Run of the VW van

[Huh? What?]

Testing track with the VW van I cobbled together. It's finicky, so if it runs the track, anything will. Found a few problems, and still have a section of tilted track to fix.

 

[tac foley]

It's certainly rapid! Blink and you'l miss it.

 

[PhilP]

Nice!
But way too fast!


Got me thinking....
If you found a vehicle, with the correct gauge wheelbase.. No tyres, just the rims.. ??

Only problem would be if you 'steered' it off the track, possibly??

 

[Rhinochugger]

Nice!
But way too fast!


Got me thinking....
If you found a vehicle, with the correct gauge wheelbase.. No tyres, just the rims.. ??

Only problem would be if you 'steered' it off the track, possibly??

You've been watching too much Top Gear

Anyhoo, still awaiting my Tamiya gearbox from Japan in order to complete my 1:24 version

 

[LGB-Sid]

That's not a standard type 1 engine in the back of that van

 

[Gizzy]

Personally, I prefer the Merc to a VW....

 

[PhilP]

Assuming the Merc is powered??
I assume power to the rear 'axle'?

 

[Gizzy]

Assuming the Merc is powered??
I assume power to the rear 'axle'?

You are indeed correct Philip....

 

[Rhinochugger]

You are indeed correct Philip....

He can't go to the top of the class - I'm already there

 

[PhilP]

He can't go to the top of the class - I'm already there

S'alright... I have to collect SW from work, anyway..

 

[Huh? What?]

Despite what it looks like in the video, it isn't going all that fast. I ran a scale speed calculator...

Railroad Scale Speed Calculator

and found it was actually doing a hair over 32 scale mph/51 scale kph.

 

[Greg Elmassian]

That's wild it really looks fast.... but sometimes movies distort things...

 

[Huh? What?]

It may have been doing a little faster in the video, because of freshly cleaned track, but not much.

 

[Greg Elmassian]

movies can always distort reality.... anyway the van looks good!

 

[Huh? What?]

I still have to get the hitch on it, so it can tow the little trailer.

 

[Fred Mills]

At the Syracuse NY train show, Clem, of "Warrior Run Locomotive Works", had a rather nice looking single axle/motor/gear box for sale at around $38.00 US. it included metal wheels. It might be ideal for kit bashing units like the VW van...
He also had a very reasonable low amperage RC unit that could handle the motor/gearbox assembly.
If you "Google" Warrior Run Locomotive Works, you could contact Clem for more details. He is in Pennsylvania, Trumpistan, formerly, USofA.