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General Discussion => DCC / Electronics => Animation Projects => Topic started by: Chris333 on January 16, 2021, 05:22:27 AM

Title: Animated pedaling bicycles
Post by: Chris333 on January 16, 2021, 05:22:27 AM

https://www.magnorail.com/en

It's HO scale, but figures with working legs that pedal!

Title: Re: Animated pedaling bicycles
Post by: peteski on January 16, 2021, 12:14:40 PM

Yeah, Renaulds has been touting this for some time.  Cute gadget, but the entire system is not very flexible, and you have to run moving plastic chain with magnets under the layout.  Looks like pain to me.  The Faller car system is much more flexible (even if it doesn't have peddling bikers).

Title: Re: Animated pedaling bicycles
Post by: Wutter on January 16, 2021, 08:25:34 PM

I've seen this implementation of it on YouTube:

Looks like a pretty neat product but it is very loud IMO