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Title: The Taconnet lives!!!!!!!!
Post by: Eric Bolton on September 21, 2009, 12:08:37 PM
In 7/8th scale that is. I was at a large scale live steam meet over the weekend at a friends house in New Jersey and was surprised when I saw someone wearing a WW&F T-shirt. I was even more surprised when he opened the rather large box he had with him. The car is scratch built and took over a year and a half to build. All of the windows and doors operate and the mail room is complete right down to the mail clerk's coffee cup! It runs on G gauge track and it is massive! Hope you like the pics.

(http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs241.snc1/8818_150578307296_694872296_2647629_5746427_n.jpg)
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(http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs261.snc1/8818_150578282296_694872296_2647626_3845168_n.jpg)
(http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs261.snc1/8818_150578292296_694872296_2647627_1478970_n.jpg)
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This last photo is the car sitting next to a 1:20.3 scale three foot gauge passenger car. Both cars run on the same track. Gives you an idea of the size.
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O and not to be forgotte was the WW&F flat car he built as well.
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Title: Re: The Taconnet lives!!!!!!!!
Post by: James Patten on September 21, 2009, 01:37:02 PM
Really nice looking car.  Can you have your friend supersize that for us?  ;D  Maybe just add water.

Now I can't wait to have one of our own.
Title: Re: The Taconnet lives!!!!!!!!
Post by: John McNamara on September 21, 2009, 04:19:53 PM
In addition to the coffee cup, I love the railroad calendar on the wall!

-John
Title: Re: The Taconnet lives!!!!!!!!
Post by: Mike Fox on September 21, 2009, 06:37:54 PM
WOW! Nuf said
Title: Re: The Taconnet lives!!!!!!!!
Post by: Tom Casper on September 21, 2009, 09:30:11 PM
Can the mysterious builder be identified?  Nice job.

Tom C.
Title: Re: The Taconnet lives!!!!!!!!
Post by: Eric Bolton on September 21, 2009, 10:42:29 PM
Im sorry to say but I have forgotten the man's name! It was an open house for a model railroad group. I was rather busy running my locomotive and we had close to 40 people come through so the names are all a blur. I know he said that he had been in contact with Marcel up at the museum for info on the original.
Title: Re: The Taconnet lives!!!!!!!!
Post by: Dave Crow on September 22, 2009, 05:48:25 AM
I think it's Jack DiSarro.  He posts on the 7/8n2 forum on Yahoo.  Throughout the construction of the car, he posted progress photos to the forum.

Dave Crow
Title: Re: The Taconnet lives!!!!!!!!
Post by: John Kokas on September 22, 2009, 09:27:11 AM
Holy Cow Batman..................  Can he build one in 1=1 scale?
Title: Re: The Taconnet lives!!!!!!!!
Post by: Ken Fleming on September 22, 2009, 03:29:51 PM
He probably could build a 1:1 version, except for the trucks, with some help of course and using our super sized car shop.  If ever built, I wonder if the U.S. Postal Service could be talked into a one time R.P.O. Day.  The covers would sell like hot cakes.  Would be great news item and great publicity for us.