You have had a fine steam locomotive on T.H.E.R.R. and even enjoyed it, so I have heard...... I sure see them 9200 pumpkins around here a lot, and years look purty good!
They run fine BUT... They pull 3 cars less then my Katos or Scale Trains ! Still breaking them in but it's not looking good so far . A single ACe should be able to pull 12-14 cars...just like the 1:1 do...even up a 2 percent grade ! The sound isn't to bad. Just something new to play with. Between the AC noise on the ceiling of the RV and me playing my music out there the noise levels kinda wash each other. I like that I can hear them as they come by my end of the layout and then fades as they move further along. I can't hear them at all when they get to the far end of the layout. That was my hope when I bought them so that part is good ! .
From the few BLI locomotives I have, the difference is the weight, Kato locomotives weigh a few ounces more.
The taller one looks more like the photo. I think the shorter ones can look good on their own but not if they are anywhere near the taller ones.
Joe...they come like the shorter one. The tower on that is only 4 " which is about 52 feet high. Might be good for a place 'off the grid' but not much more. The tall one has a tower that is 7" which makes it about 91 feet tall. Most U.S. towers are 80 meters or around 280' tall !! Jake...I would agree. However 2 thicker plastic straws (from Starbucks) was all I could gather up. True...real towers are tapered but....for the sake of simplicity and 'faking it' it's all I got. .
I could put both on the hill in the back right corner where the water tower currently is. That would give the illusion they are further away and the shorter height might be believable. That would then mean finding a new place for the water tower ! Hmmmmmmmm.
I think you could use them as they come as long as there’s nothing to compare them with. Many of our buildings are too small, especially industrial buildings served by the railroad, but they look good and make a convincing scene anyway. I think it would be the same with the turbines. Looking at your photo makes me think it might be possible use the pole that came with the kit and use one straw to make it taller. It’s impossible to tell from the photo if the bottom of the pole and the straw are close enough in diameter to make it work.
Yes...the original tower slips inside the straw. Its a tight fit. I could extend it up another 4 inches. The tower would taper up from the top of the straw to the bottom of the 'nacelle'. If I cut 4 inches off the straw and pull the tower up out of the straw...maybe it would give the look of the whole tower tapering up. Hmmmmmmmmm.
I like this idea! Placing windmills on windward edges of ridges is a common and effective practice for taking advantage of the naturally concentrated winds. Water towers are typically deployed on level terrain anyway, since a ground level tank on a nearby hill is cheaper, and need not be as, if at all, elevated above ground.
Me too. I’m interested in seeing what you’ve come up with. I think these wind turbines are pretty cool but, fortunately for me, to the best of my knowledge there are none on the east coast of Florida so I won’t be tempted to go down that rabbit hole.
Coming inot this discussion way late so you have no doubt come to a decision. If these are being placed in a corner where you will not be reaching over or around them I agree the taller is better. Shorter may be less prone to accidental damage if you have to reach over it. Breaking a wind turbine would be bad, on the other hand breaking wind might be worse.
I got a good laugh, thanks cbg. When I was in elementary school Confucius Say jokes were very popular. The only one I remember is appropriate: Confucius say, “Man who breaks wind in church sits in his own pew.”
