Weekend Update 11/29/20

[dem34]

Basically sums up the average warthunder match.

Who makes the panzer?

ha, I made that exact joke posting the scene by itself out of boredom elsewhere.
Its made by Bandai as part of their B shorty GuP set. contender for the worst decals I've ever seen included with a model, 5 or 6 applications of micro sol and it still looks like the roundels are sheets of acrylic tacked to the schurzen.

[Jesse6669]

WOW!!
Are those locos powered, or static models?

Those are static, but free-rolling.  The standard mechanism width with 3mm dia motors is currently too wide for scale hood width (ie GP40 or SW9) and I don't want to compromise scale appearance for a motor in there.  A GP40-2 powered train can be run if you include powered boxcars or cab units.  I'm contemplating a drive that can house a 3mm motor in a GP40.. but that's still in the R&D department.

[peteski]

Those are static, but free-rolling.  The standard mechanism width with 3mm dia motors is currently too wide for scale hood width (ie GP40 or SW9) and I don't want to compromise scale appearance for a motor in there.  A GP40-2 powered train can be run if you include powered boxcars or cab units.  I'm contemplating a drive that can house a 3mm motor in a GP40.. but that's still in the R&D department.

Thanks!  In such a small scale it would be quite acceptable to have a dummy loco with a motor-equipped boxcar behind it pushing it.  I keep forgetting just how tiny these models are.

[narrowminded]

Mention is made of a 3mm motor.  I've seen 3.2mm but never 3mm.  Is that just the convention for calling out that motor size or is it actually 3mm?

[cjm413]

Those are static, but free-rolling.  The standard mechanism width with 3mm dia motors is currently too wide for scale hood width (ie GP40 or SW9) and I don't want to compromise scale appearance for a motor in there.  A GP40-2 powered train can be run if you include powered boxcars or cab units.  I'm contemplating a drive that can house a 3mm motor in a GP40.. but that's still in the R&D department.

Sounds like a good excuse to build a CNW GP35 - slug rebuilt from F3B or F7B - GP35 set...

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=5376474

[Jesse6669]

Mention is made of a 3mm motor.  I've seen 3.2mm but never 3mm.  Is that just the convention for calling out that motor size or is it actually 3mm?

Quite right-- actually the stock motor is 4mm.  Now I'm curious where you saw the 3.2mm motors?  That might have some promise given that scale hood width is about 4.5mm and I could probably get away with .5 mm walls.  I think Siemens made some that small but they were really expensive..
Jesse