DD1 Pete Maurer 1947 O scale and it's standard gauge big brother

Hello all  ok now a few stills ...

come to the Chicago  March meet this weekend  ..I'll be running the DD1 .... 

Cheers Carey 

Part of what is neat about these is that you can see the motion inside the carbody, I suspect like you would have on the real loco. You should measure the drawbar pull just for fun lol

Hello Dennis ..one day I'll do some draw bar testing ... as I have the Kalmbach dynamo car from 1936 

Incredible DD-1 models, Carey.

It's also great to see some of the hobby's history getting some love.

Thanks for sharing.

TRW

Carey Williams posted:

Hello all ... 1947 Pete Maurer took out an ad for a O scale DD1 .....selling for $400.00...... ( a new Ford cost $1200). 

Read the ad ... engine is driven like the prototype by the side rods ....oh yes see video for proof ...  

At $400  there was a very limited market for such a piece ... rumors of 8 were made ....

Pete was a big train fan / collector who was very talented building trains ... he later built standard gauge pieces including a DD1 ...   

Pete also built a nice model of a BiPolar in O gauge ... in the early 70's 

Here are the two videos ...DD1 topless so you can see the drive ...certainly worth the price of admission alone ..but wait we'll throw in a video of the DD1 ( now with top) ..pulling 5 !!! Miniscale (diecast..about 5 pounds each!)  passenger cars ....running with outside 3rd rail ( of course) ..

 

sorry Mr Webmaster the videos filled up all the space ..next post with some stills .

Cheers Carey 

 

Amazing- thanks for posting this. What's the story on the standard gauge DD1? Did Pete Maurer also make that? I want one! 

I had the pleasure of seeing the inside of the preserved DD1 set at Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania- watching the giant traction motor and jackshaft drive arrangement in action from inside there must have really been something at speed!

Interesting to see the size difference between the 1/4" scale DD1 and the 17/64" passenger cars.

Hello all 

Nice photos of the mother DD1 .........  Pierre (Pete) Maurer made both the O scale ..and the standard gauge DD1's ...  Pete in the 60-70's    built various standard and O gauge pieces ..the most prolific model is the O gauge Bipolar ..bright orange and brass...   below a page from TCAQ from 1982 ...also showing Pete's box cabs ...DD1...and a killer L5 .( standard gauge) ....I've never seen the L5 ...but hope to one day  . 

Standard Gauge DD1 runs great....this one was rebuilt by Bob Hendericks 

Cheers Carey

Bronze sides?  I wonder if he used the same foundry that Fred Icken used.  You would be blown away with Fred's French sand cast bronze models.

Wow! Those are about the most amazing models I have ever seen!

Will is right, what an amazing model.

Thank you ..yes it is quite a wonderful,piece ...and fun to run

Outstanding images, videos and thread. Thank you!

a

Above are photos of Pierre Maurer's version of some Standard Gauge E-2 McCoy Milwaukee locomotives in my collection.

Bob Nelson

That runs so smoothly too.

Typically Carey, are these wonderful pieces you get in "runnable" condition, or do you usually have to tinker with them first?

Mark in Oregon

Was there ever a Standard gauge segment of the hobby that used outside third rail?

Hello Mark ...this one just needed some cleaning ..., Oil , and a pray ...

Arthur ...oh yes there were several outside third rail standard gauge layouts ...

I'm working on adding a loop of Walthers outside third rail track ...

Cheers Carey

This thread is like peering into a parallel universe that I didn't know existed. Pretty awesome pieces of history! I love that they run too.

@John Smatlak posted:

Amazing- thanks for posting this. What's the story on the standard gauge DD1? Did Pete Maurer also make that? I want one!

I had the pleasure of seeing the inside of the preserved DD1 set at Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania- watching the giant traction motor and jackshaft drive arrangement in action from inside there must have really been something at speed!

You will notice that the roof overhang on the front has been trimmed flush with the front end.  Supposedly the Pennsy did this so those engines running to Flushing Meadows for the 1939 Worlds Fair appeared more modern.

If you like outside third rail in O gauge ...and standard gauge ....perhaps you will like it in 1/2" scale

Icken 1/2" scale switcher

https://youtu.be/J0T-2NHBnZ8

Or may be outside third rail in HO is more your style

https://youtu.be/vvWj4oxZTsg

Still looking for something different ...OO gauge with outside third rail

https://youtu.be/g8Mf6lCfNl0

So far ...I have not seen any CD / S gauge with outside third rail......but who knows what tomorrow will bring ..

Cheers Carey