Looks like the microtrains website is hacked, shows some cigarette lighter
wow, this is more like PhD than Masters..
For best weight to volume ratio solid tungsten is ideal followed by lead (even gold is good :-)), then the rest like powdered tungsten or putty....
Rob, You should try a smoke box in the fire pit, ppl might try to feel it with their fingers.. Kim
Also these tiny no inertia motors are difficult to control with low rpm. Thats also why they jitter, they go high rpm, overshoot, undershoot and...
OMG... just reading all this, wow... That's pretty cool toy to have. Does the fiber also change colors on plastic? maybe you can laser on plastic...
That's going to keep you busy. I wanted to try thick AL foil, now you can build metal bases with power pickup or strong thin mechanical structures...
The problem I noticed with these servos is their lifetime. The feedback for position for these servos is a potentiometer and these small servos...
Martin, It is going to be Z scale, Zscale motorbikes and cars. I dont have any specific dimensions, will build it on the fly, maybe just this...
Martin, I am interested in getting a set and playing with it, I would probably build an uneven road with vehicles for animation. Thanks
Martin, Thanks for posting the animated gif, it is a great visual in understanding how this works. Kim
That's awesome, When I met the owner at a train show and suggested microstepping like a stepper motor to him, he said they tried it all and this...
That's some really nice work. The IBL is great for animation but when I got a few of their setup it always moved in jerky motion, every motion was...
Thing-a-ma wire bender works nice for bending these fine tubes without flattening them...
John, Your room looks WOW and super organized and neat. I wonder what treasurez you have in the safe. Kim
This is small... Does anyone have pictures of how the insides look like?
Saw this on youtube. Modeling challenge in any scale. What a track, have to see it to believe. [MEDIA]
You can make a Halloween theme byoz small module. But imagine the horror if someone decides to look inside the loco, people without legs... you...
If any of you guys have 3D printers you can use "makehuman" program and create all kinds of human beings all kinds of poses and clothes that you...
Rob, Went to the laser show and cut some .12mm brass with 20W fiber. it looks promising. the slag is like black powder that comes of with little...
