DalaGStanator's Customs, Mods and Experiments

Being proud of the white diesel electric, I wanted a large type of rolling stock to complement it before disassembly. I chose a bogie well wagon and sized it to fit a 1:28 scale 1995 BMW Z3, the longest of five bigger die cast cars I have. For the couplings, I used a bracket from a D-ring picture hanger for the loop and my usual bent paper clip for the hook. It proved stronger, more articulated and more effective than what the tank loco and truck used, mainly due to the hook being able to go through two holes; for uncoupling, it has to be lifted up all the way (which can be surprisingly difficult). The middle is made of two layers to make it a little more firm, though it can still dip even with a small weight on it. Alas, I made it too low and it literally scrapes the rails.



I have this friction road roller that happens to be the same length (+ a matching front loader), which looks more fitting than a car. While not accurate to how they're transported by rail in real life, I like how the roller/loader looks on it. Unfortunately, the well wagon derails due to its crude bogies and the loco painfully struggles to move it, even without a load (much less with one). Reapplying the rubber adhesive and adding O-ring traction tyres did nothing. Maybe the low speed gearbox didn't add as much torque as I hoped it would. Had the loco been more powerful, I would've reused the well wagon as a chassis for a double deck coach, autorack (for small vehicles) or something of that kind.