Cut Down Steampunk Steam Engine House by drawbridgep

Wings 3D • Work In Progress • posted on Aug 01, 2010

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Good Morning Friends, I've taken a LOT on board and cut my model down. So what do you all think of this? The frame is pretty much gone. The house has been extended to actually be it's own frame which the engine sits on. Wheels are a lot smaller, the steering is smaller. I've lost one axle altogether. The Flywheels are now on the outside of the pistons, so yes, I need to add more detail. This is like the Roadster version. There was one comment asking why I wasn't driving the wheels directly. I may be wrong, but in a traction engine it has flywheels so that the engine can power other things with the wheels disengaged? Same thing here. I haven't reconnected the steering chains, or the steam pipes. but wanted some feedback. Thanks for all your advice and suggestions.

Comments (6)

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Papergirl

9:47AM | Sun, 01 August 2010

Yes! Personally, from a non-model maker, it is perfect.

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bebopdlx

9:56AM | Sun, 01 August 2010

I like this one the best, much easier to see. Very well done also.

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ThomasMacCallum

12:33PM | Sun, 01 August 2010

This really is AWESOME, since you have been asking for opinions, how about incorporating the building with the engine a bit more.... maybe adding a funnel on the roof or gears and pulleys to the building wall?

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DangerousThing

3:04PM | Sun, 01 August 2010

Very nice! The "sport" version? The flywheels were originally there just to keep the engine running smoothly during the non-powered cycles of the piston because most steam engines have only one or two pistons. A good-sized flywheel evens out the speed over the cycle. I've seen the power taken by belt from either the flywheel or the flywheel's axle. It depends on the speed and torque of the motor. And to pull a house like that you'd need a lot of torque. Also the "tires" of the non-driving wheels of the ones I've seen have been smooth.

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dbrv6

8:20AM | Mon, 02 August 2010

Zow! Great changes! Great looking model and looks much more of a whole now! Agree with you about using the engagement of the wheels to stear. Would not be able to do a tight close turn - or would take a while to do so, but as a traveler of big planes and long hills it would do it fine.

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