Lee
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Post by Lee on Jan 17, 2004 2:47:09 GMT 1
In the Februry issue of the Model Railroad Mag. is an item about a HO model railroad layout in Germany that has a Faller roadway system. They have 100 vehicles running all over the roads with lights that turn on and off, turn signals that come on before the vehicle turns, and brake lights that work. Each vehicle has a motor, a battery (nicad I guess) and a computer chip. Has anyone seen or have more information about this?
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Post by Christian on Jan 17, 2004 2:52:04 GMT 1
Does the article state where the layout is located in Germany? I have heard of similar projects, even without the Faller system and each vehicle separately remote-controlled.
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Post by Lee on Jan 17, 2004 3:31:37 GMT 1
The layout is located in Hamburg in an old coffee bean warehouse. These vehicles are not radio controlled but run by themselves with random travel. There are service vehicles like fire trucks that follow a seperate path that the regular vehicles do not take. A faster vehicle can pass a slower vehicle, but if it is too fast, a police car will pull it over. (I am only stating what was said) ;D
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Post by stanhas87 on Jan 17, 2004 4:58:58 GMT 1
Dear Sirs:
Your site lists a Japanese powered bus-it is wonderful,but I am not the person to talk because I love these vehicles-but warns that it may go too fast.I thimk that is made by Kato.
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Post by Sylvain on Jan 17, 2004 13:58:06 GMT 1
About powered cars and dioramas, It’s remind me a story a professional modeller has told me a few days ago. He have had an order once of such a diorama with powered models on HO scale (trucks I think) for a big Parisian exhibition. The models were not supposed to be in use continually, but after a few weeks, the modeller was called back because a problem has occurred. It happens that the diorama has been in use for all day long. They didn’t even stop it at night. So the poor trucks have been running 14km a day, for weeks! The tyres were all worn. Even the roads were worn. Now, then, that’s nothing to do much with your thread, but…
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Post by Christian on Jan 17, 2004 14:41:46 GMT 1
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Post by stanhas87 on Jan 17, 2004 17:40:23 GMT 1
Dear Sirs:
What Sylvian describes is what happens to real vehicles everyday..............
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Post by keroliver on Jan 19, 2004 14:30:51 GMT 1
What do you know about the engines inside the models ? Faller system? inside each car? with a magnet to follow a hidden metallic under the road? Me ? interested ? YES !! See my last gift: cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3258872934&category=118&rd=1And a few years ago, I installed magnets under the chassis of some models to follow a chain (with another magnet) moving underneath the road. Never finished... Don't know if it actually works.
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stanhas87
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Post by stanhas87 on Jan 19, 2004 16:07:06 GMT 1
Dear Sirs:
Walthers has the Faller System in their catalog and states how it works,the type of vehicles involved,and so on.
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Lee
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Post by Lee on Jan 19, 2004 16:43:53 GMT 1
The two websites that Christian has found are fantastic. Just to bad that I do not read German It looks like the second site gives all the material and parts that went into each model. I thought I was doing good just to get all four wheels touching the ground.
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Post by Christian on Jan 19, 2004 18:04:30 GMT 1
It looks like the second site gives all the material and parts that went into each model. That's basically it. "Lampenanzahl" = number of lights, "Bauzeit" = time it took to build the model, "Funktionen" = functions like head/rear lights, indicators etc.
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Post by skunk on Jan 22, 2004 0:44:52 GMT 1
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Post by stanhas87 on Jan 22, 2004 6:32:41 GMT 1
Dear Sirs: I also know of this semi-trailer close to 1/87 that is remote control (wirelles) operated.I almost got one;it is a Kenworth T600 with a trailer.Is made in China,no doubt and it looks quite good.
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Post by Eric on Jan 22, 2004 23:18:55 GMT 1
Guys, you could have just used the direct link to see more of that layout in Hamburg instead of looking at all those different sites.... www.miniatur-wunderland.de/ ;D
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Post by Eric on Jan 24, 2004 23:17:52 GMT 1
Lee,
Windows Media Player worked for me, I guess any piece of software capable of playing .avi files will do the trick.
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