Backer & Rueb RTM Steamtram loco

[Zerogee]

For a gently curved roof such as the one needed for the tram build, check out what GRS (Garden Railway Specialists) offers in the way of pre-formed curved styrene roofing for rolling stock scratchbuilds - I have a length of coach or van roof that I bought there several years ago, about 40cm long, which would probably be very close to what you want for this tram....

Jon.

 

[palmerston]

Ed's Gartenbahn has the RTM 37 for 999€

http://www.edgb.nl/?lang=en/

pic from Ed's webpage:

 

[PhilP]

?What would the wooden panel have been for?

 

[Henri]

These panels are put upright during winter operation.

 

[Paul M]

These panels are put upright during winter operation.

Not a tray for drive-in theatres then?

 

[Henri]

There’s a thought...

 

[Henri]

Some progress. The first attempt to model the characteristic hatch profile was not up to my liking, so I redid it with 'real' hatches. Much more appealing!

 

[Henri]

Use of the side tables.

 

[playmofire]

You certainly set yourself high standards, Henri.

 

[mike]

Stunning

 

[Rhinochugger]

Use of the side tables.

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Well I bet he spilled his coke and fries doing that, then

 

[casey jones snr]

Use of the side tables.

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Excellent historic picture. Thanks for posting it Henri.

 

[Paul M]

Use of the side tables.

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Use of the side tables.

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Shades of the Wisbech & Upwell there Henri. Your project's going well, the curves in the windows look particularly good, you've obviously got a lot of patience.

 

[Henri]

Too little time for progress so another inbetween picture.

 

[Henri]

Figuring out the correct position to the ‘chassis’ and positioning the couplers and buffers. And maintaining the perfect ride hight.

 

[Rhinochugger]

Figuring out the correct position to the ‘chassis’ and positioning the couplers and buffers. And maintaining the perfect ride hight.

...............and soldering styrene sheet ??

 

[Chris Vernell]

...............and soldering styrene sheet ??

Heavens, no. You weld styrene sheet.

 

[Henri]

It fits!

 

[playmofire]

Bravo! Great work!

 

[casey jones snr]

Looking good Henri. The project seems to be coming along fine.