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Originally Posted by frizzen
Wow, that's a heck of a way to make an enterance!
I remember seeing pics and video with the Lombard and thinking it was some steampunk thing, not knowing it actually did logging.
Is the Marion 91 to be steam or electric power? Looking at the bruder guy, that's going to be a beast.
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When I first saw pictures of a Lombard I just knew that I had to build a model of it. The folks up at the Maine logging museum were great, gave me full access for days to take photos and measurements, and taught me to drive it at thier events. It was the first commercially produced tracked vehicle, later versions were gas powered too. They were always the halftrack style, with the tracks just powered but with separate steering.
The Marion 91 model is steam powered, have not gotten to the boiler yet. Marion did make electric versions of it, also versions of the smaller models with separate compressed air power for mining.
My model is 4-1/2' long, will be around 100 pounds when done, definitely a beast to move! May need a scale crane...
