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TarJak
12-05-11, 05:29 AM
http://wimp.com/tiniestengine/

This guy must have infinte patience, not to mention great engineering skill. Johann would cry if he could see it.
HunterICX
12-05-11, 05:53 AM
That is amazing, wow :o

1220 hours of work on that, it sure did pay off.:shucks:

HunterICX
Jimbuna
12-05-11, 07:41 AM
How cool was that :DL
Oberon
12-05-11, 08:21 AM
Absolutely fantastic! Love it, and major kudos to the man who put it all together.

Now, how can we get it into one of Jims die-cast models? :hmmm:
Jimbuna
12-05-11, 11:06 AM
Absolutely fantastic! Love it, and major kudos to the man who put it all together.

Now, how can we get it into one of Jims die-cast models? :hmmm:

LOL...working on it now :03:
Sailor Steve
12-05-11, 11:21 AM
Pretty wild! :rock:

Reminds me of a thread from several years ago about this gem:
http://www.madwhips.com/home/thread/283.html
Rockstar
12-05-11, 11:21 AM
Now thats impressive to see that little engine wind up. I wonder what kind of torque it can produce if it would be sufficient to move a scale vehicle up a hill or thru water
Rockstar
12-05-11, 01:24 PM
As time passes I was wondering now how did he start it? Did those cylinders generate enough compression to ignite the fuel or was there glow plugs or an alternate ignition source? Also burning fuel generates heat and exhaust both of which I saw no indication of. :hmmm:
Gerald
12-05-11, 01:27 PM
Good thing!
Rockstar
12-05-11, 03:00 PM
Ya maybe it's eco-friendly magic fairy dust that makes it go :D
AVGWarhawk
12-05-11, 03:03 PM
Very cool. Now to build a car or vessel around it!
vienna
12-05-11, 03:09 PM
I wonder what kind of mileage it gets?... :DL
sidslotm
12-05-11, 03:25 PM
Amazing link that, thanks.

same as this one only on a different scale

http://gcaptain.com/emma-maersk-engine?506
Jimbuna
12-05-11, 04:29 PM
I wonder what kind of mileage it gets?... :DL

Twenty yards to the inch :DL
steve_the_slim
12-06-11, 01:27 AM
I think that belongs inside one of these:

http://www.pshobbiesandmodelshop.co.uk/images/24578.jpg
d@rk51d3
12-06-11, 03:02 AM
As time passes I was wondering now how did he start it? Did those cylinders generate enough compression to ignite the fuel or was there glow plugs or an alternate ignition source? Also burning fuel generates heat and exhaust both of which I saw no indication of. :hmmm:

Pretty sure it "ran" on compressed air.

Still cool, nonetheless.
Platapus
12-06-11, 08:10 PM
Pretty sure it "ran" on compressed air.

Still cool, nonetheless.

If it ran on compressed air, why would it need a water tank?
steve_the_slim
12-06-11, 10:28 PM
Because we modellers can sometimes be anal about making perfect replicas of stuff. I know of guys who would rather scratchbuild an entire locomotive than use an inaccurate commercial model. I'm nowhere near that nuts, of course.