2020 Steampunk Quarantine Handcart Contest

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Asteamhead
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And this last one!
Just recently I managed to buy an old steam engine made by Maerklin back in 1953. It then was their biggest engine equipped with feedwater pump and a generator. After some work and a little tuning, it is running like a singer 8) and produces enough AC-current (Westinghouse :) ) to light a LED bulb.
So much fun :!:
Keep on trail despite C
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Steam engine, Maerklin 4098 from 1953, running at night
Steam engine, Maerklin 4098 from 1953, running at night
Same engine with a Kilkenny beer from Ireland
Same engine with a Kilkenny beer from Ireland
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Nice!
I've never seen one of those engines that used beer...
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Re: 2020 Steampunk Quarantine Handcart Contest

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Hello again,
Here are my recent projects fitting to christmas time. Not steam so far but heavy metal, yet. Made of ancient Walther stabil parts, some of which were from before WW II (!), the models now may last forever :) .
The high voltage mast, scaled down to about 1 in 32 was built of some (not to say a lot of) surplus parts. It's double use as christmas tree with no needles comes just right this time 8) .
That 4 track steel bridge is original located on the main line through the city of Hamburg (Dammtor station). There still is a lot of traffic of every sort of trains, about 300 per day! It was well known and facinating during the steam area as train spotters heaven :D .
It will be used for a H0 layout just to run and show all these trains of the past. Not an exact model, but showing the prototype as far as possible :wink:
Whish you a merry christmas and have fun together with me!
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Dammtor bridge with class 03
Dammtor bridge with class 03
Dammtor bridge, year 1960 calendar photo
Dammtor bridge, year 1960 calendar photo
Dammtor, peddler's sight
Dammtor, peddler's sight
Dammtor with modern class 10 (sixtees)
Dammtor with modern class 10 (sixtees)
Walther stabil mast / christmas tree with candles
Walther stabil mast / christmas tree with candles
Stabil mast made of several hundred parts with candles
Stabil mast made of several hundred parts with candles
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Re: 2020 Steampunk Quarantine Handcart Contest

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Pretty cool. Looks like a lot of fun, replicating known structures.

Well done!

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Excellent ! Great uses for old construction toys,
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