Don Sweet posted:Gentleman, today I received the first battery r/c loco from a manufacturer. PIKO of Germany has delivered the first G scale on board battery r/c controlled loco. It is a 25 Ton Diesel. Very basic with no sound. List price includes the loco $285. You can get the r/c system separately for $99. Uses a key FOB for the transmitter and 3A loco receiver. Battery holder is inside the hood. Holds 6 AAA batteries.
Maybe this is the start of the future.
Don
Actually, Bachmann offered the first "serious" R/C loco during the 1980's with their first G scale entry "Big Hauler" 27Mhz set. 4-6-0, flat car, gondola, bobber caboose and oval of plastic track. The controller had a slide control and collapsible antenna. The loco could use either D-cells or an R/C battery and used a 9v battery in the tender for chuff sounds.
Google "bachmann big hauler radio control" for images.
IRRC it retailed for about $150.
Perhaps it was before its time, following Bachmann G-scale sets came with traditional DC track power.
Rusty
