See a windmill in a bottle in action! Yes I was able to bottle the wind! These are extremely rare crafts. Even more rare is whenever the bottled artcraft is devised to operate, such models are often powered by electric, windup clockwork Hand cranked and even solar kinetic power! These type of pieces are often found in private collections and a few Museum. Earliest models origionated in Germany around or before 1900s.
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Wind mills in bottles are ultra rare but were once as common as the ship in bottle in the early years of the art. I wired the motor to a z-tech model train controller for z- scale trains to get the windmill to move at a controlled speed. seeing anything inside a bottle in action is also a very rare sight from a craftsmans technical point of view.
ATTENTION ALL SHIP IN BOTTLE BUILDERS!
Oct 1 ,2007
There are very ,very few videos on the subject of this art and may be a dying Folk art. If you are building something or have finnished a unique piece, BE A GOOD LAD AND POST IT!
what is that little thing going past it?
Its a very very tiny model train…the scale is Z which is smaller than N or HO model trains. the wind mill is powered with a tiny motor and Marklin train parts too!
its adorable, how much weight can it pull?
It can pull about 8 or more cars if the train is on straight track. Im not sure how many grams each car is but the traction of the locomotive can be increased if it were to some how be more heavy. these type of trains can only handle 2- 4 percent grades on hills too.
hey have u ever heard of live steam trains in that scale?
No but I have heard about such tiny motors in science magazines. the real problem is how to get a drop of fuel into them. I think I will stick with these electric motors for now!!!
wow.
wow, thats so cool.
Whats up with that song though? lol
WHAT! you dont like classic Irish folk Music!
I love International music, This is my favorite Irish band!
Now broaden your horizon and turn off that guetto crap!
where can you get a windmill like that cheap that runs on electric current but not in a bottle i need for science project.
You will need a cheap electric motor but you can get a really good one from a scrapped cassete player or even a CD player or Even better, some old PC that are now junk have great electric engines.You can find them at goodwill thrift shops.clock motors and toys also are a fine source too. you will have to build the propeller and add a speed controller, I use model train speed controllers but it is possible to use only batteries but the windmill will run at undetermined speeds!
That’s really cool! Maybe you could put solar panels on the roof.