My trains...

[mikezax]

I will add to this thread simpler train models, for which it would not make sense to create a separate thread... They will mainly be trains from Slovakia and the Czech Republic, mostly in 1:87 scale...

The first is this locomotive:

ČKD T 458.1

Scale: 1:87 (approx. 1:60)
Author: Ing. Ladislav Jakubčo, BaJ
Source: Fifík magazine

ČKD T 458.1 (today known as the 721 series) is a legendary diesel-electric shunting locomotive, which was produced by the Czech-Slovak company ČKD Praha between 1962 and 1971. In the railway world, thanks to its characteristic sound and reliability, it gained the iconic nickname "Big Hector"

Basic technical parameters:
Maximum speed: 80 km/h
Traction arrangement: Bo' Bo' (four driving axles)
Weight: 74 tons
Length over bumpers: 13.20 m
Internal combustion engine: six-cylinder ČKD 6 S 310 DR
Continuous power: 551 kW (750 hp)

Model:

This is a simple model. I printed the tracks on a 3D printer. Judging by the tracks, the scale is more like 1:60 than 1:87. You can download a model of a railway crossing on the Fifík website, so I'll try to put it all together and see what the result will be...

 

[mijob]

Great start its a very interesting model.

 

[Rhaven Blaack]

You are off to a great start. I am looking forward to seeing how this turns out.

 

[zathros]

I have a collection of "N" scale trains and tons of accessories, all sitting in a drawer. I always thought about using paper models, one for display, and the other to put on chassis to lower the load. Trains are so fantastic. The train Network in America is vast. Most good are transported by trains to terminals where tractor trailer trucks pick up the goods. It cost around 11 to 12 times cheaper to move anything by train in the U.S. compared to tractor trailer trucks. Now, tracks that are abandoned are being turned into parks, with bicycle lanes. Some of these parks are in elevated tracks in the middle of New York City, and small business have opened up alongside to serve the customer. They are quite beautiful. In my state, they have made bicycle lanes. It's amazing how long one can travel on these thoroughfares.

 

[mikezax]

When I was a kid, I got a train set in exactly this scale (H0) for Christmas, but it's already broken...
I bought a Z (1:220) scale train with the idea of using it in a paper model, but I haven't gotten around to it yet...

Thank you, I'm glad you like the model despite how simple it is...at least I did something on the base today...I have the frame with skewers...there will still be grass, pebbles, a road, barriers...