Lets see your Unusual Motive Power

[superturbine]

Here is my unusual motive power!  I did not build any of it though.  Adam-Drasko found the turbines for me in obscure hobbie shops and the NP challanger I got off of Ebay for $100 and only needs 15 minutes of work.....Sweet deal!

[Kisatchie]

I don't have any motive power.


Hmm... that's true. You
should try waking Kiz
up in the morning...

[ryan_wilkerson]

I don't have any motive power.

THAT's unusual! 

[Puddington]

Trying to get my head around "unusual".... What does one define as unusual....? I mean, what someone on the ATSF in 1960 might consider unusual might be normal on the CPR Kettle Valley sub.....

[Chris333]

[VonRyan]

I'd think that "Unusual" would mean something along the lines of "one-off" like an Eire Triplex, Baldwin Centipede, and/or any other strange locomotives that only a few were made and only one or two railroads purchased/used.
Chris' camelback is a good example. Although camelbacks were somewhat common on the CNJ and Eire for a time, they do look unusual and the camelbacks weren't widely used locomotives in terms of a national scene.

Or "Unusual" could mean a complete Foobie....

-Cody F.

[delamaize]

Here is my unusual motive power!  I did not build any of it though.  Adam-Drasko found the turbines for me in obscure hobbie shops and the NP challanger I got off of Ebay for $100 and only needs 15 minutes of work.....Sweet deal!

So YOU'RE the one who got that challenger. Damn you Damn you! Lol 

[u18b]

Unusual power.
Got lots.
T6



U18B




SCL U28C  and L&N U25C


GP39



GP16



SD28


MOW truck

[packers#1]

Ron, how'd you build that U18B? That's all the Pickens RR ever runs

[M.C. Fujiwara]

Gee, Chris just had to bust out the Camelback early for the WIN 

Makes me feel silly posting my scratched wooden boxcab (on 44-tonner mech) and 18-ton Climax from Randgust's nifty kit (on a Kato Kritter chassis):



Messing with locos are definately not my thing (as evidenced by the huge "boneyard" on my workbench: once I take them apart...)

But exciting to see all the nifty stuff people have built!
Keep on showing!

[u18b]

Ron, how'd you build that U18B? That's all the Pickens RR ever runs

Well, I have two for sale.  The SCL one above and an undec.
Contact me if interested.
Ron Bearden

[u18b]

Here's two more.

This monstrosity.  Chessie GP40 and a CSX 40-2 hood.



And a lighter, wood burning Shay.

[PGE-N°2]

I have an A-B set of Milwaukee Road FM Erie Builts. I'll get a good picture of them on the club layout this weekend and post it.

[daniel_leavitt2000]

GP10 rebuild:


SW1500:


C30-7A:


F40PHM-2C, which has been sitting on my workbench for years:

[u18b]

Daniel.
Looking good.