Lego Chairlift(s), Snowcannon and more!

[XG BC]

I wasn't shure whether this fits in here or in the technic subforum. I want to present to you my working fixed grip single chairlift. It features a bottom drive station with 2 fischertechnik xs motors underneath the station to power the thing. you might ask why didnt I use a lego motor? the reaason is simple. I didnt have a lego motor that works except the train motor at the time and i had these lying around. they work great and are 9v DC motors aswell so they would work with the powerfunctions/9v/powered up system if i made an adaptor cable for it. the top station features a tensioning system using an empty 9v battery as a weight. the top station is modeled after the older style doppelmayr lifts with a sort of tensioning tower. I also built some other mocs like a ski conveyor and a small snow cannon. but without further ado here are the pics:

the bottom yellow part houses the two motors. there is a liftshack and some exhaust pipes indicating the emergency drives diesel motor. it also features gates to let skiers in timed just right to the chairs (non working).

this is the top drive station complete with its liftshack, a  webcam on its roof, the sign for the lift and the tensioning system. incase you are wondering why the bricks dont quite line up in the model dont worry irl they do line up it is within the tolerances of the bricks.

here is an accurate model of the top station. it is for a 4 person lift though so the bullwheel is a bit larger

if you want to see another pic of the real life thing please visit:

https://www.lift-world.info/de/lifts/3096/datas.htm

as for the bottom station it doesnt really have a real life counterpart as there where many fixed grip chairlifts made with underground drive where the lower ground was visible due to the landscape. it is/was quite a generic design for a lift.

the lift chair:

I had to make it narrower than the design @dagupa used for his because my bullwheels are smaller than his. i used the same ones for drive and tensioning which permits the chairs to not swing into the center on the pass of the bullwheels. my drive bullwheel has a blue lego rubber band in it to permit traction with the haul rope without having to have insane amounts of tension breaking something.

I also built a ski conveyor which you'd often find on beginner hills/to connect a restaurant to a slope etc. there are three variants all modeled after the conveyors produced by SUNKID. one is the open variant and two are different designs for coveres ones:

 

and finally i made a little snow cannon by de-toyifying the one from the city snowgroomer set. i used an aircraft turbine for the cannon part and even added a little light on top.

hope you like my skiing themed mocs!

if anyone wants the studio files they are here:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/1h0ehsvt1i40o0o/AABCVx11JgplnTeDrDPl0c1da?dl=0

there are also some other concepts and models in there. just check them out and see if you like them. they are all in german though but i am shure you'll work it out.

if you want to build the lift just follow @dagupa's instructions for routing the cable and attaching the chairs:

https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-10233/dagupa/motorized-ski-lift/#details

he also made a video of it running. mine runs similar to his:

 

Edited December 28, 2021 by XG BC

[XG BC]

i have now atleast digitally made 2 new types of drive stations: they are modelled after the poma type delta and type alpha drive terminals. these are quite popular in the us and in france, the home of poma. some of them where even later converted to detachable chairlifts if the owner of the lift found it necessary to make the lift detachable by just adding the neccessary components infront of the existing drive terminal thus reducing cost.

https://www.alpinforum.com/forum/download/file.php?id=52396&mode=view

here you can clearly see the regular delta fixed grip terminal with the stuff for the detaching added infront of it. here is another one:

this one has a alpha type terminal with the detachement station infront of it. some where built all at once though because early poma detachables where always fixed grip terminal + detachable terminal with the equipment to transport / detach the chairs.

this is the older delta type drive terminal which was used for new lifts till the 90s:

this one wasnt easy to do because you need clearance for the chairs to pass between the pillars of the station. it looks ok ish in my opinion but i am not 100% happy with it. if you have any suggestions feel free to write them here.

the other station is the poma alpha terminal which they use since the early 90s till today. i am very happy with this one as it looks good with all the odd angles and roundness in it.

hope you like my models! feel free to post ideas, critisim/how you like the models here.

Stay Safe!

Edited December 28, 2021 by XG BC