular poster 355 posts
Dan Pugatch Breakwater Branch

I love it, this is where the

I love it, this is where the hobby becomes a hobby. Some HO scale zombies and you'll have a killer layout!
 
Freelance HO Scale set in 1977-1984 Portland, Maine.
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trainman6446 Frequent poster 668 posts
trainman6446

Looks like something out of a

Looks like something out of a Mad Max movie. I love it.

Tim S. in Iowa
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Tom Edwards edwardstd Frequent poster 505 posts
Tom Edwards edwardstd

Do both units have a flux capacitor?

Just curious...

Or does it run on Unobtainium?

 

Tom Edwards

N scale - C&NW/M&StL - Modeling the C&NW's Alco Line

HO scale - Running on the Minnesota Central (Roundhouse Model RR Club, St. James, MN)

12" to the foot - Member of the Osceola & St. Croix Valley crew (Minnesota Transportation Museum)

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Tim Latham Regular poster 491 posts
Tim Latham

Very nice!

I like it!

This futuristic build locomotives also came up several years ago.

http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/23407

 

Tim Latham

Mississippi Central R.R. "The Natchez Route"

HO Scale 1905 to 1935

https://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/blog/timlatham

 
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Dan Pugatch Breakwater Branch Regular poster 355 posts
Dan Pugatch Breakwater Branch

@RichErwin You inspired us to

@RichErwin

You inspired us to hold a little contest:  Most Ridiculous Kitbashed Engine or Rolling Stock

 
Freelance HO Scale set in 1977-1984 Portland, Maine.
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Ivan I Regular poster 206 posts
Ivan I

Nice work!

This is really cool! I have always had the urge to make a post apocalyptic layout, like something from the bladerunner universe. I don't know if you're familiar with the Fallout series of videogames, but your engine looks like something I'd find running through an abandoned mine there.

If you click on my blog, you'll see two entries on engines I've built with the same inspiration - just a different universe.
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Dan Pugatch Breakwater Branch Regular poster 355 posts
Dan Pugatch Breakwater Branch

My layout is going to take

My layout is going to take place in the late 70s/early 80s. I bought a bunch of the Preiser Punk Rocker figures and hoping to make some kinda crazy train for them. "If GWAR owned a railroad" Im thinking 1 locomotive, 1 passenger car.

 
Freelance HO Scale set in 1977-1984 Portland, Maine.
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Warflight Prolific poster 3,008 posts
Warflight

Fallout?

I'm reading these messages on my Pipboy.

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blindog10 Prolific poster 3,344 posts
blindog10

reminds me of an episode of Firefly

When the heros had to rob a train on some future backwater planet in some far-off star system. I think the loco looked something like this. Cool. Now I can't get Jewel Staite out of my mind.... Scott Chatfield
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wcrails Regular poster 439 posts
wcrails

Like I said in another forum,

Like I said in another forum, I thinks it's cool, but I'd be more into steampunk, even though I don't model either,

Mike.

 

http://www.youtube.com/user/bluecollar3
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jpachl Regular poster 315 posts
jpachl

This is what I like MRH for

Nice model! That you can bring such topics here is what I really like MRH for. In this forum, the model railroad folks appreciate the fun and creativity in such a model. In many other model railroad forums, the 'serious modelers' often have no understanding for fantasy concepts and everything that out of the mainstream.

Joern

Homepage: http://www.joernpachl.de/model_rr.htm

Blog: http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/blog/40591
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Warflight Prolific poster 3,008 posts
Warflight

Hear here!

MRH is great like that. Not everybody models the same, but, everyone seems to be okay with that!

Remember... Model Railroading is fun!

I model a movie studio, and I have had folks here on MRH even give me ideas on how to do operations on a completely fantasy movie set model. It's great, and the folks here make me feel like I belong!
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RichErwin New member 22 posts
RichErwin

You guys are great!

I must have missed some comments the first time through. I love the "Most Ridiculous ..." contest!

Who can model the train sequence in the new Star Wars "Solo" movie?

Keep dreaming and having fun!

-rich

 
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Warflight Prolific poster 3,008 posts
Warflight

Now I'm curious, Rich!

What are you thinking? Let's see some ideas, yeah?

I mean... there SHOULD be a "Cantina" car... and something that looks like the Millennium Falcon, but, made of aluminum for that joke in "Robot Chicken", where Vader is on the phone with the Emperor to tell him his Death Star was blown up, and Palpatine shouts "WHAT THE HELL IS AN ALUMINUM FALCON!?!?!"
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