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Check this one out! About 6 years ago, John Gerlach of the GMLTC had built a
fountain that actually pumped water using the technic pneumatic system. Well,
this captured the imagination of my then 8 year old son Ross, and he set his
mind to building one of his own. After going through several versions over the
years, he finally perfected his design last November, and here it is:
I won’t try and explain all of the issues he encountered along the way-- I’m
going to let him do that on his own. We tried to give a fair idea of how he
built it from the pictures we took. Basically, Ross used the large boat hull so
that the system wouldn’t leak; and the whole thing is powered by the new RC
motor that runs off of a 9 volt train transformer. A fun feature of the design
is his water level meter (that’s what the colored grill tiles are). The whole
fountain really runs great and is a terrific animation to add to the TCLTC
layout!
Enjoy!
JOHN
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