Haddock51 Posted March 11, 2013 Posted March 11, 2013 (edited) Last year, I visited one of the largest model train sites in Switzerland (Chemins de Fer du Käserberg - not Lego!) with a total track length of approx. 2 km (!). In order to keep the tracks free of dust, they have developped a special vacuum cleaner waggon - a superb idea which worked perfectly. Having in mind my new train display with a total track length of 175 m with 4 different levels, I am considering building a vacuum cleaner waggon in Lego. Has anyone done a similar solution for Lego trains? Should be easier with Lego given the larger size. Edited March 11, 2013 by Haddock51 Quote
Werlu Ulcur Posted March 11, 2013 Posted March 11, 2013 Now that is something I would love to see: a vacum cleaner built from bricks ! I can only imagine the engineering needed to adapt one of those small hand-held battery-powered untis on a train. Quote
Konrad Posted March 11, 2013 Posted March 11, 2013 that sounds like a promising idea, are you going to rip apart a vacuum cleaner and house it inside lego? Quote
Haddock51 Posted March 11, 2013 Author Posted March 11, 2013 (edited) that sounds like a promising idea, are you going to rip apart a vacuum cleaner and house it inside lego? There are some mini vacuum cleaners on the market for PCs, mobile phones etc. I haven´t found one yet with feasable measures, close but ... Length and height are not the primary issues/challenges, but a maximum width of 8 studs truely is .... The basic idea is to mount a (battery driven) cleaner intact on a waggon - as close as possible to the rails. To rip it apart and house it inside lego would probably require a home made "micro vacuum cleaner" - something the guys in Switzerland did - with a Märklin-size train (!) And I can tell you, these rails looked clean! Edited March 11, 2013 by Haddock51 Quote
ronenson Posted March 14, 2013 Posted March 14, 2013 Great idea. I'm curious what this would look like. Quote
Electricsteam Posted March 14, 2013 Posted March 14, 2013 There are some mini vacuum cleaners on the market for PCs, mobile phones etc. I haven´t found one yet with feasable measures, close but ... Length and height are not the primary issues/challenges, but a maximum width of 8 studs truely is .... The basic idea is to mount a (battery driven) cleaner intact on a waggon - as close as possible to the rails. To rip it apart and house it inside lego would probably require a home made "micro vacuum cleaner" - something the guys in Switzerland did - with a Märklin-size train (!) And I can tell you, these rails looked clean! I was imagining some like a PC fan attached to a small bag Quote
Haddock51 Posted March 15, 2013 Author Posted March 15, 2013 Good news! I just found a mini vacuum cleaner on ebay - it´s not a "micro" cleaner but I think it will work. I wil revert back with pictures as soon as the waggon is ready. Quote
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