BTTF Time Train, Anyone?

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PRRman

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Come on. I'm sure I'm not the only one who saw Back to the Future and thought, "Man, that time machine train thingy would be SO cool to have on my layout!" Obviously, the only way to achieve that would be a severe kitbashing. I'd do it myself, but...I have no experience whatsoever with kitbashing.hamr So, uh...if anyone's working on a model of that (NOT a paper one, I already saw that) or is just plain interested, please post on here, because I'm really bored right now.:p
 
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KentBy

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Don't forget the Delorean....

PRRman said:
Come on. I'm sure I'm not the only one who saw Back to the Future and thought, "Man, that time machine train thingy would be SO cool to have on my layout!" Obviously, the only way to achieve that would be a severe kitbashing. I'd do it myself, but...I have no experience whatsoever with kitbashing.hamr So, uh...if anyone's working on a model of that (NOT a paper one, I already saw that) or is just plain interested, please post on here, because I'm really bored right now.:p
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Anyone know where I could pickup a HO Delorean to kit-bash?:twisted:

Kent
 
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I made one for n-scale as a little kid...using a micromachines Porsch 911. It was sooo much fun to push it around my little n-scale layout with an 0-6-0.

First you need a car...then you remove the bottom panel an replace it with railroad wheels. You then add whatever you want to make it "look right".
 
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Doc Holliday

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KentBy said:
Anyone know where I could pickup a HO Delorean to kit-bash?:twisted:
Kent
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If you find one, let me know. I've been looking for one for 3 years. Reel Rides was supposed to release one last November but it hasn't appeared yet. You can find 1:65 scale, which is close. I started to kitbash a Lamborguini and stopped when I heard about the RR release. Guess I'll have to start up again. I plan on having a couple on the BAD Western. One hidden in the Delgado Mine out by boot hill and another being pushed by a 4-4-0 to 88 mph.
Doc
 
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CNWman

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PRRman said:
Not the DeLorean, :curse: it! The train! THE TRAIN! You know, the one Doc was operating at the VERY END?!wall1hamr:killer::winter1::java1:
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Calm down man, the train only had like, 5 minutes of screen time total, and that was at the very end of BTTF 3. Maybe some pics might help:
train_bttf3.jpg

SPOILER ALERT: by this point in the trilogy, Marty managed to get the DeLorean destoyed by this guy:
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Get an old Mantua 4-6-0...and then add all sorts of pieces of brass wire and stryene.

The underlying locomotive is based on Sierra RR #3...which is what Mantua's Roger's 4-6-0 is based on.
 
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DMC-4-6-0

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Im working on both the versions of the train in HO scale using the Way OLD Mantua 4-6-0's as my starting point. The stock train will just get paint and detailing , but the Time Train will require lots of scratch built stuff JOY :mrgreen:

I just started the project and found this site while looking for info / pictures. well wish me luck

Cameron AKA MR Delorean Las Vegas
 
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CNWman

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DMC-4-6-0 said:
Im working on both the versions of the train in HO scale using the Way OLD Mantua 4-6-0's as my starting point. The stock train will just get paint and detailing , but the Time Train will require lots of scratch built stuff JOY :mrgreen:

I just started the project and found this site while looking for info / pictures. well wish me luck

Cameron AKA MR Delorean Las Vegas
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Please post progress pics if you can, this is something I'd like to see, too. As for all the extra scratchbuilt details, would taking them off of a paper model design work?
 
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CNWman

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DMC-4-6-0 said:
If the Paper train and the HO train were the same scale some of the parts would be VERY useful

Cameron the Delorean Guy Welcome to the Las Vegas DMC Group! my car is the purple color change Delorean :thumb:
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hmmm, don't know some of the scales and I can't find out, my printer's been kaputz for a week now:curse: Mabye one of the guys over in the card modeling forums can make an HO scale design for you?
 
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DMC-4-6-0

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that would rock out loud if someone could make it HO scale:eek:

I nabed the file and am looking at using it as ref (since it looks spot on) but I have No clue how to size it to my Mantua HO 4-6-0 to help with making hard parts
 
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PRRman

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Sorry, I've been out for awhile. You know, $#!% happens sign1. Anyway, thanks for taking up the challenge, DMC. Like CNWman said, please post progress pics periodically (man, that's a lot of P's):p. Oh, and good luck with it! May your rails stay straight and your boiler stay under pressure:thumb:!
 
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