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MT planet cars
« on: July 05, 2020, 03:59:55 PM »
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Oddly the PO just delivered my MB Klines order on Sunday.  Anyway I got the MT planet car Mercury that lights.  So the box shows nothing at all on how it works. I opened it to find a board, a battery and a clear lense to project the light outward.   This is my first experience with this type of car.  So I went back to Klines to see if I missed something. Yes, you must purchase a magnetic wand to operate the lights.  Ok ordered.     Anyone else have these cars ?   I ordered the Sun car while I'm spending more doe. 
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Re: MT planet cars
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2020, 04:02:21 PM »
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So the activating wand is not included?  That's nuts!  Kind of like buying Microsoft Windows OS, and then having to buy the activation code separately!  If you have a magnet handy you could likely have saved few dollars.

And way you can post a photo of the innards?
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Re: MT planet cars
« Reply #2 on: July 05, 2020, 04:04:17 PM »
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Waiting for them to get to Uranus ...  :trollface:
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Re: MT planet cars
« Reply #3 on: July 05, 2020, 04:25:13 PM »
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Quote from: peteski on July 05, 2020, 04:02:21 PM
So the activating wand is not included?  That's nuts!  Kind of like buying Microsoft Windows OS, and then having to buy the activation code separately!  If you have a magnet handy you could likely have saved few dollars.

And way you can post a photo of the innards?

I’m sort of thinking that the wand is separate so no one complains “why do I have to pay for a wand with each car I get”.
 ;)
That said, when I looked at these I don’t recall seeing a note on the wand not included and available separately either.
If something needs something else to operate it then it should be clearly displayed.

I wonder if a wand from those Rapido easy peasy passenger car lights would work.
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Re: MT planet cars
« Reply #4 on: July 05, 2020, 04:55:35 PM »
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Aren't there two versions? A lit one and an unlit one? At least there are the two versions for Venus, with a $9 price difference.
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Re: MT planet cars
« Reply #5 on: July 05, 2020, 05:32:19 PM »
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Re: MT planet cars
« Reply #6 on: July 05, 2020, 06:06:15 PM »
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Quote from: Missaberoad on July 05, 2020, 05:32:19 PM
Apparently the wand was included with the Sun...

https://www.micro-trains.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=194&product_id=3484

Ahh.   I didn’t see that one.  Now this sort of makes sense.  It would be logical to start a collection of solar system cars with the sun IMHO.
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Re: MT planet cars
« Reply #7 on: July 05, 2020, 06:35:11 PM »
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Now that the wand question has been answered, I would still like to see the car's electronic innards.  8)
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Re: MT planet cars
« Reply #8 on: July 05, 2020, 07:47:46 PM »
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Magnetic reed switches aren't very particular; just pass any magnet near it.
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Re: MT planet cars
« Reply #9 on: July 05, 2020, 07:55:51 PM »
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Well oh crap since i just ordered the sun car and wand separate.  So i may end up with two wands. Let me get a pic of the inside.
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Re: MT planet cars
« Reply #10 on: July 06, 2020, 12:35:43 AM »
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It won't hurt to have two.
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Re: MT planet cars
« Reply #11 on: July 06, 2020, 05:35:10 AM »
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Quote from: peteski on July 05, 2020, 06:35:11 PM
Now that the wand question has been answered, I would still like to see the car's electronic innards.  8)

Yeah I'm 100% sure this is a dry run for lighting kits on their heavyweights.
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Re: MT planet cars
« Reply #12 on: July 06, 2020, 05:57:29 AM »
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Quote from: daniel_leavitt2000 on July 06, 2020, 05:35:10 AM
Yeah I'm 100% sure this is a dry run for lighting kits on their heavyweights.

Too bad those are powered by batteries, but with plastic wheels, that is the only way to go.  :|
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Re: MT planet cars
« Reply #13 on: July 06, 2020, 08:14:22 AM »
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Quote from: daniel_leavitt2000 on July 06, 2020, 05:35:10 AM
Yeah I'm 100% sure this is a dry run for lighting kits on their heavyweights.
it was supposed to be in the Thomas Kinkade cars...
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Re: MT planet cars
« Reply #14 on: July 06, 2020, 09:08:02 AM »
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Quote from: peteski on July 05, 2020, 06:35:11 PM
Now that the wand question has been answered, I would still like to see the car's electronic innards.  8)

I'm betting it's not much different from an Easy-Peasy unit.
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