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The hidden guideways are great for having operating roads that do not have to be constantly watched. 

If you model a railroad where the trains or a trolley operate on the street, then SuperStreets would still make sense to use. 

There is a German system where they have miniaturized radio controlled vehicle technology down to 1:87th scale.

Andrew

Welcome back Lee!   I'm interested in using this for streets on my layout as well.  Love what you've done with yours - it's awesome.

Do you know if it can handle inclines, or coaxing the road pieces into a grade?  I've seen the Faller system do "hills" and overpasses, and I see the same on the AutomationFX website video, but the roadbeds they sell seem only suited to flat terrain.  

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Lee,

Its indeed been awhile since you posted last.  Nice to have you post once again and welcome back to OGR.

Your post was interesting as I've wanted to learn more about how the German street system actually worked.  You've given us some nice teasers and you've piqued the curiosity of some of the forum members including me. 

Again, nice to see you again on the forum.

@Lee Willis posted:

Yes, that's it.  The tiller has a small magnet on the end that is attracted to the iron wire under the road, and pulls it right or left to "steer" the car. The action steering mechanisms are jewels of precision, complete Ackermann steering systems with the road controlling them.  

Good to see you here Lee.

The AutomotionFX is fascinating.  I have seen Faller demos before and wondered when it would reach us in O Gauge.  I even went as afar as acquiring Tamiya slow speed gearboxes to try to build my own version.  

Does the Ackermann steering method cause clearance problems with the front fenders?

Regards,

Lou N

Wow, great to have you back Lee, I can't believe it's been 5 years!!!  The street system looks great, although the modeler that installs it has a "little bit" to do with that I am quite sure 😁👍

I hope you currently have your nasa/rocket module on display.   Let's hope for good weather and good fortune for SpaceX and NASA today!

Lee it's great to have you back.  looking forward to whatever you've come up with in the last 5 years and what is to come.  I'll be embarking  on a permanent layout build soon and will be using the Streets because I purchased it in the past waiting for this new layout and won't be able to abandon it for this newer system.

Wow, it’s great to see your amazing imagination developing such really cool cars, moving so realistically on real looking streets on a model railroad. Cool, and I wonder if the speed can be controlled and if you also would post more pictures of your layout. I’ve seen your name in the past and congratulate you on this nice technology for realistic automation of cars with the trains. Thank You for sharing your ideas with us on the OGR Forum. Happy Railroading 

 Excellent presentation Lee'.  However we definitely require a  more in depth and longer video...(PLEASE)😉.. I just researched the product line.  Not overly expensive', to my surprise.  Plus a bonus is converting cars one already owns. I see lots of potential with these products. Very interesting concept. Thanks for showing this, and nice to see on the forum again.  

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