Epic introduction: The animated narrator adds a lot of fun to the video. I am sharing this one in my favorite groups. Hope you have fun and success with your channel.
I have seen people install them on OO scale (kinda Ho scale). Try this link ua-cam.com/video/JoI7Iz0lkOk/v-deo.htmlsi=M0hJbERkGZkEQNpc for McKinley Model Railway
Just found your videos. I will be watching them all. And liking so it will help you get found more. Love watching people build little tiny stuff. That little string looks fiddly. Looks awesome so far. Ohh forgot to ask when I first posted. Do you have to put those tiny motors on every car to unhook and hook it just one car?
@@TravelinginMiniature It is remote uncoupling using an infra red receiver on the rolling stock, and an infra red transmitter! Just aim the transmitter, hold and pull away!!! The train uncouples without touching it and no DCC needed!!!
This wasn't designed by Rube Goldberg from Sweden was it? Doesn't look like a very reliable system with essentiall a rope operated mechanism. Interesting video though.
Thanks for this, although I find your reasons for using this mechanism strange. Getting finger prints on your loco? That's an odd one. Surely the main reason is because those methods are not exactly realistic, especially the lifting-up-the-loco one. The main aim of any model railway is the illusion of realism, and trying to keep that realism going. Lifting up the loco in order to uncouple it totally ruins that illusion. Anyway, that said, thanks very much for the video. I'm amazed more modellers don't use these, or perhaps they make their own by just buying those little motors. I can imagine the main problem will be programming, but it sounds like the instructions might not give much information on that. If your video on that is confusing I do have someone I can ask.
Sorry for not responding sooner. Your generous reply left me thinking (good thing) about my goals. I set out to create the illusion of an Italian fishing village and vineyard with a small industrial railway shuttling goods and people back and forth from the vineyard to the dock. I have ambient sound and plan to add sound to various animated things I have planned (creaky doors etc). Not breaking illusion was one reason for adding the DCC couplers. It really enhances operations. I can shuttle back without breaking my perception of reality by stopping to stick my hand in there. So your 100% right. However I am a clutz when working on models or the layout. I always manage to break things when I reach in. So reducing the opportunities to stick my hand in there is a godsend. I plan on adding light poles and phone lines so not putting my hand through that future nest of “wires” will be good insurance. Thanks for your comments. Happy Holidays!
Excellent. A good solution to the coupling difficulties. My problem is that my layout is in N gauge.
HEY! That's what I want to do to my switchers, thanks for the video and your humor.
Glad you liked it. A little inspiration when I knocked over a frieght car for the 100th time.
Epic introduction: The animated narrator adds a lot of fun to the video. I am sharing this one in my favorite groups. Hope you have fun and success with your channel.
So glad you liked it. I had fun putting that video together.
Another excellent video, just love watching this channel and railway grow, a true inspiration in the GN15 world, if only more people would try it.
Thank you so much. I love Gn15, it allows me to model in a large scale, get immersed in the world I create.
DUDE, that is the coolest engine
So sorry I missed this comment. Glad you liked the engine. I am itching to build another one but looking for a prototype.
A really great informative and funny video, loved it. I have killed many people un=coupling in the past. :)
When I was in the smaller scales (HO and N) it was a frequent occurrence. I also managed to detail half the train.
I have also broken telephone and light poles in my previous layouts. If it be broken I have broken it.
Great tutorial. I have these motors and want to do this with my HO. But space is tight..
Precimodels sells an n scale version that might work.
I have seen people install them on OO scale (kinda Ho scale). Try this link ua-cam.com/video/JoI7Iz0lkOk/v-deo.htmlsi=M0hJbERkGZkEQNpc for McKinley Model Railway
Love the tech content
Thanks, I’m going to try that Blunami decoder that Soundtraxx is selling. I like how much easier it is to program and relabel the controls.
Awesome...something I want to do as well.
Just found your videos. I will be watching them all. And liking so it will help you get found more. Love watching people build little tiny stuff. That little string looks fiddly. Looks awesome so far. Ohh forgot to ask when I first posted. Do you have to put those tiny motors on every car to unhook and hook it just one car?
Thank you. It is worth the effort though. Remote uncoupling is very useful.
So you have installed a motor to help you couple onto wagons!? I thought this was to uncouple..?
It’s to uncouple. The coupler opens when the motor is activated. The coupler springs back to center and ready to couple again.
Remote infra red works perfectly!!!! Trust me I am the guy that invented this!!!
@@wasatchrangerailway6921 what is remote infrared?
@@TravelinginMiniature It is remote uncoupling using an infra red receiver on the rolling stock, and an infra red transmitter! Just aim the transmitter, hold and pull away!!! The train uncouples without touching it and no DCC needed!!!
@@wasatchrangerailway6921 is there a video?
What happened to the brake man you didn't have to murder him lol ha ha ha ha ha ha 🎉
Haha - he is alive and well. Thanks for the comment it made me watch the opening scene. I had fun making it.
This wasn't designed by Rube Goldberg from Sweden was it? Doesn't look like a very reliable system with essentiall a rope operated mechanism. Interesting video though.
Adding the thread is a bit tricky but I think the apprehension is worse than the actual effort in installing it.
I've been uncoupling "no hands" for 50 years.
So how do you do it?
🤣😂🤣
@@TravelinginMiniature my own home-made couplers and magnets.
@@patrickporter6536 in G scale?
@@TravelinginMiniature no EM
That’s too bad about the space. They are great to have. These were meant for HO.
There is an n scale version you can try. See precimodels.com/en/
Thanks for this, although I find your reasons for using this mechanism strange. Getting finger prints on your loco? That's an odd one. Surely the main reason is because those methods are not exactly realistic, especially the lifting-up-the-loco one. The main aim of any model railway is the illusion of realism, and trying to keep that realism going. Lifting up the loco in order to uncouple it totally ruins that illusion. Anyway, that said, thanks very much for the video. I'm amazed more modellers don't use these, or perhaps they make their own by just buying those little motors. I can imagine the main problem will be programming, but it sounds like the instructions might not give much information on that. If your video on that is confusing I do have someone I can ask.
Sorry for not responding sooner. Your generous reply left me thinking (good thing) about my goals. I set out to create the illusion of an Italian fishing village and vineyard with a small industrial railway shuttling goods and people back and forth from the vineyard to the dock. I have ambient sound and plan to add sound to various animated things I have planned (creaky doors etc). Not breaking illusion was one reason for adding the DCC couplers. It really enhances operations. I can shuttle back without breaking my perception of reality by stopping to stick my hand in there. So your 100% right.
However I am a clutz when working on models or the layout. I always manage to break things when I reach in. So reducing the opportunities to stick my hand in there is a godsend. I plan on adding light poles and phone lines so not putting my hand through that future nest of “wires” will be good insurance.
Thanks for your comments. Happy Holidays!