Benz, a senior engineer at Xincheng Heavy Industry, and his colleagues circulated the drawings on the conference table, feeling that his head was three times bigger.

The name of a steam locomotive is very simple, but it is really difficult to pinch these scattered systems together and make them into real objects.

The drawings were sent by His Highness the Special Envoy, and they did not sign or mention the source. I couldn't find anyone if I wanted to ask, and everyone didn't even know what the missing part was.

Of course, only looking at the overall large picture, the front of the car is very beautiful and the various parts are tightly fit, but to create such a complex thing, it is not enough to have a large picture. In the decomposition diagram at the rear, only the transmission system is relatively complete, and there are certain shortcomings in the brakes and other systems.

"Should there be a valve here?"

“The connection is a bit weird.”

"Can this part be made? Shouldn't there be more parts to combine?"

The conference room was filled with engineers' whispering discussions.

After everyone passed the drawings, half a day passed, it was still in chaos.

The next day, the meeting was held, and the engineers still did not reach an agreement. Some people thought that this kind of thing could not be created at all, and some people thought that it could be made simpler just by what Your Highness left, but they were opposed by others.

The deputy factory director in charge of the meeting could not stand it: "This will not work. This task is very important. We must start the work as soon as possible. Benz, you have been in contact with steam engines when you were young, so you are the project leader and you choose the people yourself. Some things that require cooperation from other manufacturers come to me to approve the notes at any time."

Benz did not refuse, but in fact he took the lead and said that he should make a simpler thing first.

He quickly recruited several colleagues who were not prone to quarrels when working together.

The special project office was rearranged, and the original drawings sent by the special envoy were nailed to the wall, and each system was arranged in groups.

You still have to have a meeting when you have a good office.

"In the previous meeting, some people thought the drawings originated from the remains of the Lagus Dynasty, and I don't think they were not." Benz looked at the drawings all over the wall, and he had a certain feeling in his eyes, "To be honest, my ancestors came from there. Although the Lagus Dynasty was proficient in steam technology, they did not give up magic. This complex equipment would use magic as much as possible to make up for the shortcomings in mechanical aspects, and could only be operated by steam educators with certain magic abilities.

No matter how you look at this drawing, it is a pure mechanical equipment, and the entire production and use process does not require magic to participate. So what we are doing is not restoring ancient equipment, but probably creating a new steam era."

I gave everyone a little anger, and while it was not blown up, I quickly switched to the main business: "First, we can correct our own level, and there may be some gap between us and the master who can conceive such a complex machinery, so I don't think that we can do it in one step. The work starts with a simple one. The envoy also means this.

I have considered the past two days that early work should be divided into two parts. One group is responsible for making a simple model of the trumpet, verifying its boiler and power system, and the other group is responsible for the braking system. It does not require full size. The premise of convenient testing is as small as possible, so that you don’t have to bother other manufacturers.”

Benz was a person who had been in contact with steam engines for a long time. He realized that there were a large number of casting parts for full-size prototypes, which were not produced simply by heavy industry. If it was made smaller, it could be processed with thinner steel plates and thinner steel rods, which eliminated the trouble of coordination among all parties. It was only dispatched in the factory, so that everyone could understand how the whole vehicle deals with various working conditions as soon as possible.

"Didn't it mean that there is no limit on the procurement and accounting funds? It's better to do it in one step and follow the size on the figure. We will try to make up for the missing parts."

"No." Benz pointed to the drawings and expressed his opinion. "The design concept shown by the drawings is very mature. It is definitely not something that people like us who have never been exposed to steam locomotives can keep up. The supplementary parts we designed may become the fragility of the entire vehicle body and bring additional dangers. So I think we should make a relatively simple version at the beginning to meet the basic needs of various work on the railway, and then consider improving this set of drawings."

The team members were convinced by this statement that the front of the car on the drawing was towing a thousand-ton truck, and just putting it on the drawing gave people a sense of stability. Everyone's experience, theory and mathematical abilities are afraid that they will not keep up. Once the design deviation of the supplementary parts occurs, it may cause the entire system to collapse, and may even cause high-temperature steam leakage to threaten personal safety.

Unified opinions and work can be carried out smoothly.

