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Coaches for Bohm Rocket
« on: March 31, 2020, 09:00:17 pm »
I built a few carriages for the Bohm Rocket.
Still a work in progress, tender is next.

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Re: Coaches for Bohm Rocket
« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2020, 09:26:54 pm »
Nice carriages on a fun engine to run.  Looking forward to seeing your progress.
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Re: Coaches for Bohm Rocket
« Reply #2 on: March 31, 2020, 09:34:54 pm »
Those are a good match for the Bohm  8)
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Re: Coaches for Bohm Rocket
« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2020, 09:43:17 pm »
Thanks, I hope to get a better picture in daylight, The Bohm pulls them without a problem.
Next is a little tender with a barrel.
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Re: Coaches for Bohm Rocket
« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2020, 09:54:51 pm »
I really like your hand built coaches  Bill , they match perfectly 😊👍
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Re: Coaches for Bohm Rocket
« Reply #5 on: April 01, 2020, 05:42:47 am »
Those turned out great - very nice work!
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Re: Coaches for Bohm Rocket
« Reply #6 on: April 01, 2020, 08:22:27 am »
Thanks guys,
A long coach on such a tight radius was not practical so I was going for more of a Dewitt Clinton style coach.
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Re: Coaches for Bohm Rocket
« Reply #7 on: April 01, 2020, 11:59:38 am »
They really look the part. Well done!
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Re: Coaches for Bohm Rocket
« Reply #8 on: April 01, 2020, 03:59:18 pm »
They look just fine. I have the Dewit Clinton in HO and all they were is stage coaches with steal wheels. Yours look just like them.
 Are you going to stain them or paint them?
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Re: Coaches for Bohm Rocket
« Reply #9 on: April 02, 2020, 05:06:27 pm »
Thanks, I haven't decided about painting or staining, maybe a little of both.
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Re: Coaches for Bohm Rocket
« Reply #10 on: April 02, 2020, 05:09:23 pm »
So I knocked together a little tender for the Rocket, I still have to make an appropriately sized barrel.
The carriages are all exactly the same size but they look like they get bigger toward the back, it must be the curve of the track.

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Here's a short video of it under Stir.

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Re: Coaches for Bohm Rocket
« Reply #11 on: April 02, 2020, 07:17:56 pm »
I doubted that engine was very powerful....but it pulled that string of 4 carriages right along.  :)
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Re: Coaches for Bohm Rocket
« Reply #12 on: April 02, 2020, 07:43:35 pm »
Pretty impressive Bill ..... and looks really good too!!!
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Re: Coaches for Bohm Rocket
« Reply #13 on: April 02, 2020, 08:12:06 pm »
Quote from: St Paul Steam on April 02, 2020, 07:17:56 pm
I doubted that engine was very powerful....but it pulled that string of 4 carriages right along.  :)

Actually a pretty good puller  :)
The tender and three carriages weigh about two and a half pounds combined, The engine itself weighs just over two.
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Re: Coaches for Bohm Rocket
« Reply #14 on: April 02, 2020, 08:46:38 pm »
Quote from: Stoker on April 02, 2020, 07:43:35 pm
Pretty impressive Bill ..... and looks really good too!!!

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