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Title: Re: The Märklin 4102/5 Bullet! Make steam, not war!
Post by: RedRyder on May 09, 2021, 05:09:13 pm
I like your 4102/5 Bullet..!!
Title: Re: The Märklin 4102/5 Bullet! Make steam, not war!
Post by: Dampfopa on May 09, 2021, 08:41:17 am
Old but still powerful. Nice, you posted the video.👍
Title: Re: The Märklin 4102/5 Bullet! Make steam, not war!
Post by: classixs on May 08, 2021, 12:54:28 pm
A strong runner that one, thanks for sharing :)
Title: Re: The Märklin 4102/5 Bullet! Make steam, not war!
Post by: Doctor Steam on May 08, 2021, 12:25:31 pm
Yes, I had also my doubts about the bullet, bur its correct.
Its stempt with VIS 3.01 what means its a bullet for a rifle. :D

Here it is, the promissed viedo and the steam run ;-)

https://youtu.be/AuMGn42wxZE  (https://youtu.be/AuMGn42wxZE)
Title: Re: The Märklin 4102/5 Bullet! Make steam, not war!
Post by: Dampfopa on May 06, 2021, 09:15:10 am
A beautiful machine. Interesting style. However, I also have my doubts about whether the piston is a matched bullet.
Title: Re: The Märklin 4102/5 Bullet! Make steam, not war!
Post by: tenniV11 on May 06, 2021, 04:38:57 am
Funny - (hurt or kill) You can use a bullet also for Target shooting - but thats not my question:
Why do you think it was a bullet - these are usually made from lead and have a thin
copper jacket. They would never work as a piston. For me it only has the design of a
bullet... but anyway a funny vertical
Arnold ;D
Title: Re: The Märklin 4102/5 Bullet! Make steam, not war!
Post by: yussufhippo on May 06, 2021, 02:23:47 am
My German reaction:"Das ist ja zum schießen"! (an awkward idiomatic expression, literally: you could fire a gun about it, figuratively: that's something to laugh about/at).

Does it work??
Title: Re: The Märklin 4102/5 Bullet! Make steam, not war!
Post by: Earlytimes on May 05, 2021, 03:04:12 pm
  Great photo's, You don't see this model very often. Looking forward to the video.
Title: The Märklin 4102/5 Bullet! Make steam, not war!
Post by: Doctor Steam on May 05, 2021, 02:35:43 pm
Hello dear steam friends,

I have received this small Märklin 4102/5 from France.
It is relatively rare and uses the wetsuit principle.
But that alone is not the special thing about the engine...

It has already been repainted and the condition is okay, even if some parts are no longer original, such as the flywheel.
But that is still not the reason why I want to present it to you here...

The special thing about this engine is the piston, which is not original anymore! It was replaced by a rifle bullet!

This makes it a completely new type of the Märklin series:

The Märklin 4102/5 Bullet!

I think I will leave it as it is because I like the idea of making a toy out of something that was once made to hurt or kill.

In this sense: Make steam, not war! ;)

A video of the machine will follow, of course, with steam and cat;-)

Your Doctor Steam.
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