A Shay, Climax or Heisler this beast is not. WHAT SHOULD WE CALL IT?

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I saw this beastie on Stand C the Bowman Circle yesterday at Exeter Show. I have to say that I was somewhat transfixed by it as it perambulated around the layout. Definitely out of the box thinking by the maker.  What a little corker, and it appears to run well too. Short Vid after the Pic.

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Vid,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BshITdeVblY

JonD
 
Well as far as the picture is concerned, Gravity Defying ;D
 
The owner called it his 'Contraption' so maybe a congarrattshay.
It was fashioned from bits of Mamod kit

What ever it was called it operated really well!
 
Perhaps the best solution would be a Mallet.

Used from above; v quickly!
 
bobg said:
Perhaps the best solution would be a Mallet.

Used from above; v quickly!
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Sorry, not a Mallett, one end is not supposed to Articulate on a Mallett. Most Manufacturers of Models get this wrong to go round horrible curves. Can understand how the Concept of a Mallett is misconstrued.
JonD
 
dunnyrail said:
Do you see it upside down?.. I am not, but I am looking on my iPad.
JonD
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Yep, upside down here!
 
Now your expecting me to say the right way up aren't you ??? Sorry. :(

But it's rather neat, a real bush loco feel to it. Can think of a name but like some of the early locos that worked in the NZ bush they almost defied names ;D
 
dunnyrail said:
Do you see it upside down?.. I am not, but I am looking on my iPad.
JonD
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Save it to my desktop on laptop and it opened the right way up.

So maybe its as John suggested it depends on which hemisphere you view it in. ;D ;D ;D

It looks like something that a low budget short line would get the boilermaker to build in the shed because they cannot afford to buy anything.

It looked OK to me.
 
bobg said:
Perhaps the best solution would be a Mallet.

Used from above; v quickly!
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Perhaps I should have suggested from below! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
 
Thinking some more about this, Garrett would probably be more appropriate as the Front and Rear do swivel with the Boiler slung between. However it is the Drive that confuses. Certainly as some of you mention it does have a very New Zeeland Bush feel to it. One can imagine a Bush Workshop with a couple of old small Steamlocs and a spare Boiler being cobbled together.

Sorry about the upside down pic. Hope the Vid is not the same.
JonD
 
:o Laugh not. Build a crazy model, and someone will come up with a prototype (well, close too).

In Hokitika NZ, there was a foundry that did a sideline in 'locomotives'. They turned out about 20 of these, all similar, but different, using whatever second hand ex NZR boilers they could get their hands on. A garden railway modeller from Hokitika, was responsible for getting this example put on display at Red Jacks.



Now, if think it looks a tad weird, check out the 'works'..... there is a missing sprocket wheel (which should be ahead of the LH V gear), but the guts of it is all there. See if you can figure out the 'drive'. Note the Stephenson's valve gear. The final drive is chain driven.

 
Could not imagine it suiting tight curves! In fact, to be honest, I cannot imagine the final (chain) drive to the trucks ;D
 
Been there, seen that! ;) ;D
 
trammayo said:
Could not imagine it suiting tight curves! In fact, to be honest, I cannot imagine the final (chain) drive to the trucks ;D
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It has a very flexible patented chain drive that allows it to go around very tight curves. It worked, somehow.
 
Yeah was a bit Hill-Billy country, must admit. ???
 
Gavin Sowry said:
It has a very flexible patented chain drive that allows it to go around very tight curves. It worked, somehow.
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I would like to know more but, my son can make his m'bike chain flexible - a 1000k and even the best of chains become flexible in all planes!
 
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