Over the summer I managed to get the boxmotor out of the barn for the first time in over 10 years, it was quite a chore to move it as the ties had rotted out under its track so the car was derailed due to a wide gauge. Once getting the track back in gauge it was able to be taken out and we went for a short ride, only to discover what I had feared would happen- the car will not clear one of the trees on the west end loop. This meant I had to run backwards to return to the barn, I have decided that this year I will take the tree down so it can be operated the full route. You will notice all the sparking at the wheels on the first run by, this is because of all the rust on them from not running for so long. Even the headlight was blinking due to the extreme voltage drop caused by the rust! You can expect to see this car out running more in the future as I have some exciting upgrades planned for it, so stay tuned for that and in the meantime enjoy this little adventure :) Edit- just noticed one of the run by clips is in there twice, no idea why it did that when I uploaded but hey the sparks are cool so why not enjoy it twice lol
15 окт 2024
