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Post by jimk on Jun 26, 2020 20:09:27 GMT
I would like to say something really unique here but my standard WOW will have to do! Those animations are stunning. I'm not familiar with how one gets the trucks and cars to run on the roads so smoothly. Is this like EZ Streets or some other system.
Thank you for sharing.
Jim K
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Post by harborbelt70 on Jun 26, 2020 22:04:12 GMT
I would like to say something really unique here but my standard WOW will have to do! Those animations are stunning. I'm not familiar with how one gets the trucks and cars to run on the roads so smoothly. Is this like EZ Streets or some other system. Thank you for sharing. Jim K I believe they must have used a wire guided system (that is now available in the US but I think was first done by Faller as "CarSystem"). It involves having a magnet on the car to track a wire embedded in the roadway and the cars are battery powered, unlike K-Line Streets - or slot racing cars as I knew them.
In one sequence in the video a car is shown passing a truck and unless the two are co-ordinated for that to happen at the same place in the roadway every time, I can't work out how it's done.
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Post by Country Joe on Jun 27, 2020 12:32:14 GMT
I would like to say something really unique here but my standard WOW will have to do! Those animations are stunning. I'm not familiar with how one gets the trucks and cars to run on the roads so smoothly. Is this like EZ Streets or some other system. Thank you for sharing. Jim K I believe they must have used a wire guided system (that is now available in the US but I think was first done by Faller as "CarSystem"). It involves having a magnet on the car to track a wire embedded in the roadway and the cars are battery powered, unlike K-Line Streets - or slot racing cars as I knew them.
In one sequence in the video a car is shown passing a truck and unless the two are co-ordinated for that to happen at the same place in the roadway every time, I can't work out how it's done. I also noticed the car passing the truck and wondered how they did it. However it's done it's pretty amazing.
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Post by josef on Jun 27, 2020 13:08:40 GMT
I believe they must have used a wire guided system (that is now available in the US but I think was first done by Faller as "CarSystem"). It involves having a magnet on the car to track a wire embedded in the roadway and the cars are battery powered, unlike K-Line Streets - or slot racing cars as I knew them.
In one sequence in the video a car is shown passing a truck and unless the two are co-ordinated for that to happen at the same place in the roadway every time, I can't work out how it's done. I also noticed the car passing the truck and wondered how they did it. However it's done it's pretty amazing. If that was impressive, check this out.
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Post by harborbelt70 on Jun 27, 2020 14:27:30 GMT
I also noticed the car passing the truck and wondered how they did it. However it's done it's pretty amazing. If that was impressive, check this out.
I believe that video shows the Faller CarSystem and for anyone who wants to understand what it can do there's a manual (in English) here:
www.faller.de/xs_db/DOKUMENT_DB/www/_blaetterkatalog/epaper-FALLER_Pro_Tips_Car_System/#0
But I still don't understand how the Russian layout has a car overtaking a truck. Anyway the video shows the traffic on the RIGHT side of the road!
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Post by jimk on Jun 29, 2020 19:42:14 GMT
Thanks for the link to the instructions. Pretty interesting. I won't get this installed anytime soon. Jim K
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