Radio controlled Tomytec Toyota 1:150

[Nato]

             Wowzers! Is all I can say. The follow on you tubes show some other sizes of RC cars some factory built some modified.                  Nate Goodman. (Nato).               

[Lemosteam]

MEH, no active suspension... 

Saw this two days ago posted on FB.  I think DKS posted other works by the same person in a different thread.

[randgust]

I can grasp the mechanics...then he gets into the IC, the encoder, and soldering human hairs to the chip....and yeah, we're done.   Ya lost me.

What also impressed me the most was the granularity of control for speed and steering.   Having three sons, one seriously addicted to programming the Lego RCX block, I that's pretty amazing.

What you really want to hone in on is the battery/control here, there's the way to finally conquer the contact issues with both DC and DCC.

[NtheBasement]

I'm stunned.  I've animated lots of complicated stuff (see the dumper in my sig) and programmed Arduinos, but this is orders of magnitude beyond my skill level.  I suppose he puts it on a phone recharge pad to juice the battery too.

[Philip H]

I suppose he puts it on a phone recharge pad to juice the battery too.

WHich you could disguise on the layout all sorts of ways - garage slabs, gas station pump islands, business parking lots . . .

[Mark5]

Cool again (seen this sort of thing many times at this point) - incredible skill!

So, the ops crew just got a bit larger, now you've got 10 or 20 more people just to drive the trucks and cars!

Mark

[wm3798]

Astonishing.  I suppose it won't be long before we can buy that sort of thing off the rack, too.

Lee

[peteski]

Yes, this model is amazing and the video is very informative. As far as wireless charging goes, it would be nice, but the problem is the size of the coil that needs to be present in the device being charged.  At least with the technology as it exists today, there is no room in that car for that coil.

Utilization of battery power is appropriate for this model, but as I see it, doesn't translate well to model locomotive.  Even if someone came out with a battery which could fit in a model train, it will need space inside the model. LiPo batteries are very light, so removing part of the heavy metal chassis and replacing it with a light weight battery will decrease the models pulling ability.  We had a lengthy discussion about using modern rechargeable batteries in N scale models a while back.  Not trying to be a party-pooper - just being realistic.

Also, as far as the control system goes, I like to point out that the subject line of this thread is incorrect.  It is not a "radio controlled" model, but "remote controlled" model. Either abbreviates to "RC".  This model receives commands via an IR (Infrared) beam, like a TV remote controls, or even some model train command systems use. It is a line-of-sight  communication.

[learmoia]

HOLY CRAP!!!...

To put this into perspective.. B-Train Shorty, is an N scale model in Lionel shortened style of a regular N scale model.

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He is building his model on the short half end of that, using 1 truck.

~Ian

[Lucas in Alaska]

Wow, I usually won’t watch a 12 minute video but I watched the whole thing. That is impressive.

[Mike C]

N scale Astin Martin DB5, N scale country estate house, nice N scale garage, and a country lane on a hollow core door.

   Skyfall

[JMaurer1]

Peteski beat me t it. While impressive, it isn't radio controlled but infra red controlled. As soon as I saw the name of the thread I said 'no way it's radio'. Still its very impressive...

[peteski]

Peteski beat me t it. While impressive, it isn't radio controlled but infra red controlled. As soon as I saw the name of the thread I said 'no way it's radio'. Still its very impressive...

Yes, it would be pretty hard to fit a radio receiver, and its antenna, in such a tiny model.

[peteski]

@cfritschle , do you happen to know what model they used for this conversion?  I have someone on another forum question the scale of it.  I figured you probably know the exact model.

[cfritschle]

@cfritschle , do you happen to know what model they used for this conversion?  I have someone on another forum question the scale of it.  I figured you probably know the exact model.

Peter,

It is the 2003-08 Toyota Crown from Car Collection 10.  I think the builder probably picked that car because it is larger than most of the TomyTec 1:150 scale automobiles.

Here a comparison photo of the TomyTec Nissan Teana from Car Collection 10, a Wiking VW Passat, and the TomyTec Toyota Crown from Car Collection 10.


One would need to have a 1:160 scale model about the size of the Busch Sprinter van to have a similar sized "platform" as the one the TomyTec Toyota Crown provided.  Nevertheless, I was very impressed with what he was able to accomplish.