Thanks peeps, it's getting there.
Excellent!
Some more info on the Schienenzeppelin. In 1932, it was rebuilt. While retaining the aircraft engine, it received a conventional hydraulic drive train as well as trucks, making the ride a lot more comfortable and quiet. In 1934, it received a new Maybach engine and was sold to Deutsche Reichsbahn, but never put into service. It was scrapped in 1939.
Have fun with your trains
Prototype test.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Orw1QDsLbM
I've tested the meshing of gears and am now epoxying in the motor.
http://www.wolfland.net/schienenzeppelin4.jpg
rrinker One thing's for certain - when they ran that, I'm sure people stayed behind the line on the platform! --Randy
One thing's for certain - when they ran that, I'm sure people stayed behind the line on the platform!
--Randy
LOL. Yeah, and their shoes were nailed to the platform......or maybe CA...
Probably would make a great ''unterseeboot''.
Take Care!
Frank
Working on meshing the gears to hopefully generate enough rpm's to drive the train.
http://www.wolfland.net/schienenzeppelin3.jpg
Indeed!
Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's
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- I did not watch out for this - sorry!
Thanks Frank. First picture should be available tomorrow. Just starting.
Sir Madog Why make one if you can buy one for a little under Euro 100. Schienenzeppelin N scale Benefitting from a weak Euro, that´s about $ 110 + shipping.
Why make one if you can buy one for a little under Euro 100.
Schienenzeppelin N scale
Benefitting from a weak Euro, that´s about $ 110 + shipping.
Too bad it's sold out.
http://www.wolfland.net/schienenzeppelin.jpg
Is it prop powered or is the prop just for show?
Thanks Mike, I will do that.
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Mike Lehman
Urbana, IL
I am starting work on a n-scale model of the Schienenzeppelin. I will continue to add images as I progress. I made a pre-prototype and now I'm working on the prototype. It is prop-powered, not a prop just sitting there for show.
I'm new so it doesn't look like I can insert images yet.