Narrow Gauge Micro Train Layout (7 dwarf themed)

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Ай бұрын

I built an 009 narrow gauge Micro train layout that will be powered by a crank powered generator and placed in a square glass display case for safe keeping. The layout also is able to be self-powered through a super capacitor that is charged by the 50-rpm motor converted generator. The theme is a mine train loosely based on the 7 dwarfs.
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@tabletop-glory Ай бұрын

Something like this at a kids museum to teach the basics of electricity would be amazing.

@PeterWaldraff Ай бұрын

I agree, that would be great! Thanks for watching, much appreciated!

@levidarling5107 Ай бұрын

This little layout gives me mid Sodor railway vibes from the railway series. 😊🤭 I love it!

@PeterWaldraff Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@mogofresha 13 күн бұрын

Miniatur yang keren dan mengagumkan...

@PeterWaldraff 6 күн бұрын

Thank you!! Apreciated!

@tracynation2820 Ай бұрын

Super. I am glad that I let the Electric Company do my cranking for me, or my trains wouldn't be operated near as often. 💙 T.E.N.

@PeterWaldraff Ай бұрын

🤣, Thank you! Appreciate!!

@imaginitivity7853 8 күн бұрын

Quite charming. If the gems could appear in the truck, whilst parked in the mine and then cascade down the cliff at the top of the train run they could be endlessly collected and delivered.

@PeterWaldraff 8 күн бұрын

That would be nice!

@limehuzki Ай бұрын

This reminds me of this one coin operated truck and train I once saw at a truck stop

@PeterWaldraff Ай бұрын

Cool!

@StevesTrains Ай бұрын

Wow, this is an outstanding project! Love it!

@PeterWaldraff Ай бұрын

Thanks!! Appreciate it!

@w.rustylane5650 Ай бұрын

Wow. What ingenuity! Great idea with the reed switches. Cheers from eastern TN

@PeterWaldraff Ай бұрын

Thanks, appreciate!!

@MarkMcCluney Ай бұрын

Always magical Peter, thanks so much for showing us. Great vid mate.

@PeterWaldraff Ай бұрын

🙏, appreciated!

@christopherkilgore5229 Ай бұрын

Snow White is just living her best life.

@PeterWaldraff Ай бұрын

She is,😁. Thanks for watching!

@somenamelessdude8095 9 күн бұрын

This sounds like it would be pretty durable. Even if the super cap went bad it would still work with the crank

@PeterWaldraff 9 күн бұрын

Yes, and it’s easy to replace parts as they are exposed under the case. It’s my mistake used train layout, I crank it every time I’m near it. It’s addicting😀.

@Steam1937 Ай бұрын

Love the small England’s

@PeterWaldraff Ай бұрын

Love it too, thanks for watching!

@yolo6741 Ай бұрын

Great idea, outstanding project.

@PeterWaldraff Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@MattnUska Ай бұрын

Wow. That’s incredible. I might have to get back into trains. Wouldn’t it be cool to make a coffee table like that?

@PeterWaldraff Ай бұрын

Yesss, that would be cool!🤫 Thanks for watching!

@tonymatthews7330 17 күн бұрын

This is very nice. you are a terrific craftsman.

@PeterWaldraff 17 күн бұрын

Thank you sir! I appreciate that!

@MicrobyteAlan Ай бұрын

Super interesting, great idea, well executed. Now I’m off to work the springtime surprise. 🏰 🏃‍♂️

@PeterWaldraff Ай бұрын

Thanks Alan! Will be down there this summer and again next spring for the princess run.

@MicrobyteAlan Ай бұрын

@@PeterWaldraff , see you in the field house. 😊

@JoshJX Ай бұрын

Gems. Jewels. Tomato. Tomato.

@PeterWaldraff Ай бұрын

👍😀

@machineman6498 Ай бұрын

That’s some amazing work! Thank you for sharing this.

@PeterWaldraff Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@montymc450 Ай бұрын

Delightful!! What a joy.

@PeterWaldraff Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@toyroadsrails-trainscarspl1709 Ай бұрын

That is such an awesome design! Love it!

@PeterWaldraff Ай бұрын

🙏!

@pvere3246 9 күн бұрын

A turntable at either end of the track would be cool.

