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04/05/2021 3:39 pm
Very cool.
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
04/05/2021 5:00 pm
Great lay-out with a very interesting wire control system for the model cars. Thanks for sharing Michel.
04/05/2021 5:30 pm
Thanks for sharing. I have read about folks doing this type of car movement on train layouts. I do not know about this specific layout, but I once heard about someone using an HO scale train running underneath the road with a magnet on top to move the car on the road.
Ed Davis
Inverness, Illinois, USA
04/05/2021 5:34 pm
H Lee Willis was an electrical engineer and has written several books (listed on Amazon) on Model Railroads with streets running automobiles. His early roads used a rail system which he felt, from a couple of discussion groups that I looked at, required too much maintenance. He was looking for a better solution. I could not find details so far about the system shown but that leading metal piece looks like a magnet. I suspect there is a wire track below the road surface with a matching magnet. As the wire moves on a track below the roadway, the car with magnet attached follows on the road above. This is a guess. If I find out more, I'll follow up on The Diecast Zone.
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04/05/2021 8:01 pm
Fabulous. It appears that the Brooklin cars have steerable wheels???
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04/05/2021 9:37 pm
Very cool. As a model railroader as well (S Gauge 1:64th scale) how he does this is very interesting.
John F. Quilter
Eugene, Oregon USA
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04/05/2021 9:40 pm
Considering the weight of these cars, very impressive. At the .09 mark there is a replication of Dino's restaurant and 77 Sunset Strip with appropriate T-Bird.
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05/05/2021 12:18 am
This works very well; especially considering the weight of the Brooklins. Very nice indeed!
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05/05/2021 10:12 am
David Green, thanks for your guess on how this operates. I'd be interested to know if you find out more.
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05/05/2021 12:07 pm
I never tire of videos from the German airport, even if it is HO scale.