I have a siding that I want to change for use with bump and go trolley and gang car.
One end is in a tunnel and a real bumper is fine.
The other end connects to the mainline. A bumper would be out of place.
I want to conceal something cleaver, to act a bumper for these cars, under a box car so that it looks like the box car is hit.
Ideally it would be removable so the siding could be used.
Get you thinking caps on!
Thank you.
Rich
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How about drilling 2 small holes and using some short dowels(or maybe rods with electrical tape around them to protect from scratching up the bumper on the trolley too much)?
Insert dowels for bump n go, remove for normal use. The holes in the track bed probably wouldn't be too noticeable.
These would have to be slightly far away from the boxcar if you don't want the trolley to actually hit the coupler on the boxcar. Not sure if that ruins the illusion for you or not. (Though I see your drawing seems to be missing the coupler on that end anyway, so maybe a missing coupler is part of the plan?)
Then again, if you want, it may be possible to do something similar but oriented so as to keep the truck on the boxcar stationary (like the dowels under the truck, maybe right up against an axle), but that might be a bit of a risk to the boxcar if you kept hitting the coupler with the bumper of a bump n go or #50..
-Dave
If willing to modify the trolley, you could replace the internal sliding reversal switch with an electronic toggle circuit. The circuit would toggle when it detects a magnet placed on the track at each end. Some trolleys require a vigorous speed to insure reversal on the bump; this can give passengers whiplash. An electronic toggle circuit allows the trolley to run more slowly which might improve the effect if your siding length is limited.
I would use a gondola and pass a bolt up through the platform. You would either drill a hole through the gondola, or on some models, you can probably run the bolt right up through the truck and into the gondola body. Then you can just snug the nut up and the trolley can hit the coupler all it wants. It might be fun to fill the gondola with coal, as the shock from the trolley hit might be enough to jar some loose. When you want to use the siding again just remove the bolt. Make sure to use a fender washer on the underside.
May I ask why you would want the trolley to hit a box car or any other car for that matter? Unless you are going for the Gomez Addams effect, don't you think that just doesn't look right?
Instead, would it be possible to mount something on the underside of the trolley's bumper that could contact something mounted low nearer the rail?
He said he wants to use a siding for various bump-n-go cars but he wants to retain the siding for future use.
He said he wants to use a siding for various bump-n-go cars but he wants to retain the siding for future use.
And your point is?
He also said..."I want to conceal something cleaver, to act a bumper for these cars". Now to me, Clever is not running into a box car, but, that's just me.
How about drilling 2 small holes and using some short dowels(or maybe rods with electrical tape around them to protect from scratching up the bumper on the trolley too much)?
Insert dowels for bump n go, remove for normal use. The holes in the track bed probably wouldn't be too noticeable.
These would have to be slightly far away from the boxcar if you don't want the trolley to actually hit the coupler on the boxcar. Not sure if that ruins the illusion for you or not. (Though I see your drawing seems to be missing the coupler on that end anyway, so maybe a missing coupler is part of the plan?)
Then again, if you want, it may be possible to do something similar but oriented so as to keep the truck on the boxcar stationary (like the dowels under the truck, maybe right up against an axle), but that might be a bit of a risk to the boxcar if you kept hitting the coupler with the bumper of a bump n go or #50..
-Dave
If willing to modify the trolley, you could replace the internal sliding reversal switch with an electronic toggle circuit. The circuit would toggle when it detects a magnet placed on the track at each end. Some trolleys require a vigorous speed to insure reversal on the bump; this can give passengers whiplash. An electronic toggle circuit allows the trolley to run more slowly which might improve the effect if your siding length is limited.
May I ask why you would want the trolley to hit a box car or any other car for that matter? Unless you are going for the Gomez Addams effect, don't you think that just doesn't look right?
Instead, would it be possible to mount something on the underside of the trolley's bumper that could contact something mounted low nearer the rail?
He said he wants to use a siding for various bump-n-go cars but he wants to retain the siding for future use.
And your point is?
He also said..."I want to conceal something cleaver, to act a bumper for these cars". Now to me, Clever is not running into a box car, but, that's just me.
Put you a cartoon character figure holding a stop sign in the middle of the track then.
But don't you think that's coming from your perspective only, and you may be incorrectly assuming children and visitors would think the same way?
But don't you think that's coming from your perspective only, and you may be incorrectly assuming children and visitors would think the same way?
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