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Inspired by the conventional model that was aired here, I decided to create a command version of the TMCC Controlled Oscar Mayer Wienermobile.

 

It has directional lighting, cab lights and figures, strobe light, and a sound module that plays the Oscar Mayer song on command.  The strobe and song are controlled using the smoke feature of the TMCC board, you can sequence one or the other or both.

 

Here's a brief video of the completed project and some progress pictures showing the progression.  It was a fun little project, and I hope the folks that come see the modular display enjoy it.

 

 

 

 

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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.

When I made mine, it was done with stuff already in hand except the sound card and LED's. Someone asked me to make one for them and I started adding up what I would need to procure, added $40.00 for my time and shipping. Never heard from him again. Making them from stuff laying around is one thing, but needing to actually go get everything is quite expensive to the uninformed. And mine did not have TMCC.
 
Steve
 
Originally Posted by Dick Malon:

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

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.

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.

Originally Posted by stan2004:

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.

Did you score one of these?

 

 

Originally Posted by William 1:

Ok, sorry, but it has to be said,

 

------  It's a Weiner!------

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

Originally Posted by n&wsteamfan:

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.

 

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.

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