Look what I found! http://www.tiny-trains.net/products
Somehow, I can’t see this catching on with the car card and waybill operators - of whom I am one. The reporting marks would be too hard to read…[(-D]
In N scale the card is bigger than the car. In 1:900, the card would be bigger than the layout![:O]
Still, it is interesting - on a ‘Cute once’ basis, or as a conversation starter.[8D]
Or a garden-scale modeler could install one as a model railroad in a wayside house (or hobby shop window.[^]
Chuck (Modeling Central Japan in September, 1964 - in HOj, 1:80 scale)
I can see it now. An HO scale house with a G scale garden RR in the back yard. I wonder if I could stuff a DCC decoder in it?
Pete
I’ve seen these things, but haven’t quite figuredout how they work.
But for their price, I think I’ll stick with HO.
DERN!!!
Someone will eventually figure out how to shoehorn a sound decoder into those.
For the love of God, dont sneeze…
David B
Are these the ones that are blown around the track by air currents from a small fan underneath the “benchwork”?
I’ve got one thing to say about those tiny things.
DON’T SNEEZE!!
That’s funny… even the second time…
I’d be interested to see what else can be done with those nano-drives, though… N-scale speeder cars anyone?
Lee
I saw something like that a few years ago at a train show. It was called The Cigar Box Train. Ran around in a circle inside a wooden cigar box, pulled by a piano wire sticking up through a slot, connected to a slow RPM motor. Only a novelty item.
Some Videos of TY scale. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaueAkqvrDc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZxW6Cr2onc&feature=related
I like the glasses case layout, only $55.00 and you can take it with you
http://www.tiny-trains.net/product/GLASSES%20CASE
Imagine trying to explain this to TSA when you are boarding an airplane, “Gee sir, this is just my train layout” [:D]
Someone mentioned nano motors; this is what their site says about how they work:
How do they run? - A motor/gearbox inside the layout base drives a belt inside the track, which pulls the train around the layout. The motor is normally powered by a wall power transformer (some layouts are powered by a 9VDC Battery or manually operated).
The only thing is they are prebuilt, that takes most of the fun out ov the modeling end of things.
Well, if it weren’t for the price, I’d say I’d found a solution to my space issue!
They are on a belt. Pretty awesome. I am still going T gauge as they are the smallest production scale. Plus i can choose how they run rather than purchasing a prebuilt system