Fonda, Johnstown & Gloversville Brill "Baby Bullet"

Fonda, Johnstown & Gloversville Brill "Baby Bullet"

Fonda, Johnstown & Gloversville Interurban car, a Brill "Baby Bullet" from 1931. This is a 3D printed N scale model with Tomytec drive.

IHP Brill "Bullet"

I am not only building my own 3D models. This is a Brill Bullet from Imperial Hobby Productions IHP printed by Shapeways with a Bowser drive.

The color scheme is freelance, inspired by the special orange and cream livery of the first Bullet car for display at the 1931 Electric Railway Convention in Atlantic City.

The Commonwealth truck frames are for the photo session only, awaiting the Brill 89E trucks finished. Handrails and glazing will be added also.

Lisbon streetcars

Lisbon has one of the funniest streetcar networks in Europe, and probably worldwide. Five lines still operate on the narrow gauge system (900 mm - 2 ft 11 7⁄16 in), even after construction of an extensive heavy transit subway system.

The minimum radius is particulary sharp, only 9 meters. Fourwheeled wooden cars are still in service, not only in heritage service, but in revenue runs. During the night, on line 15, the articulated Siemens cars are replaced by Brill built 4 wheelers.

Many american streetcar pratices are still visible in operation : Trolley poles (on line 28), reversible seats, K-type controllers, Brill built carbodies or local copies...

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