A project I started a couple of months ago. Inspired by cocktail 'sticks' (??), I turned some spare Feldbahn wagons into loggers. I need some more branches to fill them up nicely, but I already like this result!
Logging Feldbahn
- Thread starter Henri
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Very effective customs, Henri, nicely done.
A bit of wood stain will tone the additional bodywork in.
A bit of wood stain will tone the additional bodywork in.
Love the work. What did you use for the Planks, I think I would have used Coffee Stirers. Generally Free if you are a miser like me, the Nene Valley had a good line last week in nice long ones. Once all at the Table knew what I wanted them for I got a good few.
JonD
JonD
I love the feldbahn cars. Of all of the stock I have, they still perform the best on my railway. Plus, with these short cars, a realistic length train is easily accomplished.
So do I. I have 12, eight bolster versions, two where the gear for holding the logs has been removed by a previous owner and two which at one time had been fitted out to carry the forklift truck.
For the last four, I want to make some "drop-on" bodies to convert them temporarily to open trucks or tankers. Maybe too use an old Playmobile workman's wheeled hut to make a guards van for one and a Playmobil crane from a tow truck to make a crane wagon.
Nice! Thanks for the comments, appreciated. I used some left over wood'planks' from a kit from an all wooden house which was incomplete.
I also have a couple of feldbahn carriages, without anything on them. I think I'll let me inspire by EggerBahn (who doesn't know them...) rolling stock.
I also have a couple of feldbahn carriages, without anything on them. I think I'll let me inspire by EggerBahn (who doesn't know them...) rolling stock.
Inspired by Henri I decided to add some stakes to a couple of spare Feldbahn flats.
Just finished some 'boogies' (??) made from only feldbahn chassis. An a piece op L shape aluminum profile, nuts, bolts, washers and black paint.
The feldbahn loco's have trouble hauling the two loggers with the additional three small loggers around the track. I ran them yesterday evening but while storing the loco's aferwards noticed quite warm engines.
So Both the Deutz and O&K are on duty
So Both the Deutz and O&K are on duty
The feldbahn loco's have trouble hauling the two loggers with the additional three small loggers around the track. I ran them yesterday evening but while storing the loco's aferwards noticed quite warm engines.
So Both the Deutz and O&K are on duty
I love the looks of the feldbahn locos and have the little diesel and the O & K steam loco. I've only run the O & K as a test on my layout. I fear damage to the gears and belts. The little diesel has seen more run time out there albeit with only a couple of feldbahn wagons. Maybe I'll build an indoor layout at some point strictly for the O & K.
In the early days of the CFR I ran a fleet of feldbahn locomotives(12), both diesel and steam outline. They ran reasonably well but all after a while required new drive belts and eventually new gears. I eventually passed them on and concentrated on larger locomotives. The feldbahn stock now gets used with the Roundhouse "Little John" and "Bulldog" locomotives.