@PeterWaldraff 9 күн бұрын

Yes, that would be cool.

@daviddwight5745 25 күн бұрын

Had no idea Dwarves were that small😜

@PeterWaldraff 25 күн бұрын

😀

@musoseven8218 Ай бұрын

Ingenious, great talking point, great educational device and beautifully done too👍💜😊

@PeterWaldraff Ай бұрын

Wow! Thank you very much ,appreciated! Thanks for watching.

@musoseven8218 Ай бұрын

@@PeterWaldraff 👍✌️😊💜👍

@PeterWaldraff Ай бұрын

@@musoseven8218 Thanks!!

@donaldraver Ай бұрын

Great project. Very unique idea

@PeterWaldraff Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@JohnsTransportMedia Ай бұрын

This is brilliant, I love it.

@PeterWaldraff Ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏!

@Eargesplitten-Loudenboomer Ай бұрын

Love it

@PeterWaldraff Ай бұрын

🙏, I will try.

@davidgekler 25 күн бұрын

Very cool Peter!

@PeterWaldraff 25 күн бұрын

Thanks!

@mjtunstall1976 Ай бұрын

look great mate! if there an train expo coming up you should show off the case!

@PeterWaldraff Ай бұрын

That is a good idea, I actually have never been to a show before. Thanks for watching!

@enrique5167 Ай бұрын

Very nice, great job!

@PeterWaldraff Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@allenkotlan3606 Ай бұрын

Great model railroad, please share/ teach me more. I get electrical basics but "electronics make my head spin. Love the theory put to practice. Oof love to play with more electronics on my model railroad. Great work and fun. Can I crank it uphill next?

@PeterWaldraff Ай бұрын

Ha, yes, thanks!! I was originally planning on explaining the wiring in more detail. Maybe I’ll do one in the next few weeks.🙏

@PeterWaldraff 29 күн бұрын

I made that video of the electronics🙂: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gLiqhamep9LQmKM.htmlsi=qzrWZL56t6OIiV8l

@Shirayumi9090 Ай бұрын

Great idea using a latching relay. I was wondering how the caps managed to hold the relay without discharging haha

@PeterWaldraff Ай бұрын

I will release a video on the schematic soon, but for now, when the relay is latched I added a resistor in series with the relay to limit the current draw. This can be done after it is latched because to maintain a latch you only need to 1/10th(aprox.) the latching voltage before it drops off.

@seventhcircleracing3012 Ай бұрын

Made my day.

@PeterWaldraff Ай бұрын

Glad to, thanks!

@Spaventacorvi Ай бұрын

This stuff is awesome. Subscribed.

@PeterWaldraff Ай бұрын

Thank you and thank you for subscribing!

@saab93secv Ай бұрын

Masterful!

@PeterWaldraff Ай бұрын

Much appreciated! Thank you for watching.

@thecooky7744 15 күн бұрын

Great 👌 idea

@PeterWaldraff 15 күн бұрын

Thanks!

@dahlbergt Ай бұрын

Really, really nice and well done! :-D

@PeterWaldraff Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@digimaks Ай бұрын

You should have progreammed the point to point reversing relay with a PAUSE mode at the end of the point. So the train stops and wait few seconds at the ends.

@PeterWaldraff Ай бұрын

Yes, good point. I did think of that during the design, but then opted to keep it as simple as possible. I think I might be able to accomplish that delay with a capacitor. I will have to experiment. Good comment, thanks for the input! Thank you for watching!!

@jeffreymonroe4776 Ай бұрын

the gems arent meant to be in the tender unless the gems are fuel for the loco

@PeterWaldraff Ай бұрын

True, but in this case they are sharing duties with coal and gems🤷‍♂️😀. I should get a separate mine car and attach. Thanks for watching!🙂

@dcctrain 28 күн бұрын

Awesome!

@PeterWaldraff 28 күн бұрын

Thanks!

@user-gk8gg1zt7l 21 күн бұрын

Nice video, Like ! ! !

@PeterWaldraff 21 күн бұрын

🙏 Thanks!!

@williamfowler8840 Ай бұрын

Absolutely amazing! What motor/generator have you used?

