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I finally managed to get a Metafot model of Der Adler first locomotive to run on German railways. These models were produced in the mid 1980`s for the 150th anniversary of the 1835 Der Adler a Stephenson Patentee. The Stephenson Patentee was a development of the Planet locomotive that was used on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway.
I bought the model hoping it was a steam engine converted to electric operation, but, it turned out that was not the case as the model did not have a boiler, but did have the steam cylinders along with slip eccentric valve gear. It became apparent that Metafot had made two versions and I had brought the electric version. After a bit of research I discovered that the loco was built by Lutz Hielscher when he owned Metafot, he has since set up Hielscher Dampfmodelle in Wuppertal http://www.hielscher-dampfmodelle.de/en.
I have been able to buy an unfinished boiler from their old stock. But have decided to leave the model with electric drive and search out a steam version for my collection. I decided the most practical way forward would be to build a carriage and install a speed controller, a 12V 2600mAh Compact AA NiMH Battery Pack and 2.4 GB receiver to run the engine on my railway. The carriage design is freelance fabricated from plasticard and wood using Brandbright axle boxes and wheels.
https://www.dropbox.com/lightbox/photos
I bought the model hoping it was a steam engine converted to electric operation, but, it turned out that was not the case as the model did not have a boiler, but did have the steam cylinders along with slip eccentric valve gear. It became apparent that Metafot had made two versions and I had brought the electric version. After a bit of research I discovered that the loco was built by Lutz Hielscher when he owned Metafot, he has since set up Hielscher Dampfmodelle in Wuppertal http://www.hielscher-dampfmodelle.de/en.
I have been able to buy an unfinished boiler from their old stock. But have decided to leave the model with electric drive and search out a steam version for my collection. I decided the most practical way forward would be to build a carriage and install a speed controller, a 12V 2600mAh Compact AA NiMH Battery Pack and 2.4 GB receiver to run the engine on my railway. The carriage design is freelance fabricated from plasticard and wood using Brandbright axle boxes and wheels.
https://www.dropbox.com/lightbox/photos
