In Search of Engine Fiction

Lionel Phantom and 44/45 missile launching locomotive.

Rusty

MTH Coors Silver Bullet Train.

Custom Series TMCC Geeps.  Have flame paint schemes and dragster sounds.  Awesome.  I sold mine, but am thinking of keeping my eye out for a sweet deal if it arises to get both back.

2-4-2 Columbias, 2-6-2 Praries and 2-6-4 Baltics weren't fictitious but they weren't popular with real American railroads either.

We could venture into the Thomas series, a while bunch of stuff there that isn't real.   Of course, I have a Wienermobile that never had a 1:1 prototype either.

pennytrains posted:

2-4-2 Columbias, 2-6-2 Praries and 2-6-4 Baltics weren't fictitious but they weren't popular with real American railroads either.

2-6-2's were very popular with logging operations and branch lines, and Santa Fe used them extensively in mainline freight service also.  As for O gauge fictitious engines aside from the Beep, there is also the RMT Beef.  Aristo-Craft also made some fictitious engines (Lil Critter, Eggliner, etc.), but that's G scale.

Unfinished? On30?

Ditto on the prairies.. .l am not sure l have ever seen a photo of a "Baltic".

The glow in the dark AEC GP9 is a beauty also.  I used to set it up on a recording on my ARC and then sneak down in the basement and push play when my son was having a sleepover.  The claxton and siren effects were a big hit with the lads at seven in the morning after being up playing video games till five.  I know, mean dad...  

I still think it's funny.

Essentially, all military/space.  Which is not to say they're not fun and attractive.

Alan

Not three rail, but it is O scale. This is my On30 freelanced geared steam locomotive. It has a four cylinder compound engine under the cab. I call it a Lomax. It was built over an HO scale Athearn EMD switcher chassis

The Hudson and Baltic's have the same Whyte classification.

Your likely thinking of the Adriatic. No American style Adriatic made it to production. I remember an author doing research for a book during the 60s and the old timers talking of Prairies with 4 wheel boosters being used here and there, but no picture proof existed on those either. Word of mouth only, leaving an enigma over any existence of them at all in North America. So since no shop lays claim, and no photo proof exists, the American Adriatic doesn't exist.

(Sorry if this is a repeat, I think the other post failed to load though.)

Should take a look at tinplate stea engines. Lionel's 2-4-0 and 2-4-2's have no prototype whatsoever, but are some of my favorites to run.

gunrunnerjohn posted:

We could venture into the Thomas series, a while bunch of stuff there that isn't real.   Of course, I have a Wienermobile that never had a 1:1 prototype either.

Ha, got ya John. Thomas series is real! Since the Strasburg Railroad has been building them in live steam that is.

They started with Thomas and are working on others as well.

Semantics you say? I say it's life imitating art!  

How about the Lionel Traditional sized GG1, or the Post War 44 Tonner for that matter?

Adriatic posted:

The Hudson and Baltic's have the same Whyte classification.

Your likely thinking of the Adriatic.

Adriatic!  You're right! Ooops!  I knew it was somewhere around that part of eastern Europe. 

gunrunnerjohn posted:

We could venture into the Thomas series, a while bunch of stuff there that isn't real.   Of course, I have a Wienermobile that never had a 1:1 prototype either.

http://www.oscarmayer.com/wien...New&gclsrc=aw.ds

pennytrains posted:

gunrunnerjohn posted:

We could venture into the Thomas series, a while bunch of stuff there that isn't real.   Of course, I have a Wienermobile that never had a 1:1 prototype either.

http://www.oscarmayer.com/wien...New&gclsrc=aw.ds

You see any rails under that car?   Here's mine, even has command controlled sound.

You didn't say a Wienermobile that ran on rails! 

pennytrains posted:

You didn't say a Wienermobile that ran on rails! 

Nice try, but just look at where this is posted and the thread title: In Search of Engine Fiction

You can't get by with that one!

I wish they'd make a redesigned phantom or missile engine

THAT would really make me happy or they could make something like this

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There's my favorite who resides in one's imagination (though don't tell him that): Ivor the Engine. http://www.smallfilms.co.uk/ivor/

gunrunnerjohn posted:

pennytrains posted:

You didn't say a Wienermobile that ran on rails! 

Nice try, but just look at where this is posted and the thread title: In Search of Engine Fiction

You can't get by with that one!

A first! 

I followed a link right back to the same thread I was on, lol .

That Weinermobile may be old news, but I always love to see a post with it. Its inspiring..h377, its liberating.

A new sci-fantasy engine would be cool. The Phantom itself was all style, and a bit lacking in gadgety pizzazz....

psst...isnt that your cue again John?   

The 1940s creations of Roland Emett come to mind: there were models inspired by his illustrations and even a theme park in the 50s. http://www.swing.model-railway.org.uk/preview2015.php

Adriatic posted:

psst...isnt that your cue again John?   

Well, I haven't done much cosmetic to my Phantom, however it runs great with two motors and updated electronics.   I did as a little cool lighting, but my experiments with EL wire were not fruitful, too much interference with the high voltage pulses, drove the TMCC crazy.

Firewood posted:

The 1940s creations of Roland Emett come to mind: there were models inspired by his illustrations and even a theme park in the 50s. http://www.swing.model-railway.org.uk/preview2015.php

 

 

I like it!    Looks like Dr Seuss' interpretation of the Toonerville Trolley! 

El Classico posted:

Lionel's 2-4-0.. <snip>... have no prototype whatsoever,

The wheel arrangement, or the model? 

As for the wheel arrangement:

Lol, I thought about that too Laming ( 2-4-0) and passed because of the era styles figuring EC was well aware, but a good point since the OP or others might not.

Just to touch on my fav. again; coming up with a picture of a 19th century Adriatic would still send a few history buffs heads spinning.    ..Go trolling with a photo shopped pic?

John, that had to be dissapointing. It is for me and it wasn't even mine. Sounds go out too? I might have moved to one way travel in conventional on a BR if your sound mods were OK. Running conventional vs tmcc likely more of a pita to you though.  Any issue with the illumination wire being in the room?

Firewood,.that link is very cool, couldn't navigate it well on Android, but I saved it for future reference. Thanks.

Outside my home, outside my scale, I have a fav. whimsical builder. Its Chris Walas, Im betting of movie special effects,(he never answered that, so  I took it as a yes and didnt ask again, lol. ). A G model basher. Even his figures are his own. (Very encouraging tutorial, well worth reading)

He calls this..

" One Short Train !!

          or

"Caboosamotive"

I drew this fantasy Penn-Central Duplex in psychology class today. I only wish that I had the craftsmanship to build a working model of such a locomotive.

Here's the prototype for many O-gauge steam locomotives. Most notably, the Marx 666

Another look at Rowland Emett's ideas, re-created decades after his heyday; notice the milk train - can't get the milk any fresher, as the cow is being milked on board.........