@PeterWaldraff Ай бұрын

Thanks!! I been experimenting with the Grearistan motors from Amazon. I tried 4 different motors, the 50 rpm seem to have the best overall for providing enough voltage per revolution of the crank and with not much force to turn the crank. I also tried the 3 rpm, that one I could not get to turn. The 100 RPM was okay but needed to be rotated fast, and last the 20 RPM was much harder to turn but with a longer crank shaft may work good.

@choppergirl Ай бұрын

Why don't you cut a hole in the plexiglass, extend the track at the top to go to the right and around the corner and down and connect to your turnout?

@PeterWaldraff Ай бұрын

Intresting thought, but would interfere with the turning of the crank, Could work If I rotated the layout 90 degrees counter clockwise though. I like ithe way it is now but your idea would be cool. Thanks for the feedback!

@trainguy69 Ай бұрын

what track are you using? ive been interested in making a tram layout for a long time and the sharp curves are what im looking for

@PeterWaldraff Ай бұрын

I am using Kato 6” and 4 an 5/8” radius track. Thanks for watching!

@Negev-Israel Ай бұрын

Question: why do you need a bridge rectifier when you generate power from a brushed DC motor? .

@PeterWaldraff Ай бұрын

I do that because I wanna charge the super capacitor by going forward or reverse, and the polarities would change when I do so. This will ensure a charge in both directions.

@Negev-Israel Ай бұрын

@@PeterWaldraff I see.

@marks7502 8 күн бұрын

cool

@PeterWaldraff 8 күн бұрын

Thanks!

@RandThompson-dd3sk 4 сағат бұрын

It would be nice to use solar to power as well.

@richardpetrovic8941 11 күн бұрын

nice❤

@PeterWaldraff 11 күн бұрын

Thanks

@mcwooley 29 күн бұрын

Wow! An electric track? Hmmm, could something like that have allowed early trains to have electrical telegraph (or hey, even telephone) before the days of radio? SUN APR-28-2024CE 2056EDT

@PeterWaldraff 29 күн бұрын

🤔Interesting, maybe! Thanks for watching!

@jodyjohnson265 9 күн бұрын

Are you going to build a full circuit soon it would be cool to see the train move while running off of a compasstor.

@PeterWaldraff 9 күн бұрын

I did include and it does run from a capacitor when I flip a switch under the case. I show it in the video.

@loooll1346 Ай бұрын

I mean I would buy it but I don’t have money 😅 is that the cherry steamer?

@PeterWaldraff Ай бұрын

Haha, Yes, it is red.

@paulmeynell8866 8 күн бұрын

Very impressive,but I can’t figure out how your circuit works? Did you use a latching relay? Is the cap and resistor connected to the relay coil there to keep it held on( if so how does it get time to charge?) There does not appear to be a fly back diode across the relay coil? Tia

@PeterWaldraff 8 күн бұрын

Here is a video of the circuit. I think it will answer all your questions. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gLiqhamep9LQmKM.htmlsi=C51x9SHAcEfdYgyH

@paulmeynell8866 8 күн бұрын

@@PeterWaldraff thank you

@paulmeynell8866 8 күн бұрын

@@PeterWaldraff brilliant the circuit is different to the one in the first video , this one makes perfect sense thank you for sharing your excellent work.

@PeterWaldraff 8 күн бұрын

@@paulmeynell8866 yes, made a few changes. Very observant. Thanks for the comments.

@user-cq4yn1pd1t Ай бұрын

wat scale is it i am gonna buy a n scale but i have just 75 euro' s

@PeterWaldraff Ай бұрын

The engine is 009 and it runs on kato n gauge track. Kato’s Pocket line series would be perfect on a budget. Thanks for watching!

@user-cq4yn1pd1t Ай бұрын

@@PeterWaldraff tysm

@WISDOMDUCK69 Ай бұрын

That locomotive is a small England class and question why have you put the gems in the tender

@PeterWaldraff Ай бұрын

I get it’s not accurate but it’s pretend, I am using it as a dual fuel and gem removal🤷‍♂️😀. I do plan on getting a mine car to attach. Good question thanks for watching!

@WISDOMDUCK69 Ай бұрын

Your welcome might I suggest a bacman quarry hunslet

@PeterWaldraff Ай бұрын

I will check it out, thanks!