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General => Trains! => Topic started by: playmofire on January 19, 2019, 17:14:52
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I've finally succumbed to the temptation of the Faller e-train and bought. No track yet but I've tested the loco by applying power to the wheels using a Playmobil controller and it works forwards and reverse, although it's a bit noisy.
I'll buy some track next (has anyone ever tried to make LGB track dual gauge?) and some more realistic carriages and some goods wagons - the goods vans look especially attractive - and maybe a Faller controller as well.
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It's electric? And different sized wheels? (sorry, I am not familiar with the words - I assume that is what you mean with gauge, but.. well... I don't know)
I really like the passenger cars!
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It's electric? And different sized wheels? (sorry, I am not familiar with the words - I assume that is what you mean with gauge, but.. well... I don't know)
I really like the passenger cars!
Yes, it's electric, 12v off the mins via a transformers, like the Playmobil track powered ones, but a lower voltage.
The gauge is the width the rails are apart. The Playmoil track is 45mm gauge and the Faller is 32mm.
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Yes, it's electric, 12v off the mins via a transformers, like the Playmobil track powered ones, but a lower voltage.
The gauge is the width the rails are apart. The Playmoil track is 45mm gauge and the Faller is 32mm.
I see.. Thank you! Those are a no-no for me - the wagons/cars, I mean... :-[
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I see.. Thank you! Those are a no-no for me - the wagons/cars, I mean... :-[
Oh, I thought you said that you liked them. ???
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Oh, I thought you said that you liked them. ???
Yes, they are gorgeous! But if they do not fit the playmorails, they are out for me... (not that I would actually be HUNTING them, but... ;) )
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Yes, they are gorgeous! But if they do not fit the playmorails, they are out for me... (not that I would actually be HUNTING them, but... ;) )
Ah, I'm with you now. I'm jut going to have a small layout as part of a Playmobil display as a miniature railway for the klickies to ride on.
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Faller e-train is true to scale 0. So it will also run on other 0-scale track (for instance Lionel).
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Thanks for that info, Marco. O gauge track on the Continent seems much cheaper than buying over here and so I am looking at Faller track on eBay.
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Glückwunsch / congrats. A good purchase for sure. A dual gauge track will be an interesting endeavour. I've never seen something like that till now. So go ahead... 8}.
Acutally I found some time to spend with my Faller layout - hope new pics will be available soon. And I ofcourse also do hope to see a Faller layout with your trains soon 8-).
Ein Dreischienengleis LGB/Faller klingt interessant. Ich hab noch nie sowas gesehen - auf geht's :D. Bei mir geht's jetzt wieder aweng voran und ich hoffe, bald neue Bilder zu haben. Auf Bilder von Dir hoffe ich natürlich auch ::).
jj:
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Glückwunsch / congrats. A good purchase for sure. A dual gauge track will be an interesting endeavour. I've never seen something like that till now. So go ahead... 8}.
Acutally I found some time to spend with my Faller layout - hope new pics will be available soon. And I ofcourse also do hope to see a Faller layout with your trains soon 8-).
Ein Dreischienengleis LGB/Faller klingt interessant. Ich hab noch nie sowas gesehen - auf geht's :D. Bei mir geht's jetzt wieder aweng voran und ich hoffe, bald neue Bilder zu haben. Auf Bilder von Dir hoffe ich natürlich auch ::).
jj:
It may not be soon. I need to buy some track and a controller, although I suppose that a Playmobil run used carefully (i.e. not at maximum power) would do.
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These faller trains could be used in a playmo-diorama as a representation of narrow gauge lines. Narrow gauge trains seemed to of been used in many countries
Great addition to your collection Gordon
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Thank, Ras. I'm thinking of it as a narrow gauge or miniature scale railway just running round and round or back and forth