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 Posted - September 15 2013 : 2:03:10 PM
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Here is a Faller sawmill. The water wheel turns slowly and the saw blade inside oscillates up and down. What's interesting is that there are no gears anywhere. The motor for the water wheel is a synchronous motor that turns slowly. The saw blade uses an electro-magnet that pulls a sprung permanent magnet down, and that downward motion interrupts the power to the electromagnet so that the perm-mag springs up again (and repeats). Very clever.
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Posted - September 15 2013 : 2:19:04 PM
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Now THATS AWESOME WOW.....
I'd love to find that and this is not the first time I have seen it!
*Hates to see the price* Being its a Faller model!
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Posted - September 16 2013 : 12:33:16 AM
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| Cool. Good photos.
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Posted - September 16 2013 : 3:27:07 PM
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I guess, I'll add one here too!
Its in kit form, but I guess, I should say, this box, has 4 kits in it! 1 actual 3 stall roundhouse, 3 add-ons......Make a nice set up I do believe!
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Posted - September 16 2013 : 9:28:18 PM
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| neat roundhouse Tho it do look odd with old 1880s -1900s equipment around it while theres a modern Amtrak loco sticking out of the roundhouse
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Posted - September 16 2013 : 10:21:42 PM
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| John, I think (my selfish interests of course) it would be fun to see this roundhouse at intervals during your construction of it. Barry
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Posted - September 17 2013 : 03:54:55 AM
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Barry,
Ohh sure....I don't blame you for wanting to see that monster being built! (If I were you, I'd want to see it being built too!)
With the amount of that, I have, I'm not sure if its going to be that one, OR the other one, that I have, I just have not made up my mind, as I have 2 completely different ones to choose from.....With that said, it will be impressive as the posting says, I have 4 kits, to make a 12 stall 'house!!!!
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Posted - September 17 2013 : 4:00:15 PM
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quote:neat roundhouse Tho it do look odd with old 1880s -1900s equipment around it while theres a modern Amtrak loco sticking out of the roundhouse
Originally posted by microbusss - September 16 2013 : 9:28:18 PM
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Looks like a marketing hack took a look and said, better stick something new in there so the diesel folks will buy it!
http://tycodepot.com/
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Posted - September 17 2013 : 9:11:38 PM
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I got this for $2.00 at a train show in Allentown, PA. I don't know which incarnation it is - It just says "Made in Taiwan R.O.C." on the bottom. I'll need to find graphics on the web to make new signs. Unfortunatelly "Finger Lickin" Good" isn't their slogan any more. Now it's just "SO GOOD". I'll also need to make the chicken bucket for the sign out front.
I always wanted one!
Not a building, but I also got this in a box of junk - Didn't know mice at plastic!
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Posted - September 17 2013 : 9:52:13 PM
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That KFC is made by Life Like. Still make 'em like that.
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Posted - September 18 2013 : 3:00:53 PM
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Justin,
Life-Like doesn't make anything trains anymore, they sold out to Walthers.....AND Walthers doesn't make the KFC any more, PLUS, I don't think Life-Like when they made trains continued the KFC after I think 1995!
ALL of the Life-Like "Scenic" buildings and or the set buildings (I'm not sure what Life-Like called them), were not re-produced under the Walthers ownership, Walthers merely sold stock that was already produced as of their purchase of the company.
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Posted - September 18 2013 : 9:54:47 PM
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| hey Helm I might have a extra bucket & sign I'll have to look
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Posted - September 18 2013 : 10:24:04 PM
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Ben,
Ya got 2 of the extra buckets and signs? I need one for the KFC I have too! seems to be the first and only parts lost form this building kit!
~John
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Posted - September 19 2013 : 04:13:42 AM
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Rich, those mice may be partially blind... it's the lead in the paint that attracted them.
John
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Posted - September 19 2013 : 07:20:36 AM
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no, EM-1 & I can't find them & Walt won't give me mine I sent him to detail for me
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Posted - September 19 2013 : 08:12:03 AM
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quote:Justin,
Life-Like doesn't make anything trains anymore, they sold out to Walthers.....AND Walthers doesn't make the KFC any more, PLUS, I don't think Life-Like when they made trains continued the KFC after I think 1995!
ALL of the Life-Like "Scenic" buildings and or the set buildings (I'm not sure what Life-Like called them), were not re-produced under the Walthers ownership, Walthers merely sold stock that was already produced as of their purchase of the company.
Originally posted by EM-1Â -Â September 18 2013Â :Â 3:00:53 PM
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I'm not certain if they are still in production but the kits are still available through Walthers.
http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/433-1394
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Posted - September 19 2013 : 11:08:41 AM
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Tom,
Yeah, they have not yet sold off the stock from the Life-Like purchase... That's why they are still on Walthers website for sale and in stock...
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