Got to say, that was pretty cool. Much better looking that I would have anticipated. The truck does seem to run fast, however. Where are the cops?
loathar wrote: If I remember right, it's a magnet system that goes under the layout and the cars have little magnets under their noses that pull them along. That HUGE German layout that everybody bashes all the time has it installed. (Wunderland or something like that??) They show it on their web site.Edit http://www.miniatur-wunderland.de/data/cms/en/000/
If I remember right, it's a magnet system that goes under the layout and the cars have little magnets under their noses that pull them along. That HUGE German layout that everybody bashes all the time has it installed. (Wunderland or something like that??) They show it on their web site.
Edit http://www.miniatur-wunderland.de/data/cms/en/000/
Charlemagne's Kingdom in Helen, GA used to run them on their big display layout.
http://www.georgiamodelrailroad.com/
The last time I was there, he said he didn't use them anymore. They wouldn't run very long on a charge, and it was too much hassle to keep recharging them several times a day.
If you ever get to Helen, you should go check it out.
Rotor
Jake: How often does the train go by? Elwood: So often you won't even notice ...
http://www.toyeast.com/v3/pdtdetail.asp?pdt_id=A02100487
http://www.microrccenter.com/forum/lofiversion/index.php?t34188.html
http://www.doyusha-model.com/rc/1-87.htm
I can't find the info right now, but I'm pretty sure Kyosho had 1/87 RC cars, and maybe Tamiya, also.
Do a search on YouTube.com for "Faller Car Systems". Very cool. Faller even has one (in German) that show Fire trucks leaving the station and going to a house fire...very impressive. Some of the cars have trun signals, anyone know how the are activated? Does anyone know if any N-scale cars/trucks/buses have head/taillights?