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So my brilliant and fun-living 29 year old son, born and bread on Lionel trains, bought me a white baby drone for Christmas.

I immediately thought O Scale. Here it is in the lower right corner of the following pictures near the Rocket Launcher and Control Tower. I also have the tall red rotating Beacon in the vicinity:

imageimageimageWhat do you think? 

I think the white baby drone, especially when I learn to fly it, next to those accessories, can be very cool and entertaining. Also, this could draw new people into our hobby IMHO.

What about an alien invasion with a fleet of these baby drones that look like flying saucers?

How about creating a scene from the movie Independence Day showing Area 51 in the desert?

How about creating a scene from the movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind, maybe the one at the end of the movie when passengers got off and on the flying saucer?

When we are really into trains obsessively, which has happened to me at times, isn't it like the Richard Dreyfus character building the mountain that takes over the living room and then the whole house? LOL

 

 

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You do not want to fly that micro quad copter near your accessories and trains. Ultra small drones like this one are difficult to fly. They tend to dart up and down or side to side with each minor adjustment on the tiny controller they come with.

The results will likely be damage, possibly to the accessories, trains and scenery, but definitely to the drone. Those small blades, even with the plastic guards around them, break very easily, and the blade motors don’t stand up to much abuse.

Cute idea as a scenery item, however. Leave it there as an attention-getter or fly it elsewhere in the house. (Yes, the small drones are easier to fly indoors. They can’t handle much wind outdoors.)

Jim R. posted:

You do not want to fly that micro quad copter near your accessories and trains. Ultra small drones like this one are difficult to fly. They tend to dart up and down or side to side with each minor adjustment on the tiny controller they come with.

The results will likely be damage, possibly to the accessories, trains and scenery, but definitely to the drone. Those small blades, even with the plastic guards around them, break very easily, and the blade motors don’t stand up to much abuse.

Cute idea as a scenery item, however. Leave it there as an attention-getter or fly it elsewhere in the house. (Yes, the small drones are easier to fly indoors. They can’t handle much wind outdoors.)

Thanks a million Jim. I have read the directions for this mini drone carefully, but approached the idea of flying it with a little trepidation.

Maybe if one becomes masterful at controlling this $25 baby drone, one can fly it near the layout with precision and avoid damage. 

I will heed your words of warning!

Like Jim said, these mini-drones are not easy to fly, especially in tight, indoor spaces. I learned to fly drones on regular sized, outdoor models and it was a little easier to then come indoors and control the new mini-drones.

As Jim said, they don't handle wind very well, but if I were going to try and fly it near my layout, I would first take it outside on a calm day and learn how to control it outside and get proficient at the controls and then take it inside to a large room, like a living room, and practice there and only then near the layout, if you feel comfortable with it.

Also, make sure you have a few extra battery packs charged up when you go practicing (available on e-bay) and, also, some spare blades. Be aware that two of the blades are shaped different from the other two (usually designated as "A" and "B" blades or just colored differently), so you should have at least one of each type as a spare. Also, keep track of which blades go in each corner of the drone (a simple diagram helps). 

Good luck.

  

Richie C. posted:

Like Jim said, these mini-drones are not easy to fly, especially in tight, indoor spaces. I learned to fly drones on regular sized, outdoor models and it was a little easier to then come indoors and control the new mini-drones.

As Jim said, they don't handle wind very well, but if I were going to try and fly it near my layout, I would first take it outside on a calm day and learn how to control it outside and get proficient at the controls and then take it inside to a large room, like a living room, and practice there and only then near the layout, if you feel comfortable with it.

Also, make sure you have a few extra battery packs charged up when you go practicing (available on e-bay) and, also, some spare blades. Be aware that two of the blades are shaped different from the other two (usually designated as "A" and "B" blades or just colored differently), so you should have at least one of each type as a spare. Also, keep track of which blades go in each corner of the drone (a simple diagram helps). 

Good luck.

  

Thanks, Richie, for the advice.

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