Went
to the Timonium Great Scale Model Train Show today and took a lot of pictures:
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| Not N Scale but I want one! |
This picture is of an HO model that had 3 operating fans in the tender (which I had never seen before). The gentleman with the model explained that this was a German ingenuity attempt that didn’t quite get into production before WWII ended. They piped the steam from before it escaped the stack in the front of the engine back to the tender condensers. This was to accomplish 2 things: 1) less smoke was pumped out the stack which would make it more difficult for allied aircraft to spot the engine: and 2) it recycled the water back into the tender for reuse minimizing the need to stop as often for water refills. Neat operating model!
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| This goes with the WM engine above. |
These were interesting module table legs made to look like bents from a timber trestle.
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