Posted April 28, 20159 yr Hi all, today I want to show some pictures of my trolley-bus. It has PF-Receiver,battery-box and a PF-Motor. Steering is establishd via the trolley system. Two Videos Steering mechanism Two different types of masts, one made of rails, the other of rigid hoses Test-tracks, mixed with both types (as I got only 4 hoses) The automatic switch point The technique inside Some Pictures Hope you like this little project cu Lok24 Edited April 28, 20159 yr by Lok24
April 28, 20159 yr The fact it works and in such smooth manner is amazing! Nice use of old 14 tooth gear to solve alignment problems!
April 28, 20159 yr AWESOME engineering there 'Lok24'......I like the bus design and how you have packed it out with power functions. Brick On 'Lok24' !
April 28, 20159 yr Incredible! The design of any individual piece alone (bus body, pf/steering systems, or masts) would be impressive but together its just great - hope a lot of train folks come over to this forum to see this as well!
April 28, 20159 yr Author ..... hope a lot of train folks come over to this forum to see this as well! ... you could add a link there .... As it is no train I posted it here. Vice versa you find some other similar constructions in the train section cu Lok24 Edited April 28, 20159 yr by Lok24
April 28, 20159 yr This is absolutely great work! And it's also nice to see that the bus design is not compromised- it looks very real. Is it going to the Wien westbahnhof, by any chance?... ;-)
April 28, 20159 yr Cool build. Nice compact steering mechanism. Are there any issues with the gears slipping?
April 28, 20159 yr Author Nice compact steering mechanism. Are there any issues with the gears slipping? Thanks. No, there is no slipping at all, because there is a tile round 2x2 with hole (dark grey) under the central gear, which keeps it in the upper position, so the both gears on the side can't move downwards. As you see in the video there isn't much room between the bus and the baseplates, but it takes absolutely the same way every time with great precision. cu Lok24 Edited April 28, 20159 yr by Lok24
April 28, 20159 yr Excellent! That's already a good looking Trolley Bus and you've added some amazing functionality.
April 28, 20159 yr That's some brilliant engineering right there - very clever solution. And the bus looks the part, too. Well done!
April 28, 20159 yr The construction looks so simple but yet this is the most amazing part of it. It looks like something everyone could built, but only a few or maybe no one could think of it. Absolutely amazing.
April 28, 20159 yr What a great idea to use the overhead cables to steer the bus. But why not use tubes on the straight stretches? That would make it still better. Greetings from Arnhem, Trolleybus city of the Netherlands.
April 28, 20159 yr What a great idea to use the overhead cables to steer the bus. But why not use tubes on the straight stretches? That would make it still better. Greetings from Arnhem, Trolleybus city of the Netherlands. I agree that would make it cleaner the plates just look to thick to me.
April 29, 20159 yr If you read the original post again, you'll see this: Test-tracks, mixed with both types (as I got only 4 hoses)
April 29, 20159 yr Author Hi all, thanks for your interest. I now added the Enjoy! cu Lok24 Edited April 29, 20159 yr by Lok24
April 29, 20159 yr Awsome Job ! Simple but not simplistic. In a word, Ingenious ! Look forward to seeing you integrate it in a city ! Edited April 29, 20159 yr by G0M
April 29, 20159 yr Great build - bus is brilliant by itself, but the track system is impressive too. Looks like it runs very smoothly, too!
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