Hey, a hobby is a hobby! Some people collect stamps, some people collect GTX's, some people, . . . .
Well, you get the idea!
Well, you get the idea!
From what I've researched so far, some models actually have onboard built-in systems to lift and spin them.
Pretty cool.
If they come with a way of getting on and off the tracks, would be pretty cool. I'm sure they're pretty heavy
Also from what little research I've done, it's a bunch cheaper to restore one and "done" nice ones typically are lessI would say, "GO FOR IT !!!" On the plus side, restoration of one of these should be a whole lot cheaper than a B-Body. Little money, big fun.
These do! In Cambodia it's a means of transportation. These would be a low budget build for the beginner!
Yes, officially organized excursions come with a price for participation - typically $200 or so.They were built in different size from a small one for a single patrolman to operate up to larger ones that would transport a small crew. We had a club rent time on our railway once and they probably had 30 or 40 speeders. It cost lots as they had to pay for a "pilot" who was one of our guys with his rules written up and legal to control the movement and keep them out of danger. It looked like a lot of fun and some of these "foamers" hauled their speeders all the way from the eastern states to take part.
Think how much it would cost you to rent a highway with all the car and truck traffic removed so you can race 200 miles.
Yep, Fairmont seems to be one of the prominent manufacturers of all sorts of types of these things.Back when there were several abandon tracks around one of my friends got so spend the day w family traveling down the old train track on a cart with a hit n miss engine to run it. Very memorable experience for him. If you have a place to go with one it would be a hoot. The cart was finally sold at a auction this last summer. It would go about 30mph. It had been years since it was run..sold for $800 on the auction.
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Lions, tigers, and bears.What happens if you break down miles and miles away from civilization out in the wilderness?
Absolutely! My buddy and l have been friends since 7th Grade, some 43 years ago, lol.There are thousands of miles of abandon rail in America, some of the older narrow gauge stuff still exist here in Texas as I am sure there is elsewhere. It would be cool to be able to operate on both standard and narrow gauges. Need to join a few of the railroad groups to get good information on locations and accessibility. What a cool way to see some forgotten parts of the country!