It is quite interesting to be responsible for the work of the boiler and the power system. Although it is a model, in order to successfully burn coal and start the boiler, ensure that the pipelines are unobstructed, and after amplification, the structure does not need to be changed, and the model cannot be made too small. The discussion within the group decided to do a 1:6 first.

According to the standards of the Railway Bureau, 1:6 means the gauge is 25 cm, the maximum width of the vehicle body is 55 cm, and the length of the vehicle is based on the proportion on the drawing. The model alone is 3.7 meters long, but the model does not require a coal-fired car, and can be shortened to less than three meters.

Of course, it is impossible for such a big guy to do it indoors, so he can make a lot of space by digging out a piece of open space.

Building small train models can easily attract people's attention. People go to watch after get off work every day, and as the small railways gradually emerge, the shape of the small trains is increasing, and more and more people are coming out.

Being watched is not a good thing for ordinary manufacturers, but Xincheng Heavy Industry has a special organizational structure. It is both a factory and a home for everyone. Everyone has two identities: colleagues and neighbors, and their relationship is much closer than ordinary distant relatives.

Especially among the onlookers, there are many technicians who will help on the spot if they are itchy, or use the rest time to use the machines in the workshop to help make some small parts, which greatly speeds up the work progress.

Soon, a small steam locomotive with only a boiler and drivetrain, with a fully convertible cab and no trunk was completed.

When adding coal, hundreds of people came, and Benz, who had a small shovel, was so embarrassed that he was so embarrassed.

After adding a few spoons, I simply handed over the ignition work to the audience.

"I, I, I!"

"Get out! The wheels are all my car, I'll do it!" The 1:6 model parts do not need to be cast and forged, just cart out.

In order to grab the right to ignite, the people who were on the go have to fight. Fortunately, Benz directly named him and found a workshop, so he didn't make a fuss.

He stuffed hay into the furnace and ignite the fire. Everyone waited to boil water. Someone went back to get snacks on the way and set up a table next to it.

The steam locomotive heating time takes only an hour, and the model is not much better. After all, the furnace is relatively small, and the material is thin, so the relative heat loss is slightly faster.

Benz didn't go to touch it randomly, just staring at the steam pressure gauge. This is one of the few things in the model that have not been scaled down, and it took up all the space of the original braking system in the cab.

I added coal several times, and when the pressure reached, I pulled the hand brake in the cab of the convertible.

Without a whistle installed, the locomotive emits exhaust sound from the side, and the transmission mechanism works, driving the wheels to move.

"Move, move!" The melon-eating crowd sent meaningless praise.

Next, wait for the impact.

The impact is not the test content, it is really limited by the site. The locomotive that is nearly three meters long requires at least a few dozen meters of turning radius. It is too labor-intensive to get out such a long track, otherwise you have to find a custom-built track in the iron factory. It is really not easy to do, so you plan to find another solution later.

The track length is now more than 20 meters, and there is a large stone pier blocking it.

Soon, the locomotive hit a stone pier with more than 100 kilograms, and the result was evenly matched.

The stone pier moved a little, and the impact caused the small rails to be misaligned. A Zhan-style hook in front of the train was subjected to an instant collision and directly transmitted to the frame, without directly affecting the boiler and other components.

"I'll go, can you survive if you are hit by a real car?" Some people at the melon-eating crowd immediately absorbed valid information from the impact.

1:6 The model weighs less than 200% of the real car, and can hit more than 100 kilograms of stones. What if it were a real car?

The outsiders didn't know that this had simplified a lot of effects. If we follow the design on the drawings, a model of one-two percent weight would have to weigh half a ton. More than one hundred kilograms of stones are a big deal. With enough long rails to accelerate, even half a ton of stones can still be hit.

After the crash, the team members rushed up, turned off the transmission gate, relieved a small amount of pressure, and called on the melon-eating crowd to help straighten the motorcycle and rails with sticks and feet.

After setting it, turn the reversing gate and turn on the transmission gate.

The train still had the same movement, but it was replaced by a regression and overturned the stone behind the car.

"It's so amazing, so amazing." Not only the people who said this were the melon-eating people, Benz himself was scared.
Chapter completed!