mbta trolley models live overhead.

Boeing Vertol LRV trolley MBTA Built by Ray Crowder.

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[lpcmidst128]

Thats cool. Does pantograph actually draw power off the overhead line? Do the poles work as well?

[r1nv02]

Yes the pantographs really works and they do do draw power to the motors. The poles really work as well. My wire height is 18 scale feet from the top of the rail. the trolley you see with the poles is #3402 that car was actually delivered to boston for the MBTA greenline service back in 1976. The overhead wire back then wasn't set up for pantographs so they used trolleypoles. So i figured i'll model that specific car because it has alot of history.

[MBTA1116]

i have those same trolleys i think.. lol, they are the mehano versions right.... also, whats with the black roof?

[r1nv02]

cHECK YOUR HISTORY. BOEING PUT THE PROTOTYPE OUT THERE WITH BLACK ROOFTOPS. I BELIEVE ALL THE BOEINGS HAVE THEM, MY MODELS HAVE ALL BEEN REPAINTED BECAUSE THESE ARE OVER 20 YEARS OLD. BUT YES THE ROOFS ARE ACTUALLY BLACK ON THE PROTOTYPES SO I PAINTED MINE BLACK ALSO. PLUS I THINK THEY LOOK WAY MORE DETAILED.

[MBTA1116]

oh well, ive never seen a prototype. i see a boeing evry now and then in my commute to school at park st but they a getting very scarce because of them stupid bredas. and yes they do look pretty cool with the black roof tops... nice models

[r1nv02]

Thanks buddy. Do you model these as well?

[jemdude22]

Wow...It is like the real thing. It draws power from the overhead line!!

[geneking7320]

What scale is this?

HO or O?

[Cobras7111]

OMG I WANT ONE OMG

[blarization]

What scale

[microbusss]

heh I just got a MUNI AHM one at a train show for $10! Works fine too

[alexsey9999]

Какие это троллейбусы??!! Это явные трамваи!

[Jan621117]

@antoine2123 if you can work yourselve through german: WorlWideWeb. then .bahnwahn.de/mehanotram/index.­html

[danthomastherocker1]

AWESOME!!!

[antoine2123]

Hello can you give me te site of this model , and do sombothy know other sites of tramways of metros? Thnx

[mespada4940]

The other side of the trolley looks like bus.

[parejopinto]

can u please tell me where u got these?

[UP4012]

I like the trolley poles!

(By the way, anybody who flames me for that:

a. Yes, I know what a pantograph is,

b. There are trolley poles in front of the pantographs.

c. This is completley prototypical, the T's two pilot cars had trolley poles for use until the wires were adjusted for pantographs as well as panto's.)

Nice models!