Introduction

[backyardtrains]

I joined this forum in the hopes that I can glean some knowledge and share some of my builds. I'm mainly a model railroader in 1/29 scale but use 1/25 kits for vehicles around the layout. Nothing too super detailed as they need to be handled and moved around as needed.

Eventually if I ever run out of train projects, I'd like to try scratch building a few more vehicles in 1/29. But that's a long ways off so for now the 1/25 stuff works and with some selective positioning for photos, it creates some forced perspective.

 

As I mentioned in the question thread, my current vehicle related project is AMT Mack truck and a scratch build of a Breda bus (I'll do that in 1/29).

Here's a few trucks I brought along for display at the local Railroad Prototype Modelers Meet ( model display event).

Kitbashed into a hi-rail truck. Nothing too fancy.

Kitbashed a lumber rack, added some dents but otherwise stock kit.

Pettibone Speed Swing. This is all scratch built in 1/29. These are used for moving rail and other odd pieces of equipment around. I used LEGO tires but now realize they are a bit too knobby. The boom is positional and can rotate.

I have some other feed mill trucks I've built but I can't find any photos at the moment.

 

[PappyD340]

Welcome to the forum Craig, those are some great looking builds!!

[meechum68]

Welcome Craig! Those look awesome! 

[MeatMan]

Nice looking builds! Welcome to the forum.

[Elrodbeckham]

nice builds!

[Bainford]

Welcome aboard, Craig. Good looking trucks there displaying some very fine weathering. 

[backyardtrains]

I found some shots of the feed mill trucks. I had one photo to go off of and was attempting to build them in 30 days as part of a 30 day, $30 build challenge. I didn't do either... 😆 

Prototype photo of one of the feed trucks.

My attempt. Not perfect but it gets the general idea across. This was basically scratch built except for the cab. For my first attempts at a vehicle kitbash it went okay. And again they are background models so not 100% detailed.

[backyardtrains]

Thanks for the warm welcome. I'm definitely not going to enter any of my builds into a vehicle contest, nor hit the level of detail that I've seen on some scratch built projects here but I feel like I can do a decent replica to get the general story across. The vehicles are only one part of the larger picture of the railroad including structures (all scratch built) and eventually scenery.

[mchook]

Welcome to the forum. Great builds and nice weathering & scratch building. Show us more!

[backyardtrains]

32 minutes ago, mchook said:

Welcome to the forum. Great builds and nice weathering & scratch building. Show us more!

Mark,

Thanks. I don't have much vehicles on hand at the moment. 

Here's a work in progress.

This a a boxcar I weathered a while back with oils, acrylics. 

Here's a couple buildings completed scratch built. They live outside 24/7. They still need to be placed on the layout permanently but for now they are weathering naturally. These are pretty small at only about 2' x 2'. Mostly styrene, foamed PVC board, acrylic for windows on the left building. Still need to cut them for the one on the right.

Anyways hope that's a good introduction!

[johnyrotten]

Welcome to the forum Craig. 

[SpikeSchumacher]

Welcome, Craig!

[Mattblack]

Those are some great models, I like to visit model railway shows here in the UK to get ideas for dioramas and weathering, and to get scenic materials and tools from the trade stands. Oh, and just because I like model railways as well...

[backyardtrains]

8 minutes ago, Mattblack said:

Those are some great models, I like to visit model railway shows here in the UK to get ideas for dioramas and weathering, and to get scenic materials and tools from the trade stands. Oh, and just because I like model railways as well...

It's funny because there's lots of model railroaders that steal ideas from vehicle and military modelers and claim to be the latest and greatest innovation. 😂 

The model railroad community "discovered" Future about 3 years ago. Wow this is so cool, I can't believe I did know about this stuff, revolutionary to modeling. 

Oh, you mean the stuff military and vehicle modelers have been using this for over a couple of decades? 🙄

[Zippi]

Welcome to the forum Greg.  

[slusher]

Welcome aboard the forum Craig!