Steam Cycle

Fall weather is the best time of year to me to draw some Steam Punk

 

Another vehicle from the world of Steam Pony

When you can't travel by rail, you still travel by steam.

The Steam Cycle runs on a high compression boiler powering two cylinder pistons. 75 percent of the vehicle is contained within the two wheels on each side of the vehicle. Their large size keeps the engine balanced without needing a third wheel to support the front half of the boiler.

Caution must be taken when starting up the Steam Cycle though. If you engage the drive to quickly you can throw off the balance of the cycle and ram the front end of the boiler into the ground and flip the cycle over.

 

Gyro Train from the world of Steam Pony

 

The world of Steam Pony relies heavily on steam power. People needed to get across country quick and fast and traditional rail travel could only go so fast. Go around a curve too fast and the locomotive would flip off the tracks.

Enter the Gyro Train a steam train that travels on a rail system of four rails laid out in a tube formation.

Built like a traditional steam locomotive the Gyro train contains two shells an interior shell and an exterior shell. The exterior shell of the engine has four sets of drive wheels attached to it. Two at the top and two at the bottom. Both are able to pivot out to a 45 degree angle and our able to obtain speeds of 90mph, even on curves. The genius of this is while the exterior shell is moving in all directions, the interior shell is able to stay in the center of gravity the entire time. Allowing a smooth and comfortable ride.

(For the ones that don't get it. Think of a roller coaster where the track twists and curves. While the cars are twisting and turning on the outside, inside you wouldn't even know because the gyro keeps you in the center of gravity.)