Dave Ware’s Musical Ferris Wheel
There is an inner track on this Ferris wheel which has a small car on it. As the wheel turns the car rolls backward because gravity keeps it on the bottom of the track. The baskets are mounted on the Read More …
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Dave Ware’s Tandem Horse Carousel
Dave Ware writes: This is the standard carousel modified to have one horse behind the other. Recently I was trying to impress one of my grandsons, who is into K’Nex, with the great things I could build with Erector sets. Read More …
Dave Ware’s “B” Ferris Wheel
I bought a partial B Ferris Wheel set at the National Convention auction. Thanks to a tip from Mike Devita via Bruce Hansen I painted all the red pieces with Dupli-Color Engine Enamel color #DE1632. I had been led to Read More …
Joe Muscanere’s Ferris Wheel
Joe writes: Parts used were mostly pre-war parts with the plastic carousel horses coming from early 1950’s 10� sets. Early Erector logo on board was printed by me from a file from A.C. Gilbert Heritage Society website. Pulleys on one Read More …
More of Bill Klein’s Amusement Park Rides
Bill Klein’s Swinging Boat Bill Klein writes: Standing three feet tall, the boat is pulled back and forth by an A49 motor. It has yellow seats. Bill Klein’s Yo-Yo Ride Bill Klein writes: The Yo-Yo ride rotates 360 degrees. The Read More …
Bill Klein’s Ferris Wheels
Bill Klein’s Quintuple Ferris Wheel Bill Klein writes: The “Quint” has an A49 motor. The arms hold two wheels. The seats are yellow. The wheels are string driven. The arms rotate the wheel. It has yellow stairs and a blue Read More …