Building a 20' On30 Passenger Coach

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3 жыл бұрын

This week I'm bashing a stock On30 Bachmann passenger coach into a fun little 20' car with no shortage of personality. This is a build I started way back in 2016 and have finally got around to finishing. What took me so long? Hope you all enjoy as I take you through the project step by step.
Thanks for watching, amigos!
Dave
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@harryallen1297 3 ай бұрын

Never get tired watching this. Love it.

@bakko9302 3 жыл бұрын

Love the fact that even the inside of the coach contains passengers with the clever backstory that fits so perfectly with the rest your masterpiece of a layout. All the wonderful details where you are telling a story with your craft are mindblowingly awesome! :)

@truckrobo147 3 жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh coaches like this would work perfectly with thunder Mesa!

@johnboughton7451 3 жыл бұрын

I found your channel by chance the other morning while waiting to take my 4am morphine medication I was blown away by the content as it were as if someone had read my mind and built my layout I have subscribed to your KZfaq channel and I’m enjoying slowly working my way through your entire back catalogue of uploads I can escape from all my day to day problems and immerse myself into the world of Thunder Mesa absolutely pain free and full of smiles and for that I thank you

@ThunderMesaStudio 3 жыл бұрын

So glad to have you here. That's wonderful to hear.

@williamdickman7917 3 жыл бұрын

I like that rack...reminds me of the bus I rode in Mexico once...had a rack just like that one. I would have probably used a Grandt caboose ladder on the end platform instead of the side ladder though. That's just me. Nice build...just might do something similar....maybe a combine....hmmm, yup, gotta give it a try.

@gsigs 3 жыл бұрын

Perfect. So perfect that I wouldn't be surprised if a full scale one suddenly appeared at Disneyland in a majestic incidence of life imitating art.

@1800clyde 3 жыл бұрын

Hehe, who would've thought that a shorty car could have such personality. Makes me think of the "Vacation" movies; that lil' car is on a mission.

@user-fr5nm1yx8o Жыл бұрын

love the cactus

@N-Scale 3 жыл бұрын

Nice job Brother !!!!

@stevemellin5806 3 жыл бұрын

Theirs something about a short coach very nice

@davidsullivan27 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave. This video has just inspired me to something I have wanted to do for a loong time. Cut down a couple of coaches. As I have said before, you have a great talent to inspire.

@markclelland3510 3 жыл бұрын

What a great little coach! Thanks for sharing your build process and the brown sharpie trick 😉. Another great video!

@danielbanks7500 3 жыл бұрын

Very nicely done! That is a great little car and no matter how improbable the rack on the roof might be, I like it!

@AppalachiaRRlover 2 жыл бұрын

that was awesome the music at the end made me feel like I was watching a John Wayne Western!!!

@Ritalin3D 3 жыл бұрын

To the guy with the two young boys that I met on the train from the Grand Canyon to Williams, I hope you found this channel. Happy modeling!

@fairestofthemalllocomotive4802 3 жыл бұрын

killer as always Dave!

@SleeTheSloth Жыл бұрын

Sweet! Nice build! Love the layout as well. :)

@malcolmferriday4673 3 жыл бұрын

terrific, love it will you consider marketing a set of the interior seat as a laser cut kit ?

@railwaykangaroo6196 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly putting luggage on the roof makes it kind of like the coaches on the Wildlife Express train in Disney's Animal Kingdom in Walt Disney World. Anyone would think it was inspired by that I certainly did at first. I like it to be honest.

@everettdegrasse8478 2 жыл бұрын

Love it!

@tomeasley5979 2 жыл бұрын

Dave, great job on the coach. A terrific addition to the layout.

@railbaron9 2 ай бұрын

Looks great.

@wesfletcher5465 5 ай бұрын

That is awesome. Thank you for sharing.

@gardenrailroading 11 ай бұрын

She is a Beauty!

@lamarfoster2778 2 жыл бұрын

As usual amazing artistry!

@vincenthuying98 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool coach Dave. Great 👍 vid. Very informative, educational, instructive and entertaining!

@royreynolds108 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice car and modeling. Two caveats: The mail bag would never be left out unattended by a Postal worker and the truss rods go over a king post(just one) instead of queen posts(two). The mail is required to be carried in a locked room, car, or carried by the Postmaster like was done on the Maine two-foot lines at the end and no mail car available. Even in the laid back west, the mail was sacrosanct. Even a short car like that would probably have 2 lights but you got to save where you can.

@tuckyspencey9059 Жыл бұрын

If this was a Federally regulated Railroad. Take a deep breath, this is a fictional themed Line ...

@kevinmaloney2391 3 жыл бұрын

FUTURE KIT?? WITH 3D PRINTING you could do one.

@onkelmichl3300 2 жыл бұрын

good work

@lukaszpbear6 3 жыл бұрын

214👍🏻 absolutely amazing 👏👏👏👏👏

@williamopalewski651 Жыл бұрын

That's looks cool great job.. Why don't you make a combine? I think that would neat small passenger train

@jeff9104 3 жыл бұрын

Great stuff, have you thought about working for Disney ? !

@joesask857 3 жыл бұрын

nice

@CyclingDinosaur 2 жыл бұрын

What is your smallest radius curve? Great work, love seeing how you did this.

@ThunderMesaStudio 2 жыл бұрын

15" radius at Geyser Gulch.

@taoskid8769 2 жыл бұрын

That there is the funkiest riiii-de in the wilderness!

@kenlynch6332 3 жыл бұрын

🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂

@derkaiser50 11 ай бұрын

I wonder what it would look like if you did this but with three axle trucks, a super short heavyweight if you will

@nagainobuhiko3340 2 жыл бұрын

大変参考になりました！

@pbyfr 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice coach. Where did you find the cheap Chinese seated figurines? I needed some last, but I didn't find anything correct. Ended up reusing and modifying figurines from plastic model kits, which lead me to sculpt my own (but I wouldn't sculpt for such hidden figurines).

@ThunderMesaStudio 3 жыл бұрын

Ebay.