Riding car

This is how I built a riding car for my 7 1/2 inch gauge back yard railroad.
Check out www.etsy.com/shop/littlemount... for 3D printed detail parts and downloadable STL print files for rolling stock.
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[@GregVirgoe]

The Beer Cooler was the icing on the cake! What a fantastic build, thanks for sharing. You have gained a new subscriber and looking forward to more videos.

[@TGCourt]

This is incredible. Superb craftsmanship!!

[@davedennis6042]

Amazing craftsmanship.

[@TheLayleaf1]

Awesome! Thanks for taking us along with the build.

[@TheWeevilGenius]

Thanks! And you are welcome!

[@minnesotaeerailroad8471]

Very nice! Thanks for sharing!

[@TheWeevilGenius]

Thanks!

[@johnlipsey3866]

When I was learning to pray as a child I would ask God to bless the airplanes and the trains. I got over the airplanes. Where the hell are more train videos? Yours are fun and great! If you built your own locomotive then it would make a great video. More how to! Thanks!

[@TheWeevilGenius]

Thanks for the comment John! Yeah, I still love the planes but going forward the channel will only be trains and related how to videos. I have a new train video in the works that I hope to have out in a week or two. Finishing up my little train puller loco is on the list too.

[@johnlipsey3866]

@@TheWeevilGenius thank you Sir! I enjoy your style.

[@emperor192]

what a nice railway I hope to build something like this

[@sarahhankins8590]

Same I'm inspired ❤

[@warrior3456_]

Makes me want to do this

[@3006USMC]

Great idea !!

[@natehill8069]

Hmmm. High quality wood - never thought of that!

[@kadebrown6162]

i have a 3d printer, and it looks like your couplers are 3d printed? so i was wondering if i could get the model for it or where you got it from. thanks

[@american4405]

Awesome build! I love the cup holder, definitely something I'll have to add to my riding car! Seems like a sturdy and comfortable ride, and plenty strong too. Now, you say you don't have the equipment for a large metal project, does your locomotive also have a wooden frame?

[@TheWeevilGenius]

Thanks! And yes, Loco frame is built up with 1/2 furniture ply which works great. In hindsight though, it really should have been 1/2 steel plate for maximum weight and traction. The small size of the loco really limits how much weight I can add to it.

[@mccringy6097]

what is the controller you use for the loco?

[@foxmotorsports]

Where do you get your trucks/ wheels

[@GreyBeardTrains]

How did you come up with the measurements im new to the hobby

[@thomasthebasedengine3368]

I am new aswell, and I would say, the best advice and way to come up with measurements is to look up a reference image of what it is you want to make, and first and most importantly, get the size of the wheels, then scale everything based off of that, that's what I do and it really does help to know the wheels cause, like I said before, you can scale everything accordingly. That's what I do but just a suggestion. Hope this helps. God bless.

[@Chris-qg6kc]

Nice! What is the longest legth train you run and does your engine brake the whole traIN or do any of your cars have brakes?? Also, whats a reliable source for aluminum rail? Thanks.

[@LordPhobos6502]

Accu-tie make plastic dleepers and have both steel & aluminium rail available 🙂

[@Chris-qg6kc]

@@LordPhobos6502 ty

[@CraftyUnknown]

Where did you get the wheels from?

[@forestreese1704]

Is that coupler 3d printed? It looks like there are some layer lines on it.

[@TheWeevilGenius]

Sure is! I did some research on how couplers work and put together a CAD model in Solid Works. Coupler is printed in ABS and works great.

[@forestreese1704]

@@TheWeevilGenius cool! Do you have a link on thingiverse or something?

[@Livesteamer2011]

Your printed parts look very well. I also have experimented with printed parts in 5". So i have made the trucks of my tender in a mixed manner: axleboxes, connecting rods and frames ar printed in ABS, the girders are in steel. A test run: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnrRe56Dn7eJgbs . I didn't try to make couplers this way. Did you encounter problems during driving?

[@shaydon7315]

Are they off the shelf bogies

[@TheWeevilGenius]

Yes, from Cannon Ball trains. I bought them over a decade ago. Don't know if they are still available.