LogtramE

TATSUTAYAMA Logging Tram Way

IWATO Line

10/05/2001

22^nd NNGC Award report

04/21/2001

I was finished.
The layout base is turntable for television set. I put motor and worm geared roller set and push it to turntable outside. I made 4 points slip-ring to make 3 circuits for power supply and sound signal. Power resource is 12 SUM-1 batteries, put into basement. It can be used PFM sound unit to switch for outer power unit connect.

Gimmicks are all installed. These are crank moving donkey, reproducing donkey sound by solid states recorder for postal mail, donkey 2 wires moving by hand crank put underground. This hoisting game is fun and so interesting to see turning pulleys. Wiring system is easy "Falling Block Type".

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Rotating Layout!

Turntable for TV set is installed on base unit. Drive unit is junk motor and worm gear set, be pushed to outside of turntable.
It has easy clutch and I can rotate by hand when this clutch is off.

The control unit is in drawer hidden into base. That has two main volume. One is for loco running speed, another is for layout rotating speed.

Red button is for hot shot by pager motor vibration. This is Hirom's idea.

This is not a panning shot. Camera was fixed. Loco is running and landscape is passing.

Last gimmick is smoke unit.
I'll upload movie file soon. Please wait.

Now smoking!

I wanted to smoke only for chimney. Because of chimney back pressure, smoke had been spilled over. But I like this scene rather.

Donkey crank moving below-mentioned.

Effect is rather small, I think/

Send air type smoking unit.

It is same type as I had made for HO steam locos ever.
20mm diameter more or less bigger than for HO locos.
Power supply unit, using 3-Terminal Adjustable Regulator is behind it

I had taken time more half a year for such a small layout. I'll begin to make rolling stock next!

02/03/2001

On the other side of timber trestle, there has a cut down field with cable lift.
It is so deep in mountain, there is no fuel oil, I introduced American 2nd hand Donkey engine

The model is Ever Green Hill HO kit. I scratched sild-bar, cross-head with brass and main rod with nickel silver. And put in a junk mortor under the ground to drive cranks.

Good action isn't it!

12/08/2000(but up-load 02/03/2001 sorry)

Conifer trees

10/17/2000

I'm building new Logging Line. It is simple endless plan.I attached importance for operation.

A half of scenery was finished. The latest shots are below. HOe scale, cutting down trees branch tramway.

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