whats the standard lenght of a scale diesel loco

joseywalesOGR Forum Member

Originally Posted by Burlington Route:

Josey, How about this...shorter fins tucked in with a semi rounded back area in back...the ends of the fins would be even with the back but that area would round in to give the fins a inside look of being alittle longer - think '57 nomad. Another fin idea is the early '60s caddies..short height/length fins.

On a far left field approach...very far...maybe incorporate canted quad headlights in the front opening....ok, maybe too crazy now...been gluing too much this morning I guess.

fins would be short like factory..leaving the back end area alone,,that could be used as a trail gate/backend.move backwindow and roof ahead and make a new back wall...i was thinking on the headlights too..cant believe the ones GM put on this train..bet the lighting wasnt that great..too much glue..with me its paint fumes..lol..lol.

2/2/1310:19 AM

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AceOGR Forum Member

For a rail yacht, instead of a railcar, this has fewer windows. Considering the engine location of the original unit, it seems somewhat more credible to not have windows there, I thought. Also put a side door in a logical location for convenient access to the rear interior. Also extended the cutout for what will probably be a four-wheel wheelset under the back end.

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2/2/132:26 PM

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AceOGR Forum Member

Another version with low-rez pics. I can't find any suitable hi-rez broadside photos of the model.

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2/2/1310:09 PM

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AceOGR Forum Member

I thought the back end of this Aerotrain was missing something - so I added tail lights etc.

I think it would look better with a big chrome rear bumper ...

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2/2/1310:51 PM

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joseywalesOGR Forum Member

way too cool..ace can you do me one more favor?..can you do one photo shop of the EL COMINO version id drawn up.. I want to see what it looks like.thats if you dont mind? I thankyou very much for your help..I really appercite in what you done for me..thankyou..might just keep the fins the way there are and proubley put those tail lights in..

2/2/1311:21 PM

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AceOGR Forum Member

I'll see what I can do ... you want the El Camino look?

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2/2/1311:29 PM

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joseywalesOGR Forum Member

Originally Posted by Ace:

I'll see what I can do ... you want the El Camino look?

lol..smarty pants.go off my last drawing of it..just want to see what the photo shop version looks like..just going to try to pic from the last three drawings..was thinkng on doing a poll on it to see how many people like each one and go from there..i want to measure twise and cut once..on this..mth dont sell these shells..got this one from a mth dealer and i see why.. there some defects to it..dont care.

2/3/1312:51 AM

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AceOGR Forum Member

Couldn't find any better imagery so here is a Picasso-style dual perspective.

Josey, you might change the thread title to "customized Aerotrain" or something like that.

I think this came out too short.

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2/3/132:03 AM

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AceOGR Forum Member

Hey Josey, what's happening with your Aerotrain project? Somewhere on the back burner?

That 1950's Aerotrain nose job always reminds me of the bulbous hood on a 1961 GMC pickup that I used to have.

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3/16/1311:18 PM

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IronboundOGR Forum Member

Yes... it's your model so do whatever you want.

Where these structural details matter is when you are trying to build a model of a particular prototype. And when you want it to run on a layout with curves. Very long engines will have major overhanging on curves which can be a problem if you are running trains.

On the other hand, few "amateur" train designers will do better than the masters like Raymond Loewy, Otto Kueler, Dillworth et al. For 1950's-era auto design, the GM Aerotrain, as built, is hard to beat. It's problems were not so much how it looked (it was very popular) but how the train rode. The coaches were basically GM bus bodies modified to run on rails!!! The "trucks" were rough riding and the interior was hard and noisy, and much uncared for by riders. But the outside sure looked snazzy!

~Andy

thanks ..just wanted to get some idea's on length.seeing the turbo train has givin me more ideas...heres a quick sketch of 1 idea before I saw the turbo train..