TMCC Controlled Oscar Mayer Wienermobile

If Oscar Mayer would give you permission to use their wienermobile and logos I'll bet you could sell a ton of these.

very cool.  I have two of the smaller ones mounted on a flat car get lots of comments.

It would have to be a lot easier to make them if I wanted to sell them, but at the end it turned out to be pretty cool.

I got a lot of comments on the simple little TMCC NYC Fire Car at the last show we did, the kids loved it.  Since that was a hit, I figured to have a couple of neat novelty items for this show to run.  I love seeing the smiles on the kids faces when they see some of this stuff.

OK why would anyone want a TMCC wiener mobile?  LOL!  John that's too much!

John,

What's the story on the Oscar Meyer song - did the sound file come on a board with the Weiner Mobile, did you use a reprogrammed train sound card, how did you do that, ITS GREAT !?!?!

Best,

Dave

Hi John

 great pics.

I put the BIG bridge pic on to night.

John

Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.   LOL!

Think I'll go make a snack...maybe a hot dog!

Is this what someone would regard as a train meat?!? Great creative project

That's brilliant. I absolutely love it. 

Thanks folks. 

As for the audio, I used the same board as Steve.  I've since found a source for self-recordable ones for about $12/ea, so in any future projects, I'll have a cheaper source.  The three boards illustrated are the sound board, the ERR MiniCommander 2 TMCC board, and the custom power supply and trigger board for the sound card from the TMCC control.

I was looking for a novelty project for shows, and when I saw Steve's creation, I thought it was really cool, so I set about making one.  Since our displays are all command, it required command capability.  I did get a bit carried away with the lighting, but what the heck.   And, you can't have a hot dog running around on your tracks without a driver, so I had to put a couple people in the cab.

The original Wienermobile was $6 on eBay, so that part of the raw materials was cheap.  The whole project cost a bit more than $100 for the parts, and with my new cheaper audio card source, it would be closer to $70.  Of course, I don't count the parts box and all the labor actually getting it to work.

John, that's outstanding.  Very cool.  The extra work on the lights was worth it.  

I'm a sucker for cool lighting effects, what can I say.

Me, too.  

Well done John!

Do the bank's original left-right and front-back wheel spacings allow it to sit on an O-gauge flatcar?  A less ambitious sound-only version dragged around on a powered flatcar might be something I'd try.  I downloaded the karaoke MP3 file and have a spare MP3 player so all I need is wienermobile which as you say seem readily available on eBay.

I can't say it'll fit, it's a little late for a "trial fit" now.   I believe it probably could be made to work, when you rip the wheels off, the bottom is pretty flat.

Here's one setting at $7 with no bids.

Wienermobile Bank

And another.

Ok, sorry, but it has to be said,

------  It's a Weiner!------

Did you score one of these?

It's not only a wiener, but it's also a BIG hot-dog.

John,

Excellent work, people will love that at a train show.

Thanks Dennis.  I'm hoping all that work was not for nothing, that's for sure.  I am happy with the result, it sure cool running around the tracks.  I'm wondering if I'll be expected to come up with a new thing like this for every show.

That is awesome! May I ask what sound module you know of that you can record your own sounds?

You can buy them at bigDAWGS Promotions, they're the sound modules intended to go into greeting cards.  The ones that I now have can record three different sound clips tied to three separate push-buttons.  If you buy five of them, they throw in the programmer that plugs into USB.  They provide a simple little recording utility that allows you to load up the module sounds.

Thats great!

Make a bunch in HO...the HO wienies would love it!!!

You have to find an HO sized Wienermobile, I think this one is a bit large for HO.

That is awesome; I don't care what Marty sez!

No whistle steam on that wiener either?! I'll pass

John,

Nobody was bidding on the Wiener you linked to on "the Bay" so I snagged it!  Thanks for the heads up... Now, which of the "cards" did you get from the "BigDog" sight you referenced?

I'd like to get 5 of them with the programmer as you did!

Best,

Dave

Ya whistle steam with Mega Steam hot dog cart smell would put it over the top. Great job John.

Ron

Thanks guys, except for RickO   Just kidding Rick.

Dave, this is the module I ordered:  BARE USB 5-BUTTON MULTIPUSH - 200 sec

Looks like you can order less and still get the USB programmer now.

John, I can't stop laughing. That thing is hilarious.

Thanks.   I have to give creative credit to Steve "Papa" Eastman in the forum here, he did a conventional one that gave me the idea for the command model.

I was thinking the weiner had to be pretty big to get those boards in there.  Sizing it by watching the video on the fastrack, it seems to be a pretty decent specimen.  How big is the weinermobile?  And if I may, this just goes to show...

----Weiners are more Fun when they're Functional!  

I'm happier with a functional weiner, I know that for sure.

The body is 3" wide almost exactly, and around 8" long.  The tail of the wiener sticks out another two inches to make the OAL around 10".  Height above the track rails is exactly 5", which has been an issue with certain areas of some layouts.

The largest board is the sound board, it's in the bottom rear and it's about 2 3/4" long, just fits as you can see.  The other boards easily fit inside the wiener.

Actually, there's one in that search with 49 minutes for $9.99 with no bids, they're readily available if you just search.

Another with two bids at $5.20 with one day remaining.

Ahhh.... a car from the dead meat company! Cool! A friend of mine is doing the same with his.

I used to work for that company as it is owned by Kraft but the company split about 3 weeks ago with Nabisco and I ended up on the Nabisco side after spending 28 years with Kraft selling that and the packaged meats from Uncle Oscar!

I think Steve started a trend with his creation.

I know the sausage races are a big attraction at Brewers games.  Can you rig up a Johnsonville brat, a Vienna italian sausage, and some sort of kielbasa creation for a little competition?

Well, we just need the raw materials.  Maybe next time we'll do it with a real sausage as the body.