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It doesn't run on track, but it's one of the best LEGO models I've ever seen, and there's a whole bunch more on this guy's channel including an Avery traction engine that actually plows! It's impressive how much power he managed to get out of this engine.
Re: What I wanted to do, but way better
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2024 7:13 pm
by drewzero1
Wow, that seems pretty strong! I wonder how far it could get with a tender-mounted dustbuster?
Re: What I wanted to do, but way better
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2024 7:16 pm
by -steves-
drewzero1 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 14, 2024 7:13 pm
Wow, that seems pretty strong! I wonder how far it could get with a tender-mounted dustbuster?
I was thinking how long the cable would have to be on a large garden railway and what happens under bridges / tunnels
drewzero1 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 14, 2024 7:13 pm
Wow, that seems pretty strong! I wonder how far it could get with a tender-mounted dustbuster?
I was thinking how long the cable would have to be on a large garden railway and what happens under bridges / tunnels
Come on, think out of the box:
A leaf blower to power the loco which in turn is powered by a petrol generator on the second wagon.
Nothing new there... have you seen the adverts for the Nissan E-power?... has a battery and electric motor to drive the wheels... plus a petrol engine to generate power to charge the battery!
Re: What I wanted to do, but way better
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2024 9:02 am
by -steves-
philipy wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2024 8:31 am
Nothing new there... have you seen the adverts for the Nissan E-power?... has a battery and electric motor to drive the wheels... plus a petrol engine to generate power to charge the battery!
Strangely enough, that's how most cruise liners work too, except they use diesel engines to power the generators to charge the batteries to power the motors. Apparently not only is it more efficient, it causes less vibrations on the ship and prop shafts thereby giving a smoother ride for when people are trying to sleep
Re: What I wanted to do, but way better
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2024 3:56 pm
by dudeface
You could use a battery operated portable vacuum which is what I believe Drew was referring to.
Re: What I wanted to do, but way better
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2024 4:17 pm
by dudeface
Scrat wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2024 7:26 am
Come on, think out of the box:
A leaf blower to power the loco which in turn is powered by a petrol generator on the second wagon.
Or just a non-kerosene-and-also-not-paraffin-because-they're-the-same-and-not-diesel-either-petroleum-distillate powered leafblower. (Autocorrect corrected it to leaf blower, then suggested leafblower, then put a red squiggly line under it!)
Unless the generator method is more efficient...
Re: What I wanted to do, but way better
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2024 1:00 pm
by drewzero1
I suppose it could use a diesel generator to power an electric motor... That sounds familiar, somehow? Maybe there's a locomotive that did that somewhere.
