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Posted: **Mon Mar 26, 2018 5:45 pm**

Hi,

Last week in one of my charity shop visits I bought a wooden musical box in the shape of a San Francisco Cable car. As on several occasions I have ridden these cable cars I thought it would be fun to converted into battery powered model.

: As bought for £3.49.; IMG_4211 LR.jpg (70.12 KiB) Viewed 5333 times

It was taken apart to remove the musical box and cut a hole for the motor and battery compartment. One of my standard aluminium channel chassis was made.

: Part built chassis.; IMG_4391 LR.jpg (50.52 KiB) Viewed 5333 times

Though the decals were carefully removed they weren't replaced as it was thought to look better without them.

: Finished except for some wiring.; IMG_4392 LR.jpg (65.03 KiB) Viewed 5333 times

Regards Tony.

Posted: **Tue Mar 27, 2018 11:06 pm**

Hi Tony,
I'm surprised you didn't embark on a project to lay a moving cable between the tracks!
Tim

Posted: **Sat Mar 31, 2018 3:01 pm**

Hi,

I decided to make a new chassis for the cable car that could accommodate more cells that would either a longer running time or R/C to be fitted to this end the new chassis has it motor off-set.

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A short video is at https://youtu.be/D2ZrIvOnl7w

Regards Tony.

Posted: **Sat Mar 31, 2018 4:43 pm**

I like it! Especially the flangeless outer axles

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