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Oldiesfan017 [2013-11-25 02:21:16 +0000 UTC]
I love the picture of the little engine on the past ride, and I love the idea that you're making a model of this engine, its "tourist cars", and the whole layout of the ride. Although I've went on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (and love it), I have heard of the old mine train ride, and it would be a nice idea if the Disney park executives would have expanded Frontierland and kept both Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland, while Nature's a Wonderland would co-exist with today's Disneyland. Wouldn't it be nice if we could live in an alternate timeline one of these days?
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gunslinger87 In reply to Oldiesfan017 [2013-11-30 16:30:52 +0000 UTC]
Hey, sorry for the delayed response.
Yeah, it would be nice to live back in times like that. When things were simpler and one didn't need to worry about all the political bull going on now-a-days. But that would get me going on a long conversation.
I do intend to build a model of this locomotive, two actually. When the ride first opened the train had a beautiful green color scheme. Then the ride was expanded and renamed the Nature's Wonderland Mine Train. The train was then repainted into the more well known yellow scheme and for a while I wasn't sure which one I liked more... so I opted for both!
I have drawings in color of the other concepts, here they are for your enjoyment.
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Now the only real big question is what to use for a base? Bachmann produces some fine ready to run models of small 0-4-0 Porters, the the NWRR trains. But Grandt Line offers a very nice and highly detailed kit for the same locomotive. And seeing as it's a kit it's a lot easier to customize when being built.
As for the cars, I'm afraid I won't be doing much about them. I'll have a lot of ore cars for sure, but I'm not replicating the ride in miniature. In fact that's already been done. My goal it to take the Nature's Wonderland and Big Thunder Mt. rides and re-envision them as though they were an actual railroad. I'm a long ways off from building these engines, let alone the layout. But rest assure I'll be posting progress info once I get there!Β
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simulatortrain [2010-03-28 04:35:08 +0000 UTC]
Love this and especially the tender!
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RedtailFox [2010-03-28 02:24:44 +0000 UTC]
very nice. Impressive little machine. I picked it as being based on a Porter from the start, they make great bases for beginning a project don't they?
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gunslinger87 In reply to RedtailFox [2010-03-28 03:47:27 +0000 UTC]
Yes, the only issue is the motor. The one that comes with the Bachmann model is larger than the boiler diameter. It's not noticed because of the saddle tank.
Hopefully I can find a powerfull motor that's small enough to fit in the boiler and keep the same diameter. But if not, I do have an alternative powering method.
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RedtailFox In reply to gunslinger87 [2010-03-28 04:31:53 +0000 UTC]
that would be a problem. finding a motor should be easy enough since there are many different types out there from other locomotives that could suit. Good luck
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PaxAeternum [2010-03-27 23:34:05 +0000 UTC]
love the tender truck
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Atticus-W In reply to gunslinger87 [2010-03-28 01:35:39 +0000 UTC]
Green is always a fine color... but yellow... that sounds interesting too...
I understand your delema. XD Are you trying to keep the scheme faithful to one of those "prototype" schemes, or are you planning a custom scheme merely inspired by the original?
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gunslinger87 In reply to Atticus-W [2010-03-28 01:52:57 +0000 UTC]
Well, kinda both. The overall theme comes from the Disneyland/Disneyworld ride "Big Thunder Mountain Railroad". But I think that the little remembered ride before it deserves some recognition. (the Nature's Wonderland Mine Train)
So I do want to have a paint scheme that both honors the prototype(s) as well as Big Thunder mountain Railroad.
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